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How a Unique School in Chandigarh Is Helping Underprivileged Kids Become Toppers
Government schools often have low education outcomes because of the poor quality of schooling they provide. So Anuradha Mini started a remedial school for government school kids in her neighbourhood,...
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TBI Blogs: Over 80 Govt Schools in Andhra Pradesh Are Using Sticks & Stones...
Despite limited resources, a group of volunteers strives hard to ensure access to quality education for all in the tribal zone of Andhra Pradesh. Chandra Kiran Katta explores the difference these...
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Meet the Teenager Setting up Libraries for Children in Ladakh
Seventeen-year-old Ananya Saluja has a ritual: Every summer, she volunteers in the remotest villages of Leh, Ladakh, and during school days, she raises funds to provide libraries to underprivileged...
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Students in Assam Are Building Roads So Villagers Can Have Safer Access to...
Students in Assam are laying down foundation for a better future by physically volunteering to build roadways in the state. Recently, students from Assam Valley School, in Balipara at Sonitpur...
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Sridevi Is a Dancer, Interior Designer and Now the First Official Transgender...
Sridevi is a bright young student pursuing Bachelor of Arts, in Psychology, Literature and Sociology. She is also a Bharatnatyam dancer who has dabbled in interior designing and has also been a make-up...
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TBI Blogs: Meet Mantra4Change, the Non-Profit Empowering Teachers and...
Mantra4Change is a not-for-profit organisation working with schools in the not-so-popular lanes and alleys of urban and peri-urban Bengaluru. Through its key initiative, School Transformation and...
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TBI Blogs: How a 19-Year-Old Is Pursuing Her Dream of Being a Police Officer...
Being forced to support her family’s meagre income with a job at an early age has not stopped 19-year-old Vaishnavi Kathelkar from pursuing her dreams and ambitions. The long hours and exhausting...
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At 16, Naina Jaiswal From Hyderabad Becomes Asia’s Youngest Post Graduate
Naina Jaiswal is a 16-year-old who loves to study and play table tennis. And yet neither of those facts does justice to this incredible young woman. A genius, she has become the youngest person to...
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This Harvard Student’s Letter to PM Modi on How to Treat Academia Is Making News
Dear Prime Minister Modi, an Indian studying at Harvard University has a message for you. Prateek Kanwal, a student studying public policy from Harvard, has penned a powerful open letter in response to...
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CBSE Just Launched an App to Help Locate Your Board Exam Centre – One Less...
Taking the board exams can be an incredibly stressful time in any student's life, and it can be more so if a student in the midst of all the revisions has to worry about locating the exam centres and...
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This Jharkhand Man Has Spent 25 Years Going Door to Door in Slums to Promote...
His name is Mohammad Mustafa, but in the slums of Jharkhand near Ranchi, he is known as Chun Chun Bhai. And in the span of over 25 years he has been quietly reaching out to low-income families cajoling...
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At This Hospital in Kharagpur, 2 Newborns Being Raised by 6 Nurses Reign Supreme
Since September of 2016, a 6-month-old baby girl has been taken care of by six incredible nurses in a hospital in Kharagpur, West Bengal. And they take such good care of their "Queen" that they even...
View ArticleVir Das’ Heartfelt Letter to Students Taking Their Board Exams Is Something...
The one thing that comedian Vir Das does not find a laughing matter? The pressure students face while taking exams, especially the Board exams. And he has one clear message to everyone - you are more...
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TBI Blogs: The 6 Most Common Challenges for Indians Studying Abroad, and How...
Studying abroad is a dream for many, but the dream can quickly become a nightmare when one faces unfamiliar territory. Grishma Nanavaty discusses the most common challenges Indians face while studying...
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In 3 Years, Delhi Cops Have Helped Rescue and Educate 3,000 Street Children
In the span of just over three years, 3,000 street children in Delhi have been rescued and rehabilitated. And it's all thanks to the efforts of the Delhi police that has joined hands with an NGO to...
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TBI Blogs: 5 Ways to Make Children With Autism More Comfortable in Mainstream...
Children with autism don’t misbehave in a classroom deliberately. Their behavior is a call for help—your help. We met at a party. She was young and vivacious. We hit it off immediately, as both of us...
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TBI Blogs: What This Teacher Did When She Found out That Her Student Travels...
A small intervention can lead to big positive changes for people in need. Sneha Kalaivanan explores the story of TFI Fellow Sajida Vadgama whose intervention on behalf of one of her students helped him...
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Now Open: A University for Change-Makers
There are many volunteer-based programs in Bengaluru that are helping towards sustainable living and community building. However, what they may lack is proper structure, guidance and funds. The...
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MY STORY: I Came From Sweden to India and Saw How One Man Is Transforming a...
My travel to India started with an email sent to me a freezing cold January day in Sweden. I remember it was minus 17 C outside. In this email was a friendly invitation from Mr Kapilananda Mondal, at...
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TBI Blogs: Meet the Young Startup Busy Working to Create India’s First...
Lack of access to English language skills can be a severe restriction to higher education for many children of India. Pranil Naik, and his organisation Leap For Word, hope to remove this stumbling...
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