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Bengaluru Doc’s Startup Has Vaccinated Over 6000 Daily Wagers, Domestic Help...
Last week, close to 450 daily wage workers were vaccinated in a camp on a Bengaluru construction site. They neither had to miss out on a day’s earning, nor deprive themselves of the essential COVID-19...
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TN Poachers Turn Conservators, Increase Slender Loris Population by 5 Times
This article is a part of The Better India’s series to highlight the work of those who have dedicated their lives to saving some of the most endangered species of plants and animals in India. This...
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Chennai Community Grow 25 Miyawaki Forests Across Tamil Nadu, Raise 65,000 Trees
Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki envisaged the concept of Miyawaki forests in the 1980s. The technique involves growing a dense forest in a small area with shrubs, trees and canopies. The densely...
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Even Big Companies Invite This Chennai Autodriver To Teach Them Customer Service
Chennai-based Annudarai may not have finished Class 12, but his extensive knowledge can leave you stumped. He can talk to you about anything — startups, innovations, viral marketing gimmicks, the...
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Meet the Chennai Students Building Unmanned EVs for the Indian Army
Chennai-based startup Torus Robotics is developing Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) for the Indian Army. These vehicles can be operated like robots and can be used from a safe distance. “The...
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For 4 Years, Chennai Woman Ensured That The Poor Don’t Go To Bed Hungry
Shell India brings to us the inspiring story of Dr Issa, whose grit and determination is testament to the fact that #GreatThingsHappenWhenWeMove. Article sponsored by Shell. Changemakers are not born...
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Pro-Photography Star at 66, Chennai Man Shows It’s Never Too Late to Live...
Passion knows no age and bears no prejudice, and 66-year-old Seshadri Sukumar’s story is a testament to that. While he was a bank employee for the major part of his career, he continued to nurse his...
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The Man From Mathura Who Made Chennai Go Wild For his Sambar
While every nook and corner in Chennai serves you the staple idli, dosa, pongal, vadai, sambar and chutney, there is something distinctive about the taste of the sambar that Ratna Café serves. An...
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Watch: What Inspired an IIT Madras Grad to Give ‘Wings’ to Wheelchairs
“To do things, to move around, without being dependent on someone, would be the greatest joy for anyone using a wheelchair,” says Swostik Dash, an innovator by passion and profession. As a mechanical...
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Here’s How The IPL Helped This Engineer Teach English to 15,000 Students
Vigneshwaran M is an engineer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, who after working in the software field for a few years decided to pursue his interest in the English language. He is now an English language...
View ArticleWho is Indian Army Officer Jyoti Nainwal & Why Is Her Story Going Viral
On 11 April 2018, officer Deepak Nainwal lost his life in a terrorist encounter in Jammu & Kashmir as part of Operation Rakshak. For his wife Jyoti Nainwal, life came to a standstill. But three...
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This Bank Clerk Built One of India’s Largest Agritech Enterprises, Helping...
How do you go from working as an ordinary bank clerk posted in rural Andhra Pradesh to running India’s largest agritech enterprise in a span of 30 years? Anilkumar SG, the 49-year-old founder and CEO...
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Engineers Can Apply For DRDO Research Fellowship; Stipend Rs 31,000/PM
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is looking to recruit engineers for a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) opportunity. These vacancies are at the Combat Vehicles Research and...
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Chennai’s New Superheroes Turned This Small Town Green with Their Amazing...
Situated around 25 km from Chennai, Chitlapakkam is a small town with a population of around 60,000 people. What set the residents of this town apart are their efforts to improve their community by...
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Scuba Diver at 8, Girl Collects 600KG Plastic Waste to Help the Ocean Breathe
“We should not hold our breath while diving. It is the first and the most important rule in scuba diving,” says 8-year-old Thaaragai Aarathana, imparting ‘lessons on diving 101’ with this writer....
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Knitted With Love: These Women Created Breast Prosthesis For 5700 Cancer...
Having to undergo a mastectomy (removal of the breast) can have a debilitating impact on a woman. Societal pressures on the looks of a woman have always been a cause for concern. At a time when women...
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Startup’s Unique Iot Tech Helps 30000 Homes Save Up to 50% Water
One of the posh residential complexes in Chennai, was facing the wrath of the city’s looming water crisis. Worried about the growing consumption needs of residents and declining water supply, the...
