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The Art of bringing hope and freedom in prisons
Aruna Sareen’s great service in reforming the prison inmates in Madhya Pradesh “Sareen Ma kab aayengi? Samay to ho gaya he,” the patiently waiting prisoners murmur to each other in the hall packed with prison inmates at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Cen ... -
Why I did not end my life: Epiphanies of a suicide-attempt survivor
It was past midnight on a cold winter night. Everything that could have possibly gone wrong had managed to go wrong and in the most dramatic way. I had yet again flunked. My stock in IIT had dipped substantially. In a place where grades are God, getting a ... -
Facing your demons: A 25-year-old survivor speaks out
I come from a small village in Uttar Pradesh. I am currently studying for competitive exams and taking tuition for school students. Life is busy. Life is good. Though last year, I was sure that I was going to end it. It was not a single incident that led ... -
When five young people chose a calling over convention
All of us come at a crossroads in life at some point or the other. That is when the tussle between the head and the heart, the reasonable and the unreasonable begins. Here are stories of five young people who chose to listen to their heart and pursued an ... -
When five young people chose a calling over convention
All of us come at a crossroads in life at some point or the other. That is when the tussle between the head and the heart, the reasonable and the unreasonable begins. Here are stories of five young people who chose to listen to their heart and pursued an ... -
5 farmers tell you how natural farming saved them in drought-hit Latur
With natural farming techniques and agroforestry, one man has helped 30,000 farmers in Maharashtra’s Latur district lead better lives. His mentorship is helping Latur’s farmers reap profits even in drought conditions- many of whom were so despaired that t ... -
Millennials turn away from a corporate life to a life on the soil
Today’s generation is undergoing a major shift in their thinking and choices. More and more millennials are becoming conscious about healthy living. And more and more of them are favoring satisfying job descriptions to big paychecks. Following are three i ... -
A dry river, unbuilt toilets, and one man’s discipline
An army veteran empowers and inspires a part of rural Maharashtra. It was 1 in the night when I received a call from some volunteers. A mob had wrecked our trenching machine. There were drunken men now waiting to direct their anger on someone alive. That ... -
Serving milk from heaven
The journey of ex-corporate employees, Pradeep and Swetha in setting up an A2 milk company. Looking at a herd of Hallikar cows graze on a forest patch quietly, you can fall into meditation without even closing your eyes. The only sound is that of the tink ... -
The River Man of Tamil Nadu
How one man united 20,000 women to revive Tamil Nadu’s pivotal Naganadhi river I was in a meeting when a friend texted me: Prime Minister Narendra Modi just spoke about your Naganadhi river rejuvenation project on Mann Ki Baat (the Prime Minister of Indi ...
