Meet The Woman Who Has Helped Over 10,000 Mentally Challenged Women Live With Dignity

Sonali Mughdar is a 25-year-old Mumbai resident living with hearing and speech impairments and an intellectual disability. Her father passed...

Facebook Helps Propel Non-Profits To Tremendous Success

For many people, Facebook has become the department store window of the web. Their reach is unbelievable, with a whopping 191 million users (and counting) in the United Sta...

We have a roadmap on antenatal care - now we need to deliver

A new publication by the WHO has produced 49 recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. Death in pregnancy remains a scourge that we have the po...

To control bird population, Barcelona to feed contraceptives to pigeons!

Indians are not alone to be stunned by the over populated pigeon community; many European countries too are troubled by their overwhelming presence. from rural to urban, th...

The Pride Of Bhalaswa: The Story Of One Girl’s Rise From Destitution To Inspiration

Pooja started working the day she completed her higher secondary education. “I had no option but to earn. The entire family of seven was dependent on my mother. She w...

The Children’s Day Special

“The boy asked, Where did I come from ma? Did you pick me up somewhere? Mother replied, tearfully laughing, And hugging the child to her bosom- You are the desi...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

It’s A Hard Life For Dwarfs In India

Mahendra Vinayak Agavni, 45, a resident of Kurla in Mumbai has had a tough day in the city’s suburban trains. It’s an ordeal he faces pretty much everywhere he ...

Before Heena Sidhu’s Decision, These Haryana Women Were Already Fighting Purdah

Haryana shooter, Heena Sidhu, is not alone in her refusal to don a veil. The ace shooter bowed out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran which required female a...