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This Bank Manager Made Beggars In Delhi Open Bank Accounts. And Changed Lives...

Banking, for Joseph Santhumary Parthiban, isn’t really about money. It is about an everyman’s hope for a dignified life. As an employee of a national bank in Delhi, he persuaded hundreds of street...

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Watch This Incredible Teacher Who Is Making Superheroes Out Of Her Students

India is facing a massive shortfall of teachers in primary and secondary schools. Estimates range from 1.2 million to over 3 million. Young Indians today want to become software engineers, doctors,...

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These Children From A Kolkata Slum Are Doing What Google Failed To Do:...

Salim, Shikha, Kajal and their friends – all in the age group of 10 to 15 – are working hard to put their sprawling Kolkata slum on the map. Relentlessly collecting data about their huts, the people,...

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Breathtaking View Of The Agatti Airfield At Lakshadweep. BONUS: Watch A Plane...

Lakshadweep, as you know, is a group of islands in the Laccadive sea (off the coast of Kerala). Agatti is one of these islands which is open for tourism. Reddit user sunnydelish shared this...

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Watch What India’s First Surfer Girl Has To Say About Waves And Social Barriers

Ishita is India’s first surfer girl. By riding waves and taking up surfing as a sport, Ishita has also broken traditional barriers that women in India face – including the obsession with fair skin and...

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This Man Is Cleaning Toilets So That Our Daughters Can Live A Dignified Life....

60% of Indians defecate in the open. Enter Swapnil Chaturvedi, also known as The Poop Guy. His daughter’s complaint of lack of clean and accessible toilets made Swapnil start Samagra.   What’s really...

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More than 90% Of Indians Were Not Born When This Happened. See What the Other...

India’s Independence Day in 1947 was a time when not many of us were even born. Ever wondered how it must have felt to the people of that time? Here’s a news clip about India’s (and Pakistan’s) most...

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This Start-up Social Enterprise Aims To Change Lives Of 7 Million Artisans In...

What does a tailor, a potter, a ceramist and a weaver have in common? They are all artisans who are now challenged by a loss of market to commercially-made cheaper alternatives and most of them are...

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Watch The Giving Hand As It Goes Around Mumbai Making People Smile

This film, “The Giving Hand”, demonstrates the power of ONE! Watch it to see how small gestures can create joy all around. Video by DexterLab Productions

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All India Radio (AIR) News Is Now Available On Soundcloud & Android Play Store

All India Radio (AIR) is one of the world’s largest Public Service Broadcasters. It’s network of over 350 stations broadcasts programs in 150+ languages/dialects, reaching 99% of the country’s...

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