Meet Yash Aradhya, a Bengaluru Formula 4 racer and a recipient of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
No dream is ever too small and no dream is ever too big for Yash Aradhya, a Formula 4 racer and a Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardee. He aspires to be a Formula 1 racer soon
How Karnataka's Mitti Cafe served over 6 lakh meals to the homeless during COVID-19 lockdown
Mitti Cafe has plans of expanding to Chenna, Mumbai and Hyderabad. We find out how they have been dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic and more
How this online platform started by MIT Pune students is using sign language to help deaf kids learn easily
Founded in 2015, Bleetech Innovations is an online platform that provides content in sign language to aid in a deaf person's learning. We find out more
Stop the B: Here's how this sister duo is fighting one bully at a time with their online platform
Stop the B aims to raise awareness and educate people about bullying (online and offline) and its effects on young minds. We find out more
This 16-year-old's IoT-enabled device can call your phone if your home's on fire. Here's how
Sensafe is a smart, IoT enabled device, which can send a call or an SMS to your mobile phone when there's a fire at home. We find out more
Check out Kerala-based Farmer's Share, a farm where children are taught to live, learn and work for themselves
Set up by Ambrose Kooliyath, the 10-acre land allows adults and young children how to learn and practise every natural skill to support themselves
At nine, Atharva Bhat can solve three Rubik's cubes at the same time
Nine-year-old Atharva Bhat has attempted a Guinness World Record by solving three Rubik's cube using both hands and feet simultaneously. He learnt the art of solving the cube by watching YouTube
Here's how Delhi's Transmen Collective is creating safe spaces for every transman in the country
Satvik Sharma and Jamal Siddiqui share their personal stories of transition which led them to set up the Transmen Collective. They speak to us about how there is a need for more safe spaces
This 21-year-old boxer from Haryana wants to represent India in the 2024 Olympics. Here's her story
Manju has a few accolades to her name and later wishes to represent India in the Olympics 2024. We spoke to her to know more about her boxing journey
Looking for a 2021 calendar that's all about hope? Check out this one made with the artwork of blind children
The Government School for the Blind in Kottayam has compiled the stunning work of their students into a calendar. We find out how it managed to make a difference
Started by IIT Bombay grads a decade ago, this programme is helping kids from low-income families get into IITs, NITs
Akshay Saxena, Co-founder of Avanti Fellows, tells us how they are trying to educate children from low-income families and help them get into India's best colleges
This 2021 calendar conceptualised by a DU student and a photographer, features six models with disabilities
Titled Oddity: Don’t Bend, Don’t Blend, it aims to create awareness and raise funds to help out NGOs that help people with disabilities
This young teacher in Jharkhand has been conducting classes under a tree for government school kids
Pavitra Ichagutu, a 24-year-old teacher from Jharkhand is a fellow of the NGO Plan India. She teaches Hindi, English and Mathematics
How V-Shesh is helping upskill differently-abled people and making them ready for the job market
We speak to P Rajasekharan, founder of Chennai-based V-Shesh, which has taken to upskilling differently-abled people online
Why you should read about transgender folk artist Manjamma Jogathi's life in this Kannada book
Manjamma Jogathi, a transgender and popular folk artist speaks about her life story being turned into a book and the need of queer literature in Kannada languages
This Mumbai foundation is improving English language proficiency among govt school children, teachers. Here's how
Pehlay Akshar's primary focus is to help children learn creatively through creating safe learning spaces and equip them with skills for the future. We find out more
These IIT Kharagpur alums have built hundreds of playgrounds across India. This is Anthill's incredible story
We speak to Pooja Rai, founder and CEO of Anthill Creations, on what inspired her to upcycle waste to build playgrounds for kids all across the country
Around 50 per cent students attend classes in a week after schools reopened in Andhra Pradesh
In terms of teachers' attendance, the lowest attendance percentage was of aided school teachers (37.95 per cent) followed by private school teachers (72.63 per cent)
Here's why these Kalpana Chawla, Maya Angelou rag dolls from Kodai are a hit with the kids
Ragdolls modelled on feminist icons such as Maya Angelou, Frida Kahlo and more. Sound interesting? Smriti Lamech tells us how she came up with the idea and how they are made
Why Igloopupa will bring out the responsible traveler in you
Igloopupa was set up with the noble vision of promoting and encouraging sustainable tourism practices by working closely with local communities across the country
This IAS officer in Arunachal is running crowdfunding campaigns to help kids study at Delhi University
