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Meet Bal Pandian: The Bird Man of Koonthakulam
Koonthakulam wetland. (Credit: Ashish Kothari) “About 3,000 birds nest here in the peak season,” pointed out Bal Pandian as I panned my camera along the graceful flight of a flock of landing pelicans....
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A Student from Singapore has pledged to help people in rural India build toilets
When Peixin Li took up an internship in Bangalore, as part of her Social Science and Communication course at National University of Singapore, little did she know that she would, in some way, champion...
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Saving The Planet, One Step At A Time
Arun Krishnamurthy is a busy man. He has, with help from his team and the eco-conservation foundations he works with, managed to cover 67 schools in three cities in just this one year. Three hundred...
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Share My Cake – Teaching Children to Celebrate with a Difference
Year after year, we celebrate our kids’ birthdays. Year after year, we are straddled with a whole lot of gifts which we do not know what to do with. Most of the times, these are things the kid has no...
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The Power Of A Story – Rural Women In Sathyamangalam Empowered With Video...
Women in remote hamlets in Tamil Nadu are being empowered with training in the handling of a video camera and are now producing films to show the reality of their lives and to fight for their rights....
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Project Axshya – Creating Waves About Tuberculosis Via Community Radio
It is four pm, and sounds from ‘Arogyavedi’, a programme in the local dialect wafts into Kunjamma’s home, from the radio set by the window. The show on Radio Mattoli, a community radio station, is not...
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Little Flower School: Giving Voice, Words and Dreams To Deaf Children
Our writer visits Little Flower School in Chennai and is amazed with the dedication shown by the staff as well as the talent and eagerness of the children. Nobody can really tell these children are...
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Step Up for Disaster Risk Reduction: Appreciate, Encourage and Empower the...
The social role assigned to women as caregivers and nurturers naturally extend to disaster risk management, to secure life and the continuity of livelihoods, and to maintain the life support systems,...
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In Photos: Make A Difference (MAD) Has Been Making Some Noise In Chennai
Make a Difference is a youth-focused organization that is trying to bridge the gap in education and empowering young people to take on bold initiative. It’s Chennai chapter has been making great...
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Sevalaya – Service For All
Read about a remarkable organization working from villages in Tamil Nadu, and exemplifying service in its every deed. With various initiatives ranging from orphanages and a school to medical care and...
View ArticleYou’ve Heard of Heroes Before. But what Narayanan has Done is Truly...
“All it takes is one moment to forever change you,” believes Narayanan Krishnan. With a degree in hand and a future in sight, Narayanan was on his way to be an award-winning chef at a 5-star restaurant...
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Tarang: A Symphony Binding Special Children Into An Inclusive Society
A new program in Chennai is enabling differently-abled children and children with special needs to experience the joys of music, dance and other art forms in a comfortable and non-invasive environment....
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Video: How Kalaivani Used Organic Farming To Triple Her Profits
Twenty years of hard work and devotion has made Kalaivani from Vellitiruppur, Tamil Nadu a celebrity of sorts in the organic farming circles in Erode district and beyond. In this video, learn how she...
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An Organization That Is Providing Low Income Households With Access To...
D. Paul Sathianathan, CEO of GUARDIAN, a microfinance institution and a not-for-profit organisation, talks about their work of providing loans to the society to ensure access to clean water and toilet...
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Every Year, This Man Brings Coaches From The USA And Teaches Basketball To...
Good deeds go a long way – sometimes through generations, touching many people. Here’s the story of Crossover Basketball and Scholars Academy whose intent to spread goodness can be traced back to the...
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These Engineering Students At Vellore Are Showing Us What It Really Means to...
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead When I first heard of Swades, the words of Margaret...
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Home Of Joy For Children Of #HIV Positive Parents. Some Affected, Some Not....
Bhavana Nissima visited a home for children of HIV +ve parents in Chennai. She came away touched, informed, pensive, and in some inexplicable way, happy. More importantly, she learnt a few of life’s...
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One Of The Oldest In The World, This Dam Exemplifies The Amazing Engineering...
Built around 2,000 years ago across the Cauveri River in Tiruchirapalli District of Tamil Nadu, the Kallanai Dam is still in excellent condition and used as a major irrigation dam even now. The dam has...
View ArticleCan Man And Elephant Co-Exist? Yes, And All You Need Is A Mobile Phone!
The Valparai district in Tamil Nadu has witnessed 39 deaths in 19 years due to human-elephant conflict. Often when we see reports on such incidents, the flashy headlines like “Man trampled to death by...
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