This Independence Day, We're Celebrating a Different Kind of Hero

Dadarao Bilhore, a vegetable vendor from Mumbai, has filled over 1,500 potholes across the city since 2015, after his 16-year-old son Prakash was killed in a motorcycle accident caused by a pothole. Working alone with collected sand and gravel, often in monsoon conditions, Bilhore demonstrates sustained civic action driven by personal loss transformed into community care.