TBI Blogs: There’s No Stopping This 17-Year-Old Son of a Former Devadasi and...
Despite being discouraged from studying for being a ‘devadasi’s child’, 17-year-old Kashinath has steadily pursued his education. Now aspiring to become a teacher, this is his story of determination,...
View ArticleThis Ex-Google Employee Equips Underprivileged Youth With Soft Skills to Make...
The/Nudge Foundation in Bangalore is alleviating poverty among youth by equipping youngsters with soft skills that make them more employable. Between 2006 and 2010, when 38-year-old Atul Satija was...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Once a Ragpicker, 12-Year-Old Namita Now Dreams of Becoming a...
Growing up in a destitute environment can be hard and soul-crushing for any young boy or girl. However, this young girl has refused to let her spirits be bowed down by her background, and is dreaming...
View ArticleThis Duo Converted Boring Textbooks into Fun Videos and Animation for School...
This article on using computers for change is a part of the India Digital series powered by Intel India. Learning Delight, a company founded by two management graduates Harshal and Vandan, is making...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How Two Young Women Are Fighting Off Child Marriage In Order to...
Child marriage is still a harsh reality for many young girls and women, especially those belonging to the lower economic classes. Read about the young women who fought against this practice, and the...
View ArticleBreaking Tradition, Harvard Business Review Launches Country-Specific...
The publishers of Harvard Busines Review recently launched an India-specific digital resource aimed at improving the employability of young professionals. H Harvard Business Review is usually...
View ArticleHow Thousands of Children in Indian Slums Are Learning through Colourful...
Katha, an NGO based in Delhi, has been educating kids in slums and publishing books for them since 1988. "I have loved stories since childhood," says Geeta Dharmarajan, children’s writer, editor,...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet the Young Woman Who Pioneered the Education of the Poor in...
Most 10-year-olds worry about school homework, the latest toys and gadgets they want, etc. Meet a young lady who decided to take charge of the education of the poor children in her village at the...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: City School Children Contributed Some Materials. And Just Like...
History tells us that brilliance, achievement, innovation, and excellence are never the exclusive domain of either cities or villages. This heartwarming story of a school in the deep interiors of West...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet Dr. Manga Devi, a Visionary, Teacher, and ‘Mother’ to...
Few people are able to effectively bridge the divide between the urban and the rural populations in India, and be equally loved by both. Here is a stalwart lady who has made it her life’s mission to...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: A Mother-Daughter Duo from Delhi’s Tughlaqabad Are Turning the...
In our gender-skewed society, two women – Priyanka and her mother Pratima – are advocating and fighting for the need for gender justice. Priyanka Kumari, a 16-year-old, lives with her family of six in...
View ArticleHow Students of IISER Kolkata Are Using College Classrooms to Teach...
“Education is the key to bring transparency and accountability in the society. It is our collective responsibility to get our children educated. The vision I have is to see every single child to be in...
View ArticleWhy This Indian Researcher in the US Teaches Non-Violence to His Students
A 7,836-mile detour led a former University of Dayton research engineer with more than 100 research publications and 15 patents, to the University of Dayton Human Rights Center -- to start another...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: MY VIEW – Hundreds of Indians Study Abroad Every Year. Here’s Why...
Indian students comprise some of the biggest populations in overseas universities. With so many Indian students from all backgrounds travelling abroad to study every year, there is a special case to be...
View ArticleHow an Innovative IAS Officer Is Single-Handedly Reviving Rajasthan’s...
"Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource." - John F. Kennedy In 2009, India enacted a landmark legislation promising...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet the Young Turk Bringing Hope & Joy to Children of Jammu &...
The conflict in Jammu & Kashmir has affected all the citizens of the region, and particularly the children. An initiative is attempting to help restore some normalcy to the children’s lives through...
View ArticleAll about Second Chances: This NGO Helps Adolescents in Rural Rajasthan Study...
Doosra Dashak, which literally means ‘second decade’, has been playing a stellar role in providing the right guidance, educational inputs, and skills to adolescents to make their lives more engaging...
View ArticleGrammy Winner David Guetta to Perform In India in Jan 2017 to Raise Funds for...
Grammy award winning DJ and producer, David Guetta will be performing in India in January, 2017, for a good cause -- he wants to raise funds for underprivileged children here. The superstar, often...
View ArticleThis Delhi-Based Engineer Set up an Innovation Lab to Encourage More Girls to...
Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT), a Delhi-based organisation is trying to encourage girls and women to participate more in the fields of science and technology. Here's how. It is a Wednesday...
View ArticleThis Delhi Youth Went for an Internship to a Rajasthan Village. Today, He...
Alfa Educational Society, an NGO based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has started a primary school called Village Spirit Academy in Karawara village to help students get easy access to education. For someone...
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