They contribute to India and nationhood in their own ways, working quietly, away from the arc light. Meet these real heroes.

A coach who put orphans in Mahrashtra on the right track

Bhagwan Nagarkoche, a coach at a school in Eastern Maharashtra, is helping a generation of children — from orphans to remand home boarders — take to marathon running. Their daily struggle for survival tones up these children's calves and opens their lungs.