Armed with a 100-year-old typewriter, Drishti Nagda is typing heartfelt messages for strangers in Hyderabad
This 23-year-old from Hyderabad helps strangers to open up to her and then she pens down a note for them — and the impact that she is having is immense
Meet this 24-year-old from Thiruvananthapuram who tries to shout out the positive life of transgenders
Jesu Joseph James directed the documentary 'Marubhumiyile Mazha' portraying the lives of three transgenders who overcame all their struggles
Why Newcastle Uni's WiDeN project is telling the stories of women who deserve the attention
Newcastle University's Professor Karen Ross speaks about Project WiDeN which aims to tell stories about underprivileged women across the globe
Gifty Bright creates terrariums from the real terra firma
Gifty Bright speaks about her terrarium workshops and how the art form helps her find peace
Kochi's very own progressive rock quartet, Chidakasha, is all set to take their music to the national level
The band speaks about introducing the city to their special brand of music and plans to take it on the road
MSRIT team creates app that can print maps for visually impaired students at just Rs 5
Prof Mydhili Nair of MSRIT talks about their new applications, designed especially for visually-impaired students to make map and image reading easier
What research projects are Indians working on that the world is in awe of? Visit this travelling expo to find out
We explore the travelling Science exhibition Vigyan Samagam to explore what it has to offer and how it will help students
Why everyone needs to watch this docu on how our frogs are going extinct
Dheeraj Aithal, a young filmmaker, tells Rashmi Patil why he shot a documentary on frog conservation and what role they play in the environment
Meet Vaishak, a 22-year old mountaineer who has been helping the blind summit peaks
Vaishak J P, popularly known as The Trek Guy shares some of his experiences of guiding the visually impaired through trekking paths
Archana Mohan wants to revive interest in Yakshagana. This is how she's doing it
Author Archana Mohan speaks about her new book, Yaksha, especially for children, and how she hopes it will preserve the dying art form of Yakshagana
How Milind Chandwani is giving govt school kids the chance to fall in love with camps
Milind Chandwani, founder, Camp Diaries, tells us about his initiative that has helped more than 4,000 children from poor backgrounds realise their full potential through fun activities
This 24-year-old is making a killing off her Calligraphy. Here's how
Self-taught calligraphy artist Shunthini Kumar tells us why anyone can easily learn the art – even if their handwriting is bad!
From Jaffna to Montreal, how Navz-47 escaped war and is making music to fight bullies
The Canadian-Tamil singer's latest single has 81,000 views on YouTube and has been praised by musicians in the Tamil music industry
These Zoology students use fish scales to create really cool jewellery. Check it out!
Nivetha Balakrishnan, Mahalakshmi A and their group made earrings, bracelets, chains and much more with treated fish scales as part of their undergraduate project
Arvind Kejriwal turns 51: Some lesser-known facts about the Delhi Chief Minister
Kejriwal began his professional career at TATA Steels and worked for almost four years from 1989 till 1992. This is the story of how he went on to become a Chief Minister
To help Kerala couple adopt orphaned 12-year-old girl, this man gifted them a home
The 12-year-old girl, whose photograph had gone viral caught the attention of many, which included Jiju Jacob and Jetheesh
Less IITans are opting to study abroad. They want jobs: IIT Tirupati Director
K N Satyanarayana has been there since IIT Madras began mentoring the institute and is now the Director at the campus in Tirupati
This 30-year old biker is riding across 29 states of India. Here's why it's 'drama'-tic
Praveen Varghese Thomas wants to reach out to the massive diversity of the Indian youth across all 29 states, and he intends to empower them in his own ‘dramatic’ way
Green cover can't be sacrificed for any city plan: Manikonda Vedakumar, Forum For A Better Hyderabad
Forum For A Better Hyderabad's Manikonda Vedakumar took us on a nostalgia trip to the time when Hyderabad was a city lush with greenery and no urban planner dared change that
Choose ecology over economy, choose courage over fear: Kaajal Maheshwari, environmental conservationist
Kaajal Maheshwari believes that as adult parents, politicians and teachers we have failed in safeguarding the future of the coming generations because of which the damage is serious
