India Evacuates 3300 Nationals From Yemen And Is All Set To Help 26 Other...
India’s “Operation Rahat” has successfully evacuated a majority of Indians from Yemen and is all set to assist 26 other countries too. Know more about the mission and how all the forces came together...
View Article21 Padma Awardees of 2015 You Probably Haven’t Heard Of But Definitely Should...
We all know about the popular names who won Padma awards this year. Here is a list of the equally amazing but lesser known Padma award recipients of 2015 and their extraordinary work. Yes, we all...
View ArticleMY VIEW: #IAmSuzette And This Is What God Said To Me
Suzette Jordan left this world half way through her journey to getting justice. On the final hearing of her case today, our reader Manabi Katoch thinks this is a letter that Suzette would have written...
View ArticleHow IIT Grads Helped A Mechanic’s Son In Kanpur Get Full Scholarship To...
Ayush Sharma, undergraduate at MIT, class of 2019! Sounds like nothing exceptional, right? Well what this does not reveal is the amazing story full of hardships that were overcome to turn wishes into...
View ArticleAt 12 She Wanted To Die. Today She Is Inspiring Hundreds To Fight For...
This is the story of Akkai Padmashali, who was born a boy but chose to become a transgender. Her challenging but inspiring journey as she fought for her rights and acceptance in society will move you...
View ArticleHow The Unknown Indian Ice Hockey Team Raised INR 5 Lakhs In 8 Days Through...
Did you know that India has its very own Ice Hockey team? And that they are going to participate in an international championship purely on funds raised through their crowd-funding campaign?? Here’s...
View ArticleWe Thought We Were Sharing Stories Of Change. We Never Imagined We Were Also...
From raising funds for new school libraries in rural India to sending much required doctors to the harsh Himalayas, here are just a few ways in which the stories at The Better India have proved to be...
View ArticleThis Newly Wed Bride Ran Away From Her Home. We Hope Many Other Girls Do This...
Newly-wed young Priyanka Bharti brought about a social revolution by standing up to her husband’s family when they asked her to defecate in the open. And with this, she started a movement to ensure...
View Article12 Things You Must Know About The First US Surgeon General Of Indian Origin
Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy from Karnataka was recently appointed as the 19th United States Surgeon General and became first Indian – American to hold this post. Here are 12 amazing facts about him and...
View ArticleWhy Nupur Left Her CA Course Midway To Make Biomass Briquettes In Rural...
Nupur Ghuliani left her chartered accountant degree midway and shifted base to a remote village in Rajasthan where she is making biomass briquettes to provide the villagers with an alternative,...
View ArticleMY STORY: One Bus Conductor Made Me Believe That Good People Exist Everywhere
Basuki Nandan forgot to collect change of Rs. 420 from a bus conductor in Bengaluru. Given the reputation of bus conductors in general and the advise of everyone around him, he did not have much hope...
View ArticleA 12-Year Old Boy In The USA And A Violin Are Powering Schools In Kerala
When 12-year old Emhyr saw the poor condition of schools at his native village in Kerala, he decided to light them up with solar power. Read on to know how the young changemaker uses his violin to...
View ArticleThe Shift Series: Bringing Changemakers Into The Limelight
Here is an opportunity to meet out-of-the-box thinkers, change makers and some of the most interesting and inspirational people from various fields. The Shift Series is bringing some amazing people...
View ArticleMY STORY: 7 Months In India And I love It With Everything In Me
In the MY STORY section, we present some of the most compelling and pertinent stories and experiences shared with us by our readers. Do you have something to share? Write to us:...
View ArticleRs. 5 And A Football Game Transformed This Local Don’s Life Forever
Akhilesh was once a local ‘Don’ and wanted by the police for 45 cases against him. Today he is a completely different person and teaches football to kids living in slums and red light areas. An...
View ArticleHe Calls Himself A Madman. We Could Not Agree More.
Swapnil has rescued troubled families, befriended naxalites, given a marketing platform to endangered artisans, brought people from the brink of suicide and much more. Here is his larger-than-life...
View Article10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About India’s First Satellite And The Man...
40 years ago, India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata. Here are some interesting facts about it and the famous astronomer and mathematician it was named after. The year 2015 and the month April...
View ArticleThe Girl With A Bag of Books: How Ninoshka Is Spreading Happiness In Tribal...
Ninoshka’s love for teaching took her to a remote village in Odisha where kids can’t get enough of this new teacher. Know more about her journey and how it changed her life along with that of others...
View Article11-year-old Becomes World’s First Visually Impaired News Anchor
This visually impaired 5th grader fulfilled his long cherished dream of becoming a TV news anchor and became first in the world to do so. T Sriramanujam, an eleven-year old visually impaired child...
View ArticleMY STORY: How I Went From Battling Cancer To Running A Full Marathon In Just...
In the MY STORY section, we present some of the most compelling and pertinent stories and experiences shared with us by our readers. Do you have something to share? Write to us:...
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