View ArticleWhy I Am Proud to Be the ‘Appa’ of 42 Children Living With HIV
In 2005, Solomon Raj was contacted by Noori, a trans woman from Tamil Nadu, about an HIV positive child who had lost his mother. The child was only six years old at the time and had lost his entire...
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In Chennai, a Bunch of ‘Cycling Yogis’ Are Preserving Hidden Gems From History
As kids, most of us believe in magic and fairy tales. Fueled by fiction, be it in the form of grandma’s tall tales or nursery rhymes, this belief, often trifled as childish fantasy, is the foundation...
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Chennai Entrepreneur Gives Makeovers to Traditional Summer Drinks, Earns Rs 4...
In 2019, E P Jeevan, an erstwhile engineer from BITS Pilani, decided to quit a very lucrative corporate career to sell sugarcane and ice apple juice along with a summer thirst quencher — coconut water....
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Why I Quit Teaching To Run 11 Cafes Employing People With Disabilities,...
In 1979, when Mahadevan Muthalampet was a night manager at Hotel Sudarshan in Chennai, he made a promise to himself — one day, he would help people who, like him, were struggling to make ends meet....
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IIT-M’s Robot to Clean Septic Tanks Without Humans Will Help End Manual...
HomoSEP, a robot to eliminate the practice of manual scavenging in India, developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, is all set for field deployment. Plans are afoot to...
View ArticleFired in Mass Layoff, How I Fought Legally to Get My Job Back With 7 Years’...
The last seven years have been a testing period for Thirumalai Selvan Shanmugam from Chennai, who had worked with Tata Consultancy Service Limited but was unceremoniously laid off in 2015. Now 47,...
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Homemakers Turn Love for Traditional South Indian Snacks into Biz, Reach US &...
Uma Chandrasekar and Uma Natarajan became friends by virtue of going for a morning walk every day in Chennai. The sexagenarians would catch up every morning, exchange pleasantries and chit-chat about...
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IAS Officer Brings ‘Chess Pieces Alive’, Anand Mahindra Hails Superb Video
The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad kicked off on 28 July with much pomp and show in Chennai, Tamil Nadu this year. Onlookers and fans welcomed the tournament with Thambi, the official mascot; a music video...
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IT Professional Spent 10 Years in TN Helping Skater & Surfer Kids Get Global...
This article is part of #MakingSportWork, a series launched by The Better India and Sports and Society Accelerator. The series celebrates India’s independence with stories of heroes who have spent...
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46-YO Quit Comfortable Job to Help Millions Study, Find Jobs, & Reach Global...
Social entrepreneur Sriram V Ayer’s life can be slotted into two periods — before and after 2002. In the former, he held a lucrative corporate job that he enjoyed thoroughly. He’d started working in...
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MBA Grad Launches ‘Boutique on Wheels’ to Deliver Affordable Fashion to Your...
The pandemic has made online shopping everyone’s best friend. Be it just one pen, a sudden craving for your favourite sweet, a single grocery item, or a dress, everything is available with one click....
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Amid Violence & Threats, A Lone Woman Battles to Transform a Crime-Riddled...
Crematoriums and burial grounds see an honest outpouring of emotions, and their walls have several stories to share. Working in such a place where emotions run through the roof is arguably not a...
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A QR Code Shows if Drinking Water Cans Are Safe to Use, Thanks to 2 Brothers...
For the past 15 years, Chennai’s Supriya Sethuram has been dependent on water cans for her daily drinking water needs. However, the local suppliers of these cans would often deliver dirty or cloudy...
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‘Therapy Helped Me Battle Postpartum Depression & Face My Demons; It Can Help...
Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide, bullying, eating disorder and depression. The feeling of holding your child for the first time is indescribable. However, motherhood, especially in the first few...
View ArticleStarted in The Memory of Her Dog, Chennai Woman Runs Food Bank to Feed 5000...
In the memory of her beloved dog, Chennai’s Kirthana Raamsukaesh started Vetri’s Pet Food Bank to feed hungry stray dogs. Located in Thiruvanmiyur, she runs a fully-equipped kitchen where her team...
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‘I Was Paralysed At 18 & I Deserve to Live’: This Woman Is Changing How India...
A single conversation, a person, or a meeting can change you. If it is with Preethi Srinivasan, it would most likely alter the way you look at life. Preethi has faced every challenge that life has...
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Doctor Uses Grandpa’s Secrets to Grow Fruits & Veggies on Terrace; Has Helped...
