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Thought Factory

Tired Hands, Weary Feet

‘Slavery is legally banned. But millions of India’s children live and work in slave labour conditions — bonded labour,...

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Alternative Entertainment

Underprivileged Children In Jaipur Can Now Sell Their Paintings Online. Thanks To A 17-Year-Old.

Manav Kedia, a 17-year-old resident of Jaipur, has launched a website to sell paintings made by underprivileged children. An aspiring artist, Manav is motivated towards wor...

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Here's Why Even Teachers Want To Get Rid Of Homework

It’s the kind of news that generations of kids have been waiting for: At long last, homework might be on the way out. We’ll probably never get rid of it complet...

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Why An IIT Graduate Left His Cushy Job Abroad To Set Up Digital Classrooms In Rural Bihar

When Pramod Kumar, who belongs to a small village in Bihar, decided to prepare for engineering exams, he was struck by the lack of educational resources like textbooks in r...

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Hollywood

Julia Roberts Wants People To Donate To LGBT Community On Her 49th Birthday

Julia Roberts recently revealed that a 49 dollar donation to the 'Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network' or GLSEN'...

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Experiment, Experience and Explore Science Bayer’s global interactive Science exhibition comes to Mumbai, India

Mumbai, October 26, 2016 – Bayer’s global Science exhibition, based on the Company’s mission statement, ‘Science For A Better Life”, will come...

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Human Rights

Parents Should Use RTI For Education Rights Of Children

The Right to Education Act, 2009, explains that schools have a duty to give information to local bodies or government. Section 12 (3) says: “Every school shall provid...

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Fisherman’s Daughter Went Without Food And Refused To Marry For Education

Shalini Munuswamy, who was rescued from bonded labour and given a chance to continue her education five years ago, has successfully graduated from high school and is all dr...

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Video By ‘Girl Rising’ Is Breaking New Ground For Education Of Girls In India

It is universally acknowledged by aid workers and social justice activists that when girls are educated, change occurs at the grassroots level for communities in developing...

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Meet The Indian Girl Who Won $1 Million Hult Prize & Is Solving Transportation Issues In Kenya

“Lags in the transportation system are a big issue in many countries and it is something that is often overlooked even though people use it on a daily basis. When tra...

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