These young students lost their homes in the Khori demolition. Now, they’re helping their neighbours stand up
It takes a lot of grit to come back and try and help your community rehabilitate itself, when you've lost your home. These students have managed just that
She's on top of the world: Meet women trek leaders, adventure junkies who are taking the world on a trip
These women are encouraging a whole generation of young climbers to break free and lead expeditions and treks and find their space out there. We check out what powers these trendsetters
Here's how educator Gaurav Garg's start-up StudyIQ grabbed YouTube's Diamond Play Button
With over 10 million subscribers for which they recently won the Diamond Play Button Award, Study IQ has been offering entrance exams training online since way before the pandemic
Meet Priya Patil, a Maharashtra student who has driven a funeral hearse for over 300 COVID victims
Crematorium workers have been her support since the beginning. They tell her it is perhaps logical to fear the living but there is no need to fear the dead
UK varsities do action-oriented research, don't simply print PhDs: How Raju Kendre bagged the prestigious Chevening Scholarship
The application process started in September-October and he finally submitted the application in November 2020. He was accepted this June
With a purpose is to generate awareness about COVID vaccines, two youngsters drive from Kochi to Kashmir
One of the youth said that unlike Kerala people in the northern states have apprehensions about COVID vaccines. He said that the purpose is to reassure them that vaccines are safe
How student activist Samya Korde has helped kids in Dharavi get access to education
As per government estimates, there are around 57,000 families living in the slums that are spread across 2.5 sq km. Most parents were out of jobs for a while, and many are still struggling
From Maharashtra's village to Tokyo: 25-year-old archer Pravin Jadhav aims to make it big
Intitally he started as a runner, and archery came his way by accident. He was selected for the sport during a drill when he threw 10 out of 10 balls in a ring from a 10-metre distance
Here's how two school friends from Bihar landed full scholarships worth ₹42 lakh each at Ashoka University
Two young boys from Bihar’s Mahadalit community have managed to rise out of ignorance and poverty, and create a shot at an influential future with the help of Dexterity Global’s college initiative
How Arshya Gaur battled anorexia, depression to become an author and EdTech entrepreneur at 17
Through her platform Read Together, Arshya is also providing tablets to underprivileged children to provide them equal access to quality education
This school teacher is spreading vaccination awareness at weddings and funerals in tribal Maharashtra. Here's how
The Adivasi villages in Gujarat received vaccines first but due to various discrepancies, a few people succumbed right after vaccination. This caused fear and apprehension
How this 21-year-old from Pune is teaching street kids across the city to minimise the dropout count
They might not always know what's in the books but a life on the street has taught them life skills, says Abhijeet Pokharnikar
Why architect Aatika Manzar's one-of-a-kind book cafe in Delhi is a space accessible to 'all'
This book cafe in Delhi has been designed for the diff-abled with utmost care, keeping in mind easy movement of wheelchairs, access to washrooms, tactile tiles for the visually-impaired and much more
This AI chatbot by Class 11 students will help teens deal with mental stress. Here's how
The AI chatbot provides a platform to teenagers to discuss their mental health issues. We find out more
Here's how these Chennaiites served over 30K meals to the needy around the city during lockdown
The team raised funds through Google Pay and with the help of their social media platforms to raise money to cook and serve meals to the underprivileged around the city
Meet Mumbai's Zoya, the first trans photojournalist who is still struggling to find her way in life
Even after being featured in a hoard of newspapers and websites, Zoya still has to beg to sustain herself. What's the use of this fame, she asked
Meet Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, a computer operator at JNU, who holds nine Guinness World Records
A fan of Milkha Singh since childhood, Vinod said that though his dream of becoming an athlete could not be fulfilled, the speed he wanted to achieve as an athlete has been achieved in typing
Therapy, sharing circles and more — this 26-year-old Mumbaikar is ensuring that the mental health of COVID warriors gets the attention it needs
One Future Collective, founded by Vandita Moraka, is out there making sure that COVID warriors aren't bogged down by mental fatigue by offering them different types of therapy options
This school in Faridabad is providing education free of cost to 12 COVID orphans
The school will provide free education to 12 meritorious children between the age group of 6 to14 years, who either lost their parents to COVID or are bearing the brunt of loss in family income
How this entrepreneur set up firewood banks in UP to help the poor perform last rites for their dead kin
With help of local government bodies, a total of 10 firewood banks have been set up until now across 10 ghats (piers) in UP’s Ghazipur district
