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Ed-Tech Startup Matches IITians, Graduate Mentors With Students Who Need...
A unique ‘matchmaking’ platform is trying to match students with their “perfect mentor”. Started by two architecture graduates from Chennai — Rohit Raheja and Sachit Dugar, Mentor Match is an online...
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TN Man Gives Famous Tirunelveli Halwa a Zero-Trans-Fat Twist; Ships to Canada...
It is customary for those who visit Tirunelveli, a city in Tamil Nadu, to purchase a packet of halwa from one of the thousands of shops selling the hot and gooey sweet. While there are various ways to...
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School Dropout Builds Patented Machine To Turn Banana Waste Into Rope, Earns...
I have grown up hearing about the banana plant’s versatility and that every part of it is useful. From using the leaves as serving plates to the stem, flower, and fruit, all are edible. The only waste...
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As Simple as Charging Your Phone, This E-Bike Goes 50km on One Charge
A quick trip to the corner grocery store in your car or bike might save you the physical labour of having to walk or cycle, but the ever present guilt of burning fuel for this short-term purpose will...
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IAS Officer Plants 2020 Trees in the Middle of Chennai, City plans 1000 More...
Nestled away, amid the concrete jungle in Kotturpuram district, Chennai, lies a mini-forest of teak and mahua trees that is home to birds and a flutter of butterflies. For many years, however, this...
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Boondi Chaach To Gajar Halwa: Chennai Boys Blaze A Trail With Ice Popsicle...
Ever since he was a child, Barath Jaiyanth from Chennai felt fascinated by ice cream trucks depicted in the cartoons and shows. He loved their bright colours and how children would come spilling onto...
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85-YO Grandpa Is Keeping a Rare Folk Dance Alive With His Award-Winning Efforts
Every now and then you come across people who break barriers and inspire us to achieve our goals, sans excuses. Bhathirappan, 85, from Thekampatti village in Coimbatore district, is one such person. He...
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How A UP Sweet Maker Made A South Indian City Fall In Love With His Gujiyas
Gujiyas, also known as chandrakala, are not just a Holi special, but a year-round affair in Bombay Sweets, an iconic eatery in Thanjavur, a city brimming with great living Chola Temples. Like the charm...
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Despite Earning Rs 750/Day, Tamil Nadu Welder Serves Meals At Rs 5 To 400...
The nation-wide lockdown, imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affected people across India differently. Some took it as a time to learn a new skill, and some experimented with and upgraded their...
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600 Free Lessons & 24,000 Kgs Waste Cleared: TN Surf School Goes Beyond Beach...
It’s the year 2011. The big waves lashing against Kovalam beach, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, have fishers casting their nets for a fresh catch. Nearer the coast, rather unexpectedly, a couple of teenagers and...
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Living on Streets to Playing For India Abroad: Homeless Girl Writes Her Own...
For soccer player Sangeetha Sekar, taking part in the Homeless World Cup in Scotland (2016) meant swapping her old and worn-out clothes with a brand new shining blue jersey. Swanky sneakers took the...
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How To: 71-YO’s Hack of Using Greywater to Flush Toilets Is Simple Yet Brilliant
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and several health experts maintain that washing hands with soap and water is the best way to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. According to WHO guidelines, a...
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Former TN Child Labourer Earns His PhD and Educates Kids of a Deprived Tribe
On 30 March, Dhamodharan Muniyan, a 41-year-old former child labourer from the Adi Dravidar Scheduled Caste community, defended his PhD thesis on improving the learning outcomes of children from the...
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Tamil Artist Uses Kolam to Transform Couple’s Home, Paints 55 Panels in a Week
In southern India, it’s common to see women drawing intricate patterns or kolams every morning just outside their front door. The kolam is drawn at the threshold of one’s home using rice flour – which...
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TN Forest Officer Protects 100-Acre of Mangroves, 40000 Turtles & More, Wins...
Ramanathapuram Forest Range Officer S Sathish is a local hero, known for his stellar efforts in environmental conservation. Whether it’s bringing down the organised crime of poaching, saving the Olive...
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IIT-Madras Team Innovates Solution To Extract 90% Water From Urine & Save...
In 2018, professors and students of IIT-Madras were gearing up to compete in a competition where the team had to identify various environmental issues and brainstorm finding sustainable solutions for...
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Brother’s Death Inspires TN Man To Offer Free Ambulance, Meals In Remote Areas
In 2008, Durai Prithviraj (35), a resident of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu, found himself in dire need of an ambulance. His younger brother had met with an accident, 20 km away from his home,...
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To Fight Taboos Around Breastfeeding, Single Mom Encourages 300+ Mothers To...
After delivering her second born, Coimbatore-based Dr M Aishwarya slipped into postpartum depression. Having recently separated from her husband, she was now a single parent to a 3.5-year-old daughter...
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Coimbatore Couple Sells Snacks For Rs 5 To Rural Groups; Earns Rs 35 Cr/Year
IIn his book ‘The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid’ (2004), C K Prahalad, a professor at the University of Michigan’s business school, talks about giving purchasing power to marginalised...
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TN Fisherman Vlogger’s Brilliant Videos Show Unseen Side of Fishing to 4 Lakh...
Catching fish using the precision of arrows, walking on sea beds with aluminium plates as shoes, and diving 150 ft underwater with no oxygen cylinders – these are just some of the traditional fishing...
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