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Dear Parents, Children Can Get Depressed Too! A Doc Shares All You Need to Know

Parents should listen to what the kids don’t say. At the time of my schooling, school health check-ups were made compulsory. These reports gave details about the child’s eyesight, oral hygiene, fitness...

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Udhyam & Project Potential: Coming Together to Solve Bihar’s Unemployment Crisis

Over 1 million Indians turn 18 each month, meaning that a population greater than half the size of the United States will join the workforce over the next 15 years. However, in 2015, the top 8 sectors...

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Here Are 3 Unique Stories That Will Change the Way You Think About Adoption

Every year, November is recognised as adoption awareness month. It is especially important for India because India has 11 million abandoned children but fewer than 4,000 adoptions per year. This...

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“Why I Made My Mom Go On Her First Solo Trip”– A Millennial Daughter

We girls share a very special relationship with our mothers. They are the one person we love the most, trust the most and rely on the most. They are also the people who we fight with the most and pray...

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Meet The ‘Waste Warriors’, Who Are Helping Mumbai Become a Cleaner City

The recent endeavour by the BMC to tackle the issue of garbage segregation has forced Mumbaikars to change their lifelong habits and apathy towards household waste. Large building societies now have to...

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Assamese Cinema Is Getting a Breath of Fresh Air Thanks to These Filmmakers

The release of the Assamese film ‘Mission China’ has come as a breath of fresh air for the Assamese film industry which many felt was at the brink of extinction because of several flops and steep...

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Want to Adopt a Child With Special Needs? Here Is All the Information You Need

More than 50 percent of children awaiting adoption in India fall into the ‘special needs’ category, but it is also the category with the least number of adoptions within India. One of the reasons for...

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An Award-Winning Craftsman and the Long Legacy of Wooden Toys on His Shoulders

“Today, the younger generation doesn’t take any interest in the traditional art form, but to keep it alive, artists need to work for at least 12 hours on a daily basis,” says 71-year-old Subhash...

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Bengaluru Women Making Sure Unknown Craftsmen Reach the Market They Deserve

When Mala Dhawan was growing up as a child of parents from the Indian Air Force in small towns and cities across India, she couldn’t help but notice how everything had to be done with your own hands....

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Meet Annappa Sutar, a Man Who Refuses to Quit Traditional Carpentry

“I was not interested in any of the subjects taught in school back in the 1950s. I knew that carpentry was my passion, so I decided to quit education immediately after I passed my Class 4 exams,” says...

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Dear Supreme Court, Here’s Why Marital Rape Should Be Criminalised

The recent landmark rulings by Supreme Court on Privacy Judgement and Triple Talaq are incomplete without repealing the draconian Section 377 and Criminalising Marital Rape. Rape laws in India continue...

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IAS Officer Survived 9 Operations and an Amputation to Triumph Against All Odds

Born in a village in the Nagamangala Taluk in Mandya district, PS Girisha had an idyllic and content childhood. While he enjoyed helping his parents with the household chores, he was also a...

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Sharing Ideas, Space and Vibes, ‘Co-Working’ Is the New ‘9 to 5’

Across the world, co-working spaces (or shared office space) are on the rise, with freelancers, startups and small and medium businesses flocking to for their amenities, prices, and flexibility and...

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Struggling to Keep a Passion Alive? Let This 71-Year-Old Musician Inspire You

“During the day I worked as a banker, only to keep my passion for playing the harmonium alive,” says 71-year-old Tukaram Bugad, a passionate harmonium player and a former banker. Tukaram grew up...

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Bringing an Adopted Child Home? Here Are 5 Points to Keep in Mind

Adoption may start as a decision made by prospective parents, but like all paths to parenthood, it is ultimately about the child. Irrespective of the reason to adopt, a successful and happy adoption...

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75-Year-Old May Be Visually-Impaired, but He Is Still a Flautist & Sketch...

“Even though I have lost more than 90 percent of my eyesight, no can stop me from pursuing my passion of playing the flute,” says 75-year-old Ashok Sangle, who belongs to the Ichalkaranji town in...

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A Delhi-Based Organisation Believes That Schools Should Be Given Scores....

An A2 size sheet is stuck with bits of black electric tape on the wall of a one-room salon in Shiv Vihar, West Delhi. The sheet which is displayed right next to the mirror lists 36 low-cost private...

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This Man’s Low-Cost Technique Has Helped Hundreds of Struggling Farmers

India has long undervalued one of its most precious resources—water, and today, the country’s chronic mismanagement of water is staring at it in the cruel face of a back-to-back drought in nearly...

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Water Supply Without Electricity? IAS Officer Makes It Happen in a Remote...

This is a story about a bureaucrat who went one step forward to ensure that continuous water supply was available to the residents of a remote village in Odisha and that too, without using electricity!...

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This Unique NGO in Ahmedabad Is Giving Underprivileged Children a New Life!

Visamo Kids Foundation is a special NGO in Bopal, Ahmedabad, which aims to provide prime education to underprivileged children belonging to families from all over the state.  According to Dr Manjula...

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