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A Mobile-Based Service that Uses Community Power to Save Elephant & Human...
This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. Did you know that every year up to 300 people and 40-50 elephants...
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How an Ordinary Mill Worker Shook Powerful Governments Just by Using the...
One would think this 80-year-old would have hung up his boots a long time ago. Why then is he, instead of reading a newspaper on the porch and playing with his grandchildren, busy keeping the local...
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What’s the Difference Between Madras And Chennai? These Photos will Tell You!
This man from Chennai found a unique and beautiful way to visualise the vivid contrast between the Madras of the past and the Chennai of today. Here is a glimpse of his spectacular work. "While the...
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How Savithri Has Been Playing Mother to Destitute Elderly Women for 37 Years
In 1978, Savithri Vaithi started an old age home, Vishranthi, for abandoned and destitute elderly women in Chennai. Thirty-seven years later, and at the age of over 80 now, Savithri still spends her...
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MY STORY: I Grew up in Karnataka Disliking Tamilians. Then This Happened.
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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We Wondered Why They Called Him ‘Young Gandhi’. Now, We Couldn’t Agree More!
They call him the ‘young Gandhi’ in his village of Thennur in Tamil Nadu. Like Gandhi, he returned from abroad with a renewed commitment to his environment — to work with the infirm, the young and the...
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Why 5000 Books Travelled All the Way from USA to Find a Home in a Tiny Police...
"Ever since the advent of the internet and e-books, printed books are of no value anywhere now." So thought this US citizen who had books to give away. An ACP in Tirupur, India, disagreed. The books...
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Why Did Late President APJ Abdul Kalam Call Siddharth a Friend?
Siddharth GJ is a motivational speaker, a father, a Certified Documentary Credit Specialist, and a friend of the late President APJ Abdul Kalam. He also has cerebral palsy. Siddharth's journey has...
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Sai Bakery: A Mother’s Sweet Gift to Her Autistic Son and His Differently...
Visit Sai Bakery in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, and you will find more than just the wonderful aroma of freshly baked goods wafting out of it. You’ll sense the pride with which it is run and the confidence...
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A Disaster Expert’s 13-Point Plan to Help You Stay Safe in #ChennaiRains
Heavy rains over the past few days have battered Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, killing almost 100 people, destroying crores worth of property and businesses, and stranding residents in flooded...
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14 Moments When #ChennaiRains Brought out the Best in Humanity
Waterlogged streets, flooded houses, stranded transportation - all this and more define the grim situation in Chennai right now. The city is going through a very challenging time, facing its highest...
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Stuck in #ChennaiRains? Here are 10 Ways to Get Help Right Now!
As soon as one believes that the weather will finally clear up and people will get some relief from the heaviest rainfall in over 100 years to hit Tamil Nadu, another spell of rains enter the state and...
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Crayon Lights, Coin Phone Chargers – 9 Incredible Jugaad Solutions That...
When rains and floods in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu made life come to a standstill for many days in a row, there was an urgent need for quick and simple solutions that could help rescue...
View ArticleThis Couple Getting Married in Chennai Rains Is the Sweetest Thing You’ll See...
The recent Chennai floods have been the worst in the city’s history. With many areas being inundated, we woke up to stories of heroism, humanity and also those of government apathy. But here is a story...
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This Must-Have 2016 Calendar Will Inspire You Every Day of the Coming Year
The ‘I am Special’ calendar, , brought out by Swarga Foundation, Coimbatore, features people with neurological disorders, with the aim of spreading awareness about these disorders and sharing the...
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These Unsung Clowns in Chennai Bring Laugher and Love to the Hopeless and Needy
“We cannot cure diseases but at least we can reduce the pain for a while and distract people from their suffering,” says Naveen Loganathan of Humanitarian Clowns. Remember your childhood days when a...
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How a Fisherman’s Son in a Coastal TN Village Became a Surfing Champion &...
From a undistinguished boy who surfed the waves using flotsam and styrofoam boards, to becoming a champion surfboarder, Murthy Megavan has come a long way. He is at the center of an upcoming surf...
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VIDEO: ‘I am Chennai’– Say The Bravehearts Who Showed the World How to Fight...
As we bid goodbye to 2015 – the year of protests and hopes, anger and courage, of disasters and compassion. Other than being remembered for the many remarkable things that took shape in India and the...
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Roads Made of Plastic Waste in India? Yes! Meet the Professor Who Pioneered...
A Government order in November 2015 has made it mandatory for all road developers in the country to use waste plastic, along with bituminous mixes, for road construction. This is to help overcome the...
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Parents Don’t Have to Worry About Their Child’s School Bus Anymore. All...
This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. Parents are often worried about the safety of their children...
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