Affectionately known as the “Water Mother,” Smt. Amla Ashok Ruia is a transformative force in India’s rural development landscape. Through her Aakar Charitable Trust, she has empowered countless villages by reviving traditional water-harvesting methods and constructing check dams that have turned barren lands into fertile fields. Her work has restored livelihoods, ensured water security, and revived hope across drought-prone regions of Rajasthan and beyond. Guided by simplicity, compassion, and community participation, she demonstrates how sustainable solutions rooted in local wisdom can bring lasting change.