Railway Stations Across India Are Getting Amazing Makeovers. Here Are 10 Most...
Makeovers seem to be the latest trend in the world of railway stations in India. Mumbai, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Chennai, and more – stations across the country are getting swanky walls with beautiful...
View ArticleWhen Her Daughter Was Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, Maria Did Not Lose Hope....
When Maria Josephine’s 5-month-old daughter Priya was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, this mother took on the challenge of giving her daughter an independent life. But that is not all she did – over the...
View ArticleFor the Love of Poetry: Meet the Man Who Left His Lucrative Career to Start a...
Performance poetry is becoming increasingly popular in the big metros in India, thanks to the efforts of Raghavendra Madhu who founded Poetry Couture in 2014. What comes to mind when you think of...
View ArticleThe Extraordinary Story of Janarthanan, a Mouth Painter Who Exemplifies Grit...
This article is part of the #KhudKoKarBuland series & is made possible by Birla Sun Life Insurance. Janarthanan is a 24-year-old mouth artist. He lost both his hands in a devastating accident at...
View ArticleWhen Saurabh Hooda Realised He Owned Too Many Books, This Is What He Went on...
Lenro is making it easy for readers to exchange books. All because its founder Saurabh Hooda had too many books. Govaradhan, a 62-year-old man, used to feel very lonely in his new apartment society in...
View ArticleWhy an Engineer and MBA Graduate Gave up His Corporate Job to Become a Full...
Meet Vinoth Kumar, an engineer with an MBA degree, who gave up his comfortable job and city life to become a full time organic farmer. He is also documenting traditional farming methods by reaching out...
View ArticleTeam of Five Street Children Make India Proud by Winning Medals at Rio Street...
When 16-year-old Hepsiba boarded her first flight from Chennai last week, she could hardly hold her excitement down. She was flying to Rio, Brazil, to participate in the Street Child Games, along with...
View ArticleThese 35 Girls Share One Pair of Boxing Gloves, But They’re Sure Of Reaching...
In Chennai, 23-year-old Narmada J, ex-boxing champ at state-level, is training young girls for free along with her friends. Even without adequate boxing gear and facilities, they aim to box their way...
View ArticleAt 57, Asia’s First Woman Bus Driver Still Works Routes in Chennai Out of...
Vasanthakumari has been driving buses for 23 years now, making her Asia's first woman bus driver. While she started it because that was the only way to make money, she also had a passion for driving....
View ArticleThis Dosa Making Machine Invented by 24-year-olds Wowed the Royal Couple...
The royal couple, Prince William and Princess Kate, had a glimpse of smart, useful Indian innovations during their tour of India. At an event in Mumbai on day 2 of the tour, four young entrepreneurs...
View ArticleRobotics, Woodwork, 3D Printing & More – 10 Places for Creative People to...
Makerspaces are collaborative work areas with tools and equipment where people interested in innovation and invention can come together to design, build, create, and engineer. It is open to all,...
View Article10 Places You Can Volunteer At This Summer to Make a Difference
Teach children, counsel them, play music for senior citizens, teach dance as rehabilitation: here’s a list of 10 volunteering options in India for those with a thirst to make a difference in someone’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fed up of Bumpy, Stinky Autos? Ride Business Class in Annadurai’s...
Many people living in Chennai must have come across Annadurai, the amazing auto driver who is redefining not just his profession, but also the charmless auto rides that Indian commuters are used to. A...
View ArticleChennai NGO’s Reflective Collars Save Dogs & Cattle From Being Run Over
It’s late at night. You’re making your way back home after a long day at work and are driving through a particularly dark stretch when you see a flash of white appear in the middle of road in front of...
View Article7 Amazing Summer and Adventure Camps You Can Still Register Your Kids For...
Your children need not spend their summer vacation indoors watching television. Check out these summer and adventure camps for kids aged 9 to 17. Summer camps provide a great opportunity to children to...
View ArticleThis 23-Year-Old Engineer Is Teaching Village Kids How to Use Engineering to...
What happens when children are given the freedom to explore their creativity and designs things they need on their own? Krishna Thiruvengadam went to a village in Maharashtra to find out. “Before...
View ArticleTBI BLOGS: Meet The First Woman IAS Officer From Kashmir. She Cracked the...
Ruveda Salam is the first woman from Kashmir to crack the UPSC exams - twice! In 2013, Dr. Ruveda Salam from the remote Farkin village in the border district of Kupwara, made history by becoming the...
View ArticleIn the 1800s, She Broke Barriers in Education, Medicine and Law and Abolished...
From being the first woman medical graduate of India to becoming the first woman member of a Legislative Council, Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. In the midst of the...
View ArticleMY STORY: From Being Born Blind to Becoming a Journalist, My Friend...
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:...
View ArticleUmesh Sachdev – Indian Entrepreneur Featured in Time’s List of 10 Millennials...
Umesh Sachdev, a 30-year old Indian entrepreneur has been featured in Time magazine’s 2016 list of “10 millennials who are changing the world” for “building a phone that can understand almost any...
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