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Meet the School Girl Who Won a Global Award For Designing a Solar Ironing Cart
Thinking of ways to reduce the impact of pollution is on everyone’s minds. Some are working on methods to reduce air pollution by introducing or adopting electric vehicles and some are trying to reduce...
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Meet 15-YO Gitanjali Rao Who’s Just Become TIME’s First Ever ‘Kid of the Year’
It’s that time of the year when magazines across the world publish various lists; of accomplishments and people behind those achievements. Indian American Gitanjali Rao, who is all of fifteen has been...
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Got Waste Plastic At Home? Kerala Woman Shares How to Turn Them into Pretty Mats
There have been many who have tried to minimise the use of plastic. For Ambili Prasannakumar, the sheer number of plastic items in her own home was too much for her to bear. “It is difficult to go a...
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This Pune Program Lets Your Child Meet & Chat With a Real Scientist Online
Children are curious beings, eager to learn and explore. They ask simple questions, like “Why should I eat this food?” or deeper ones like “Why is the moon round?” or “Why is the grass green?” While...
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Once Abused, Laxmi Waghmare Now Helps 17000 Women And Stops Child Marriages
Deep in the heart of Marathwada region of Maharashtra, in the Tuljapur Taluka, are a group of women commanding the winds of change against patriarchy and domestic abuse. Among them is Laxmi Waghmare,...
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From a One-Room Dwelling in a Mumbai Slum, 18-YO Clears NEET to Secure MBBS Seat
In Mumbai’s Govandi slum, where the poverty and illiteracy rate are high, an 18-year-old girl is challenging the stereotypical gender norms to achieve greatness. According to a news report, Govandi’s...
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“There Are No Readymade Answers”: Author Shares Skills Kids Need to be...
Bengaluru-based Vrunda Bansode, the author of ‘Becoming a Junior Entrepreneur’, dons many hats. She’s a mentor, teacher, writer, marketing and brand manager, and a mother to two boys. During COVID-19...
View ArticlePadma Shri & Magsaysay Awardee on Why She Fought Against Child Labour for 35...
On World Human Rights Day, 10 December, the conversation in the media twisted ever so slightly towards child rights when Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurana chose to speak about it. Featured image source:...
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Railways Constable Spends Rs 10,000 Every Month To Run Free School For The Poor
“Years ago, my father had opened a school in Etawah district [Uttar Pradesh] to educate underprivileged children but had to shut it down due to family problems. However, now I am living my father’s...
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This Initiative Is Gifting 1 Million Hours of Sleep To Underprivileged Kids &...
This article has been published in partnership with Duroflex. Many among us take our privileges for granted. We rarely let ourselves feel grateful for the comforts we have. Think about it — how many...
View ArticleWoman Shares Heartwarming Encounter With ‘Real-Life’ Santa During Auto Ride
In a heartwarming story shared on Facebook earlier this week, Pune-based author Manjiri Prabhu recounted her unexpected interaction with “real-life Santa” Harvinder Singh, an autorickshaw driver. In a...
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Making India Proud, 16-YO Chennai Lad Wins 4 Silvers at Culinary Olympics
I must admit before this story I had no idea about the existence of a Culinary Olympics. Yet it is among the oldest, largest, and most diverse international culinary arts competitions in the world....
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Indian Moms Share Tips On How They Homeschooled Toddlers Through the Pandemic
Amidst a pandemic, we all strive to keep our lives going, help our children learn and thrive everyday. But while parents juggle children’s online classes, daily chores and work from home, there are...
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Sexually Abused at 12, This Assam Hero Has Trained Over 500 Cops in Child Rights
Meet 34-year-old child rights activist Miguel Das Queah, whose Guwahati-based non-profit UTSAH (Universal Team for Social Action and Help) works for children’s rights, particularly those affected by...
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On This Mom’s Platform, 120 Elder Narrators Share 3500 Tales in Over 22...
Storytelling is the oldest form of teaching. Besides improving literacy skills, this oral tradition forms a child’s curiosity and imagination, cultural understanding, social skills and focus. In a...
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Despite Rape Threats & Abuse, 32-YO Jodhpur Woman Rescues More Than 1,400...
In 2012, then 18-year-old Laxmi Sargara from Luni, Rajasthan, made international headlines for being the first woman in India to have her child marriage nullified. She was married at the age of 1 when...
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34-YO Delhi Man Moves To Ooty, Coaches Tribal Kids To Run In the 2028 Olympics
In August 2018, Karan Singh, a native of New Delhi, established the Indian Track Foundation in Ooty with one dream — to train kids to win medals for India in the 2028 LA Olympics, and beyond. For...
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Brave, Creative & Talented: Meet The 32 Young Winners of The 2020 ‘Bal Puraskar’
Be kind. Be brave. Be inspirational. These are virtues that we wish every child carries. This year’s Bal Puraskar awardees carry virtues in abundance. 32 children from across the country have been...
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Class 11 Students Launch Drive-in Movie Nights to Install Pad Machines in...
In a perfect example of creating stronger communities by helping those in need, in August 2020, 11 girls from Grade XI of Vidyashilp Academy joined the programme Girl Up, which is backed by the United...
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Telangana Cop Helps 300 Elderly Get Treatment for Eye Ailments From His Own...
A particular morning of November 2020 began like any other, with N Uday Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police, conducting a routine field visit. The 30-year-old officer was in the tribal hamlet of...
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