“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:...
View ArticleRailways 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...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleMaking 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....
View ArticleIndian 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...
View ArticleSexually 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleDespite 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...
View Article34-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...
View ArticleBrave, 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...
View ArticleClass 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...
View ArticleTelangana 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...
View Article16-YO Buys Water Filters for 100 Parched Families in Hyderabad’s Biggest Slum
Amidst the glitz of the corporate offices, pubs, malls and multiplexes, that are found abundantly in the southern city of Hyderabad in Telangana lies Rasoolpura, one of the city’s biggest slums. With a...
View ArticleLeft Home With Rs 500, Slept On Streets – MP Man Now Offers Rs. 10 Meals to...
For 24-year-old restaurant owner Shivam Soni, things were already looking bleak before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. In January 2020, he suffered a loss of Rs 18 lakh, and the global health crisis...
View ArticleWFH? Low-Cost Innovation by 4 Students Could Correct Your Posture & Help With...
This April, many students and working professionals across India complete around a year of working from home (WFH). Body aches, and strain on the neck, back and hip, have taken a toll on several people...
View ArticleBrother’s Death Inspires TN Man To Offer Free Ambulance, Meals In Remote Areas
In 2008, Durai Prithviraj (35), a resident of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu, found himself in dire need of an ambulance. His younger brother had met with an accident, 20 km away from his home,...
View ArticleHelp Thousands of India’s Children Build a Future of Hope Beyond COVID-19....
The exponential rise in COVID-19 infections and subsequent deaths in 2021 has been far more devastating for children than the first wave, particularly for those from underprivileged communities. From...
View ArticleHow One Online Platform Enabled 11,000 Teachers To Help 15000 students For Free
This article has been sponsored by Lenovo SmarterEd The last year has been exceptionally difficult for India — with some struggling more than others. But for students, all across the country, the...
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