India, April 10 -- When the second wave of Covid-19 hit India in 2021, 57-year-old Amarjeet Singh, a cab driver living near Dwarka Expressway, converted his vehicle into an ambulance to transport Covid patients free of cost.

Singh, who earlier ferried schoolchildren to and from Palam Vihar, also started "Mission Sarbat Da Bhala" (welfare for all). He told HT that the initiative was inspired by the number of children who lost their parents during the pandemic.

"During that time, I saw many children lose their parents to Covid-19. So I decided to take responsibility for their education," he said.

In 2022, Singh said that he started a school with five students, holding classes on a terrace. He said, summers were difficult as the heat made...