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Every Child Is Special, Every Mother a Hero: How One Woman Raised 12...
“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right...
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How a Fashion Major-Turned Teacher Is Transforming the Education Landscape...
In 2014, a classroom in Vidyaniketan School, Chennai, transformed into a fashion show. Nathaniel Seelan divided his students into groups of choreographers, models and designers, and took them through...
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This Village Girl Who Battled Poverty & Child Marriage Is Now a Crusader for...
It is a sad fact that even after 70 years of Independence, it remains a challenge for children like Ramya to live their dream as they fall victim to poverty, deep-rooted practise of child marriage in...
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Labelled as ‘Slow’, This 15-Year-Old Is Now an Entrepreneur in Wooden Toys
Legendary artist Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up”. Often having their dreams and wishes nipped in the bud, children are...
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‘I Think I’m a Genius’: 12-Year-Old Indian-Origin Boy Becomes an Overnight...
Do you know the scientific name for apricot? We didn’t think so. But a 12-year-old boy Rahul from Barnet in North London does. A contestant on the latest series of Child Genius, the Indian-origin boy...
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A Journey to Uncover the Source of Kargil’s Communal Harmony
“The highest result of education is tolerance.” This quote by Helen Keller randomly wandered through my mind as I landed in Kargil, a part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Tolerance is one...
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Indian-Origin 12-Year-Old Becomes UK’s ‘Child Genius’. Can You Answer the...
A 12-year-old boy from north London, Rahul, became an overnight hero on the British reality competition series Child Genius a few days ago, and now he’s won the title! He beat his 9-year-old opponent,...
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Best From Waste: How Tamil Nadu Schoolkids Used Innovation to Help Their Aged...
When students at the Panchayat Union Middle School, Konerikuppa in Tamil Nadu noticed the plight of the lone, aged sweeper at their school, they decided to take matters in their own hands. The students...
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Remember Enjoying Board Games? One NGO Is Helping Underprivileged Kids Play...
Growing up as a child, board games and play-time were a huge part of my life. I have spent my entire school years in a small town in Belgium. During the winters the sun would start to set halfway...
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After Death Struck Their Family, Here’s How Two Sisters Took Charge of Their...
A year ago, two sisters started to look out for a job against their wishes to get an education. When they finally found a job, they realised that it could be a passport to what they have always wanted...
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This Victim Of Sexual Abuse is Changing Kid’s Lives Through Art
A person who is happy does not hurt others. This was the thought behind The Summer Blossoms, a home run, social initiative to connect young children to positive experiences. Summer Blossoms was founded...
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Not in a Day’s Work: How Odisha’s Tribal Districts Are Steadily Improving...
An 80-year-old woman came to an Anganwadi centre in Baripada block of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, to monitor the growth of her grandson This incident was the most positive sign of change in people’s...
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This 14-Month-Old Surat Boy May Have Passed on, but He Saved Two Lives
A 14-month-old boy has become the youngest cadaver donor in western India. The young Somnath Shah suffered serious head injuries after slipping from a ladder while playing at home on September 2. After...
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This UP-Based Not-For-Profit is Fighting Malnutrition, One District at a Time
Neem leaves and Ajwain, or Bishop’s seeds, are boiled in water, and then left to cool. This concoction, not the mother’s milk, is what newborn babies are given in Dhaki village, Uttar Pradesh. When...
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Through This Initiative, Thousands of Kids Experienced the Joy of...
Kottavi Raja And His Sleepy Kingdom is the story of a king with a sleepless-nights-sleepy-days syndrome. During the day, when his ministers discuss important issues, the spaced out king nods off, but...
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Myths, Poverty, Inconvenience – Why The Simple Sanitary Pad is a Luxury for...
Do not touch the pickle! The odour of a menstruating woman is bad for preservatives in such food. Do not step out of your room or get into the kitchen; and dare you touch food made for other family...
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Five Steps Schools Should Implement Immediately to Keep Our Children Safe
What do you think the parents of Armaan Sehgal and Pradyuman Thakur thought after dropping them off at school? After the recent incidents in Ryan International School, Gurugram and GD Goenka Public...
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Parents-To-Be: Here Are 9 Things That Will Help You Adopt a Child
Adoption conjures a mix of emotions. For some, it may seem as a quick remedy to bring a child into the house, and for others, an act of nobility. Some think of adoption as ‘Plan B’ while others view it...
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With Over 40 Makkal Sabhas, This Bengaluru Org Is Helping Kids Transform...
Those who think children aren’t capable of catalysing change haven’t heard of Makkala Gram Sabha. Introduced by the government of Karnataka in 2006, the Makkala Gram Sabha initiative mandates every...
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Meet Taruna, Who Left Her Bank Job to Feed and Educate Ghaziabad’s Struggling...
“During my days in school and college, I saw first hand what the lack of funds and resources could do to a family. From being a family that had had enough and more, overnight we became one that had to...
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