How Entrepreneurs of Kolkata came together to help the city breathe when it was being choked by COVID
With their initiative, Breathe Again, they are partnering with leading government and private hospitals or organisations to provide facilities like beds, oxygen cylinders and more
This wearable ventilation system for PPEs developed by an engineering student will make life easier for frontline workers
Called the Cov-Tech Ventilation System, it can be attached to any kind of PPE kit and can be worn between 6-8 hours. We find out more
This Class 12 student from UP's Aligarh is going to Stanford University with a full scholarship. Here's his story
Manu was able to secure admission to VidyaGyan, where only 250 students are selected out of the approximate 250,000 applicants every year
The name is Bond. Bond Ma'am: This govt teacher deposits 1k in every new student's account when they enroll to study
Besides the bond scheme, Rekha and the other teachers have been working to create unique facilities for children so that they can come and study at their school in Hosanagara
Do it the Dhwani way: How one man's vision has led to 10k teachers getting cutting-edge training across Karnataka
For twenty years, the Dhwani Trust has been giving Kannada medium Govt School teachers across Karnataka find their way to great teaching. Now, the game has changed and so have they
Here's how social impact platform Yes!poho is helping weavers, artisans with basic medical kits
Yes!poho is a social impact platform aimed at improving the livelihoods of weavers and artisans across the country
Presidency College students donate Rs 3 lakh funds kept for their college fest to build infrastructure for COVID-affected children
The Presidency University's Students' Council is donating Rs 3 lakh, which is 40 per cent of their union's budget and earmarked for the college fest
This sibling duo from Indore has 5k volunteers collecting food, clothes to help over half a million people
Daanpatra has over 5,000 volunteers in and around Indore, who travel to the deepest corners and interiors of the state of MP to provide aid
These Mumbai schoolkids are doing online sessions, bake sales to raise Rs 65 lakh to help their bus didis and drivers survive the pandemic
The initial plan was to raise Rs 50 lakh but that seemed like a small amount given that there were 180 workers. The kids then raised money on their own
These young Kolkatans' concert with Rapper EPR will help feed the flood-affected in the Sunderbans
The team is now working with a local NGO, Sandhi, to feed the people of the region. They are also doing doorstep pick up of food grains, oil and potatoes for the kitchen
It's okay to grieve: How this mental health helpline is helping those who lost someone to COVID-19
Pallium India, an NGO based out of Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram has set up the pan-India mental health helpline — Sukh Dukh
This NGO is taking in children whose parents are COVID positive free of cost. Here's how
RNAF has started these services in nine centres currently, including Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Rajasthan, and Noida and over 200 children have been living all across these centres
Why India's children remain resilient through humanity's biggest crisis in recent history
Researchers agree that it will be difficult for students from economically disadvantaged groups to get back to school. It's not just about adapting back to a new lifestyle for them
How this 26-year-old is feeding home cooked meals to Kolkata's COVID patients and elderly
Srabasti is not doing it alone. While her mother, Ajanta Ghosh, does the cooking her father, Subir Ghosh, a retired government employee, is overseeing the shopping every morning
Cherai Tails is caring for the most vulnerable streets dogs by providing them medical care, food and shelter
Set up in 2014, Cherai Tails is a concerted effort by a group of people who believe that every dog deserves a safe home and all the love in the world. Here's a look at the work they do
How these Ashoka Univ grads travelled over 1000 km in autos to raise awareness on girl child education during the pandemic
These five Ashoka University graduates took off on a 1,700 km-long expedition in an autorickshaw from Bengaluru to Mumbai to raise awareness for girls' education. We trace their journey
Stuck at home with COVID? This platform has docs from across the world with answers to all your medical queries. And it's free!
There are a total of 28 doctors on the platform now, who regularly conduct sessions online on Zoom throughout the day
This Nepali guide climbed Everest twice in one season and that's a world record
Sherpa first reached the top of the mountain in the evening of May 7 as a member of a rope-fixing team, and then performed the feat again on the morning of May 11
These Kerala students helped nearly 600 older people get registered on CoWIN for their vax shot. Here's how
Four volunteers of an organisation Dhisha have helped around 160 people get vaccinated in Kerala. Here's how
This 24-year-old who worked as an Uber driver to pay for his education is now an engineer. Here's his story
Ashish Raj's journey to becoming an engineer is nothing short of an inspiration. We bring you his inspiring story
