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Led By IAS Officer, Citizens are Restoring 8 Dying Lakes & Ponds in Tamil Nadu
Once known for their religious significance and beauty, ponds and lakes in the ancient town of Chidambaram in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu have been now reduced to polluted bodies. From mounting...
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This Tamil Nadu Shop Has Been Packing Sweets In Bamboo Baskets For a 100 Years
Located amongst the bustling shops of Bazaar Street in Trichy, Tamilnadu, is a 105-year-old sweet shop named – Yaanai Mark Nei Mittai Kadai. In Tamil, the word Yaanai means elephant, so the name of the...
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Kodaikanal Women Turn Icons Like Kalpana Chawla, Savitribai Phule Into Rag Dolls
“Born out of necessity and the pandemic,” is how Smriti Lamech (41), a former journalist, describes her new ‘business’ of making rag dolls of feminist icons, from her home in the hills of Kodaikanal....
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How India’s First & Only Radio Channel For Fishermen Is Changing Lives Every Day
Yedimar, a fisherman living on Tamil Nadu’s Pambam island located between peninsular India and Sri Lanka, was alarmed one recent summer day to find that his favourite radio show had gone “missing.”...
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105-YO Grandma Runs Her Own Organic Farm, Shows That Age Is No Barrier!
It’s not every day that you get to speak to a grandma who is 105 years old. So I suppose it was natural of me to make some assumptions about her routine and quality of life. Which is why when I first...
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Tamil Nadu Students’ Magnetic Solution Turns Hard Water Soft, Increases Crop...
Farmers in India mainly depend on rainwater, and sometimes purely on groundwater, for their agriculture activities. Sadly, this essential resource is becoming scarce. Not only are the rains erratic,...
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Biryani to Samosas, Chennai Sisters Use Grandma’s Secret Recipes to Script...
Located halfway between Chennai and Bengaluru is a small city named Ambur. While this city is famous for its temples, mosques and jasmine flowers, for those in the know, it is also an important pitstop...
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This College Lecturer Has Given Jobs To 572 beggars, Rehabilitated Over 5,000
All of us have encountered beggars in public places, asking for money. Many times the request comes with an added story about getting lost or robbed or abandoned by the family members. Those with a...
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How an IAS Officer Helped Set Up India’s First Transgender-Run Milk Cooperative
The last time The Better India spoke to Thoothukudi District Collector Sandeep Nanduri, he was busy monitoring the activities of Cafe Able run by differently-abled people. A few days after launching...
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Chennai Startup Teaches Coding to The Specially-Abled, Helps Them Qualify For...
In 2019, Manu Sekar received a unique request from a client to teach her autistic daughter computer programming and coding. The 31-year-old Chennai-resident, who is a graduate in mobile application...
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Smog Is Coming For Southern India. Here’s How We Can Be Better Prepared
South Indians tend to have the misconception that only the Northern part of India faces smog and other pollution issues. Firstly, though less ‘visible’ in the South, pollution levels are high anyway....
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Cop Helps 108-YO Woman Reclaim Property Rights From Son & Distribute Among...
Stories of bravado, though rare, often leave us with warm, fuzzy feelings and a hint of optimism. This is a story of a grandmother, who along with help from the authorities, went against all odds to...
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Chennai Man Helps Feed Over 3000 After Cyclone Nivar. Let’s Help Him Feed More
After bracing strong winds on Wednesday as Cyclone Nivar made landfall, Chennaites woke up to reports of uprooted trees, waterlogging and flooded areas across the city. The cyclone landed during the...
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9 Years a Bonded Slave, Tribal Boy Rescued by IAS Officer, Gets Formal Education
Mallesh Badrappa, studies Bachelor’s of Social Work at Madras Christian College, one of the most prestigious educational institutes in Chennai. He spends his day waking up early, attending online...
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Tamil Nadu Man Single-Handedly Creates Lush Forest in 100 Acres of Barren Land
D Saravanan could not be a more fitting example of Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quote, ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’. A true environmentalist at heart, Saravanan dedicated nearly 25 years of...
View ArticleWatch: For Rs 20, You Can Drink Your Tea and Eat Your Cup in This Stall!
India is among the largest tea-drinking countries in the whole world. A life without a cup of tea and biscuits is unimaginable for many of us. But it is amazing to see there are still new ways to enjoy...
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Inspiring NRI Went From Struggling to Speak English to Earning USD 2.5...
From not knowing where money for his next meal would come from, and not being comfortable conversing in English until he was in his 20’s, to running a successful company in the US and earning revenue...
View ArticleWatch: Nilgiris’ Hero Postman Who Trekked 15 Kms Everyday For 10 Years
Braving thick forests, tough terrains, and wild animal attacks, D Sivan (66) a Thabalkaran, or postman, trekked 15 kilometers every day to deliver letters to some of the remotest villages in the...
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Retired Couple’s Spectacular Terrace Paradise Has Made Them ‘Gardening Gurus’
To set an example of how organic farming can be done easily from home, a retired couple from Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district has set up a mini forest on their rooftop. Madhubalan and his wife, R R...
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Chennai Hoteliers Revive Ancient Sangam-Era ‘Biryani’, Deliver in Palm Leaf...
In the last year, many of us have kept ourselves occupied during the COVID-19 lockdown by engaging in all sorts of new hobbies. A favourite among many has been trying out new recipes. Along similar...
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