Devansh Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Changlang is helping kids like Longsam pursue their higher education in colleges under Delhi University
How this device developed by Chennai start-up Earth Fokus will help save 95% of wastewater
IIT-Madras incubated start-up Earth Fokus has created adaptors that can easily be attached to your taps for you to become a bit more environment-friendly. We find out how
How this NID student's recycled material 'grog' will reduce the mining of natural resources — and create cool tableware
NID student Shashank Nimkar was awarded the James Dyson India Award 2020 for coming up with a method to recycle post-industrial fired ceramic waste to create new products. We find out how
How this Puducherry Special School helped parents become co-therapists, manage their kids using WhatsApp, home hacks during pandemic
Without schools, parents of kids with special needs felt lost. But this school helped bring the parents together and come up with innovative ways to educate their children
This police constable from Chamrajnagar is Mysore University's Economics topper. This is her inspiring story
Kaveri scored 91 per cent in Economics subject alone and her total percentage for three years of degree is 83. Currently working as a police constable, she is preparing for Sub-Inspector Exams
Here's how this 16-year-old is teaching underprivileged kids in Bihar's villages from New Jersey
Despite being in a different time zone, Arushi Aggarwal is teaching kids in Bihar's villages virtually on weekends. We find out how
This 17-year-old Punjabi student's 'lockdown' app will connect you with organic farmers and fresh produce directly
Raghav Vashisht has set up Organic Farmers Connect, a platform that aims to connect local farmers directly with people who need the products
How this Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet and Govt School Headmaster in rural Karnataka has transformed the face of a tiny school
Veeranna Madiwalar, a Headmaster and a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning poet, speaks about how he has transformed a government school on nothing but sheer grit and Facebook activism
How these two law students are helping youth in UP's remote villages to prepare for government exams
Jatin Lalit, a law student at Galgotias University, Noida, speaks to us about their in setting up a community library in UP's Cheruia village
LPU student Gourav Singhal bags NSS Award for drumming up support for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Swachh Bharat Missions
Gourav has also conducted over 150 yoga and spirituality camps in Rohtak and Jhajjar districts of Haryana. We find out more about his contributions to society
Hope Community Village in Alappuzha is one of India's first group foster homes
Set up in 1995, Hope Community Village offers a family environment for young children without following any of the ordinary institutionalising processes
Why these two women podcasters from Delhi are talking about being fat and the stigma society paints you with
Do you wake up every morning hating the way you look? Then you need to listen to Pallavi and Ameya's podcast Fat So?
This 15-year-old from Punjab has covered the FIFA World Cup and spoken at the UN. This is how she did it
Ananya Kamboj believes that education, sports and childhood character development go hand-in-hand. We find out more
Meet Yakub Koyyur, a Karnataka Government School Teacher whose Maths lab is powering the dreams of rural students
Visual models can make the difference between mugging up the answer to a problem and understanding how it actually works. Yakub Koyyur, who has set up a revolutionary Maths Lab in a government school
Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe: The education system stifles the innovator in us, NEP will change that
Critical thinking and ability to analyse is the way to go for young India, said the AICTE Chairman. Parents too need to change their perspective, he added
Here's how this 17-year-old from Noida started a school to teach underprivileged kids for free
Armaan started a small school and educational centre in Noida to specifically cater to the poor sections of the society. We find out more
Filmmaker Munmun Dhalaria's documentaries are a peek into the Himalayan communities' response to COVID-19
We spoke to documentary filmmaker Munmun Dhalaria to know more about the projects she has been working on during the pandemic
This 24-year-old's MTech student's book Lockdown Discovery may be the pick-me-up we all need
It took Rahul 16 days to finish writing the book finishing an average of 10 pages a day. Lockdown Diaries hod no marketing whatsoever but has sold quite a few copies within 15 days of its publication
Despite losing a hand, meet the Gujarat prodigy who has mastered all the percussion instruments out there!
Saurabh Gadhavi is a specially-abled drummer. The absence of his left hand has not stopped him from fulfilling his dreams in music. We speak to him to find out more
Here's how this 12-year-old from Ludhiana is using Minecraft to make learning, teaching fun in schools
Namya, a Class VIII student at the Sat Paul Mittal School in Ludhiana, has been leveraging technology to make learning as well as teaching fun. We find out more
