Malathi Rai is Vice President- HR & Facilities in an MNC. A restless maveric, she has worked in rural Maharashtra for over 8 years and adopted 5 villages. She has addressed several issues in these villages including promoting local craft (Warli), addressing the water issue (rain water harvesting), women's empowerment and teaching the villagers to grow vegetables in addition to Rice and Nachni, during the rains. She started a school, modelled on Anand Kumar's Super 30 to bring high quality education to village children.