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Actions that Matter Rural India Youth

How 2 young professionals are breaking the silence around menstruation for 600,000 people in rural Jharkhand

September 18, 2019

Actions that Matter Innovation Technology Youth

How the death of a friend roused Vivek to create an auto rescue system, saving road accident victims

September 16, 2019

Actions that Matter Issue 32 Unsung Heroes

A PIL by a Senior Citizen that saved 132 girls orphaned by 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

September 16, 2019

Actions that Matter Rural India Science & Technology Youth

An Engineer who is building science laboratories in remote villages of India using locally available resources

August 16, 2019

Actions that Matter Science & Technology

IIT Delhi alumnus develops a low-cost audio-tactile device that helps visually impaired kids comprehend real-life images

July 29, 2019

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Stories from the Category

Young Changemakers

A contraption that lets the wheelchair bound to stand

Tannison Mathews June 25, 2019

A jewellery lover who turned the fortunes of a distressed tribal community by using ‘Bamboo’

Sarah Khan June 21, 2019

TOC partners as storytelling partners with 3M CII Young Innovators Challenge Award 2019

optimen June 18, 2019

A big YES to the young explorers of Uttar Pradesh

optimen May 31, 2019

[Book Review]: The search of the truth, as is

Tuhin Sen May 8, 2019

FIRST-HAND: First hand testimonial of Farheen Bano whose efforts brought respite to a water scarce low income neighbourhood in Lucknow

Tuhin Sen April 26, 2019

FIRST-HAND: First Hand testimonial of Sumanth who created an English curriculum for minority children in Hyderabad

Tuhin Sen March 28, 2019

The enigma of constitutional impact and how a national game solved it!

Tuhin Sen March 22, 2019

Stories from the Category

Unsung Heroes

[MY STORY] I met a teacher on my work trip to a remote Himalayan Village and it changed my understanding of grit and determination

Milaap February 16, 2019

Green People

How a group of volunteers are setting up examples of rural tourism and organic farms in Uttarakhand to inspire thousands of villagers to come back home

Sonal Paliwal March 20, 2018

Sarbjeet Singh

Sarbjeet Singh – A man blessing from Shimla who has arranged 20,000 units of blood for many hospitals, runs a free canteen for hospital patients and drives a free-of-cost funeral van

Debarati Choudhary March 12, 2018

Stories from the Category

THE IDEA

A young Couple who left their illustrious careers to weave Personalised Heroic Tales for Children across the Globe

Nazneen Kachwala October 31, 2018

A new ‘thought’ by a quartet of youngsters is bringing rural artisans to limelight

Milaap September 14, 2018

An NGO is utilising colour to honour its patrons and support entrepreneurs from distressed communities

THE OPTIMIST CITIZEN September 1, 2018

Stories from the Category

THE ACTION

A young man’s incessant tussle to bring dignity for the sex workers of New Delhi

Tuhin Sen November 27, 2018

A resolute volunteer from Lady Shri Ram College who broke the ceiling of patriarchy and created inclusive spaces for the oppressed

Tanvi Desai October 29, 2018

Debunking conventional hospitality, this backpacker’s hostel is creating a therapeutic tribe

Tanvi Desai September 12, 2018

Stories from the Category

THE PEOPLE

Kids of a primary school in a financially marginalized community of Gujarat dare to dream

Tuhin Sen November 30, 2018

Ima Keithel – The oldest woman run market of Asia, a vocal flux of women voices in Manipur

Milaap May 23, 2018

A girl from a deprived community turns Director and all it took was a Donated Camera

Nikita Kothari April 13, 2018

Stories from the Category

THE IMPACT

How a couple is changing lives in tribal hamlets of Maharashtra using forgotten government schemes

Nazneen Kachwala November 11, 2018

For those who love – The Faces who won the fight against Section 377

THE OPTIMIST CITIZEN September 6, 2018

In the valley, beyond the unrest, young Kashmiris are building mental peace in youth through art

Tannison Mathews August 17, 2018