27 year old Dhanya Ravi suffers from 'brittle bones disease' called Osteogenesis Imperfecta and has broken her bones over 300 times. A simple act of standing up could give her a fracture and excruciating pain. But this brave girl has braved her debilitating disease to emerge as a social media crusader, helping others and serving society in her own way.
38-year-old Anand Malligavad is a Techie from Bangalore who has given up a plush corporate job and dedicated his life to rejuvenating lakes. Anand was pained to see several lakes drying up due to urbanization and neglect. He took up the project to clean Lake Kyalasanahalli, while heading the CSR initiative of his company (Sansera)...
Jayavel's story is made of fairytale ingredients thanks to Uma Venkatachalam and Muthuram Narayanaswami. Jayavel's family came to Chennai seeking better fortunes only to end up as platform dwellers. But today, he is a graduate from Glendwr Univ, Wales, UK.
Seven-year-old Zara Hanifa filed a police complaint against her own father accusing him of failing to provide a TOILET! Read on to learn what happened after she filed the complaint.
Logammal is a positive change maker in the world - an inspiring personality that enables children to take charge of their destiny and realise their dreams. She is a social entrepreneur who works to alleviate social problems through democratic participation of Children of the area. Logammal belongs to Aranvoyal village, about 40km from Chennai in Tiruvallur district. She started a chapter of the Children's Parliament in 2006 to create awareness and inculcate social responsibility among the children of her village.
The importance of education cannot with explained with a better example than Jebin Kousar – a girl who knocked down a disability with so much grace. Jebin was born to an auto-rickshaw driver and a homemaker, in Assam. She was born without both hands, but she did not let that deter her. She never let...
Back when he was a young boy, Jadav Payeng started observing the chains of extinction of a lot of species of animals, reptiles and birds and wanted to know the reason lying behind this decrease in existence. Later, he learned that it was the decline in forest cover and deforestation that contributed to these animals...
Perhaps not many people see the value in educating children of sex workers. But thankfully, Prerana did. And thanks to their efforts many of these children have been rehabilitated and now have the choice to pursue a different career path from their parents. Priti established ‘Prerana’ to bring a change in the career choice of the children of sex traffickers. She thinks education will bring all the difference in their lives by setting the chains loose.
Mariyappan‘s life story is one of grit, determination, hard-work and immense self-belief. The 21-year-old para-athlete hails from a small hamlet called Periavadagampatti that is located about 50 km from Salem, Tamil Nadu. While on his way to school one day, at the age of five, a bus ran over his leg and crushed his right...
Sindhutai Sapkal's life continues to be a story of strength rooted in compassion. A story of inspiration that makes one believe in the adage that “when one door closes, another opens”. She has adopted and raised and protected over 1400 orphans - has fed them, given them education and helped them settle in life.
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