Agriculture is in a serious crisis and all of us are equally responsible: Dr Ramanjaneyulu GV, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture
Professor Ramanjaneyulu is currently working on public policy issues impacting food systems and farmers' livelihoods and a framework to ensure income security for them
Here's how EdYoda, a digital platform are empowering graduates with software skills for free of cost
Arman Ahmed, the co-founder of EdYoda, tells about the digital platform and how one can make the most of it without spending a single penny
This professor just donated an entire stamp collection on every moon landing ever to IISc. Here's why
Science through stamps is what this retired professor and philatelist propagates. R G Sangoram tells us how his daughter inspired to collect unique stamps
Indian industries can gauge the quality of the service provided to the customers: Dr A Parasuraman
Famous marketing guru Dr A Parasuraman explains the concept of Index of Service Excellence and how it is going to benefit Indian industries
From text rap battles to films and albums, Namma Bengaluru's Gubbi is the perfect Gully Boy
Gubbi is an expert in conscious rapping and he believes in writing lyrics based on his experiences as well as about some serious issues that he sees around him every day
Here's Dzone, a hip hop dance crew from Puttur which is rocking the stage these days!
Dzone dance crew from Puttur have come a long way to be in the World Hip Hop Championship 2019
This literary club in Bengaluru is working to introduce old and new poets in Hindi and Urdu literature
Anjuman Literary Club is famous in Bengaluru and many new poets join the sessions to recite their poems
If She Built A Country: A tale of the women's struggle against illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh
Maheen Mirza talks about what drew her to shoot the film If She Built A Country and shares some heart-wrenching stories of Rajgarh
She Ain't Horsing Around: How these women have set a precedent in this male-dominated sport
Women horse trainers are a thing. They have been for a while and they will continue to be — no matter what you've been led to believe about the elite sport. Its a real career option for women now
This all-women team is shooting documentaries on the rarest species of wildlife in India
Akansha Sood Singh tells us the challenges that they came across while shooting a series of wild life called 'On The Brink'
Who's the best teacher in the whole wide world? XSEED Teacherthon will tell you
XSEED Education's teacherthon is aimed at finding the best teacher in the country. The company's founder and CEO Ashish Rajpal talks to us
Remembering Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison: Read 10 of her most empowering quotes on gender, racism and love
Morrison was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. She was the first African-American woman to win the award
Aadhaar Explained: Is the Big Daddy really watching?
The Aadhaar and its potential to be dangerous for everyone across socio-economic groups has been the talk of the town for more than a few years now, but there has been no conclusive verdict
Four months on, action against Kerala cop who harassed Dalit student for having 'unusual figure'
Dinu K, an MA student at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit was called an 'unusual figure' and was treated like a miscreant a few months back
Lip syncs are so passé, now let us study a lesson or two on TikTok
Content creators are now creating educational videos on the short video app Tiktok. We catch up with three of them
This Good Samaritan is battling against all odds in order to give hope to kids affected by HIV
Ajay founded the Satyakam Manav Sewa Samiti, a home for kids affected by HIV, in 2008
Hubloft has created the ultimate experiential hospitality experience in Kerala
The founders of Hubloft talks about transforming empty residences in Kerala
Meet Nadira, the first transgender to enroll for a Master's degree under the Kerala Govt's transgender quota
Nadira Mehrin joined the college on July 29. She is also an active member of the AISF, which recently started a unit in the college
Meet the 'Smile Makers', an NGO run by the students of CUSAT that takes up various social activities
Founded in 2016, the number of members, including volunteers, has reached 102, said Sanoob Sidiq, founder and president of the NGO
This 18-year-old animal activist from Chennai is building one of the biggest animal shelters in the city
After rescuing over 300 animals in the last two years, 18-year-old Sai Vignesh is now on a mission to build a permanent shelter for them