Playing with mud, splashing water on plants, and picking fresh produce from their terrace garden are some of the childhood memories that Dr Naveen Kumar treasures. Growing vegetables was merely a fun...
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Meet the Man Who Quit His Job in London To Recycle 6 Lakh Litres of Greywater...
One of the biggest nightmares for the residents of Chennai was on 19 June 2019 when the city was out of drinking water. Called ‘Day Zero’, it was one of the worst water crises faced by the city as the...
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‘We No Longer Pay For Water’: These Chennai Citizens Dedicated 7 Years to...
Remember the movie Mudhalvan or Nayak where legendary actors Raghuvaran and Amrish Puri played the role of a chief minister who challenges the journalist played by Arjun and Anil Kapoor to take his...
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Plugzmart: IIT-M Incubated Startup’s Fast EV Charger Takes 30-45 Mins to...
Plugzmart — a Chennai-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of EV chargers — obtained certification for its 60kW DC fast electric vehicle (EV) charger from the Automotive Research Association of...
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Pet Parents Develop IoT Device That Can Check Your Dog’s Temperature, Heart...
About seven years ago, Vivek Srinivas, a chartered accountant, noticed that his pet Boxer, Bruno, frequently fell ill, especially during his work trips. Concerned for Bruno’s well-being in his...
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‘I’m Proof HIV Isn’t a Death Sentence’: How India’s 2nd HIV Patient Gave 400...
In 1963, a 13-year-old Noori Mohammad ran away from home; in 1970, she fell in love and married; in 1986, she became a sex worker, and in 1987, she was diagnosed with HIV. In 2024, she is a guardian,...
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3 Chennai College Students Built an App That Makes Auto Rides So Much Easier!
(Representational image above) We’ve all experienced it — standing on the side of a busy road, multiple eyes scanning for one share auto to take us to our destination in a quick and cost-effective...
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How a Yoga Class With Dogs Is Helping Strays Find Homes
Imagine a yoga class unlike any other. Soft light fills the room as you flow through poses, but you’re not alone. Playful puppies frolic around, their curious noses nudging and tiny tails wagging....
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Turn Your Aquarium Into a Seaweed Farm: Simple Steps To Grow Greens at Home
(Representational image courtesy Flickr) Want to grow your own fresh seaweed right at home? It’s easier than you might think, and it’s a super sustainable way to add some delicious and nutritious...
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‘I Started With a Stamp’: This Chennai Shop is Home to Antiques That Are...
Please switch off your cellular phones at least when you are inside this shop. Let us talk to each other. Pretend it’s 1890 — reads a sticky note at the entrance of the Old Curiosity Shop in Chennai’s...
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Meet the Ex-Lawyer Breaking Freediving Records as India’s Deepest Female...
The turquoise waters of the ocean hold a certain magic, a siren call that has captivated adventurers and explorers for centuries. For Archana Sankaranarayanan, that call was unexpected yet...
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Ex-Infosys Trainee Transforms Wedding Flowers Into Timeless Fashion Keepsakes
Flowers, tokens of love and affection, bring instant joy. But their fleeting beauty makes it all the more heartbreaking to watch them fade, destined to be pressed between pages or tucked away in...
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This Chennai Man Feeds 40000 People Every Month with Surplus Event Food
The lavish buffet stretched as far as the eye could see, a vibrant tableau of fragrant curries, glistening sweets, and mountains of fluffy rice. Laughter and chatter filled the air, the joyous...
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10 Fun Ways to Help Your Kids Fall in Love with Nature This Summer
Summer is the perfect time to get outdoors and explore the wonders of nature with your kids. With longer days and warmer weather, you can engage in exciting and educational activities that not only...
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For the Love of Turtles: Meet the Volunteers Who’ve Been Protecting Olive...
For many people in Chennai, taking a night walk on Besant Nagar Beach is a dream, a peaceful escape from the busy city. But for a group of dedicated volunteers, the beach at night is where they work...
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5 Simple Ways You Can Help Protect Olive Ridley Turtles This Nesting Season
The olive ridley turtle, the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles, graces India’s eastern coastlines during its nesting season from January to April. These ancient mariners, existing for over...
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These Stunning Flamingo Photos Show Why Pulicat Lake Near Chennai Is a...
Every year, as the northeast monsoon rolls in, a gentle pink wave sweeps across the skies near Chennai. From November to May, thousands of flamingos make their way to Pulicat Lake, a sprawling...
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