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MY VIEW: Here Are 12 Ways We Can Make Education More Inclusive in India

The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not in any way reflect the views of the organisation. Education is an important aspect of human development. This makes it crucial...

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MY STORY: I Have Been Giving Away My Birthday Gifts to Needy Children since I...

In the MY STORY section, we present some of the most compelling and pertinent stories and experiences shared with us by our readers. Do you have something to share? Write to us:...

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MY STORY: I Volunteered at a Small School in Sikkim Run by 7 Teachers for...

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MY STORY: How We Took Our Toddler to the Himalayas on a Shoestring Budget

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MY VIEW: How India’s Milk and Textile Cooperatives Support Those at the Base...

Dr. Hema Krishnan thinks cooperatives have the capacity to lift millions of the world’s impoverished, as they have in India. Here's why she thinks they support those living below the poverty line....

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MY STORY: Remembering the Man Who Helped Hundreds of Families of Deceased in...

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Meet the 17-Year-Old Mumbai Girl Who Got a Scholarship to MIT without a Class...

A seventeen-year-old homeschooled Mumbai girl just got into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Malvika Raj Joshi got a scholarship from MIT, without having a Class 10 or 12 certificate,...

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Delhi Daredevils: How a Prodigal Wallet Came Home Thanks to a DTC Bus Driver

This story of a random act of good citizenship comes from Delhi, a megapolis that is often in the news for all the wrong reasons. The incident shows that even small acts of thoughtfulness and decency...

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My View: We Are Just Students but We Have a Bunch of Ideas to Make Indian...

Several accidents take place on railway tracks in India. People fall while trying to get off moving trains, get run over while crossing tracks, and sometimes face unfortunate consequences at unmanned...

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Should Commercial Surrogacy be Allowed? Read One Couple’s Story

Neha and Rahul (names changed) were heartbroken to know that Neha could not carry a child in her womb. But commercial surrogacy gave them hope. From being a global hub for commercial surrogacy, India...

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My Story: A Life-Threatening Heart Disease Didn’t Stop Me From Becoming an...

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Here’s How One Enterprise Is Recovering Drinking Water from Sewage Using...

India’s rapidly increasing population has made it tougher for the country to manage precious resources like water. New Delhi, the capital, is one of the worst affected cities. Absolute Water, a water...

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These 9 Marvellous Doorways in Amer Fort & City Palace Offer a Glimpse of...

Aparna Rajagopalan shares her memories of the beautiful city of Jaipur, with pictures of some of marvellous doorways that each have a story to tell. I have been fortunate to visit Jaipur on a number of...

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Guess Who Can Nominate People for the Prestigious Padma Awards This Year? You...

The country’s second highest civilian awards are now open for public nominations. Citizens, including non-resident Indians and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), can nominate Indian achievers for the...

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Bins Designed by This 87-Year-Old Mech Engineer Are Making Waste Collection...

Balaka Ghosal writes about Ganga Narayan Ghosh, a mechanical engineer by qualification who has designed some unique bins to tackle the problem of waste management in India in an organised way. Mr....

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India & Russia Launch Exchange Programme for Entrepreneurs. Here Are the 10...

IIT Bombay's Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) in Mumbai and Global Venture Alliance (GVA) in Moscow are partnering to run a bilateral Entrepreneur Exchange Programme- "India Russia...

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My Story: 3 Valuable Life Lessons I’d Like to Share with Every Indian Going...

Dr. Anil K Rajvanshi did his Ph.D. from the US. Having lived there for seven years, he has some valuable advice for Indian students going abroad to study. I went to USA in 1974 to do my Ph.D. in...

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18-YO Innovator’s Fiery Letter to the PM & His Offer to Indian Olympians Will...

Tenith Adithyaa, an 18-year-old innovator has written an open letter to  the Prime Minister talking about the crucial steps that can help improve the condition of sports in India, and how he wants to...

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What Motivated an IIM Graduate to Leave Her Job in the US and Enrol 20,000...

Samina Bano, an IIM Bangalore alumna, and RTE crusader, fought several odds in Uttar Pradesh to enable over 20,000 children from underprivileged gain access education in private schools. This is how....

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India’s Fencing Champion Bhavani Is Preparing to Participate in Tokyo...

Not many of us would know much about a sport like fencing in India. A few others probably wouldn’t even have heard of it. For Bhavani Devi, the 22-year-old resident of Chennai who is India’s National...

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