Education
The story Pooja Mishra, an IIM C alumnus, who left the corporate jumble to establish a school for hundreds of underprivileged kids in her village of Purasi, Raebarelli
Pooja Mishra, the eldest amongst her 3 sisters, always had her roots deeply embedded in the village of Purasi near Raebareli. But, her parents chose to educate her in Lucknow as there was no place for quality education in Purasi. She completed her schooling from a school affiliated to an International Board, pursued Engineering as …
Bukkaraya Samudram: A school in Andhra Pradesh educating differently abled children through sports and cultural engagement and encouragement
Everyone is differently unique and uniquely different. Bukkaraya Samudram School (BKS) in Andhra Pradesh embodies this notion and employs sports and cultural activities to empower children with hearing and speech impairment. BKS was pitched in 2008 when the Rural Development Trust (RDT) commissioned the school to be a singular institution in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh which …
How Promila Bahudar’s work in spreading computer literacy has empowered hundreds of rural women across Uttar Pradesh
In 1991, India, it wasn’t usual for a 14-year old teenager to teach herself on how to use a computer. But Promila Bahadur accomplished this and what she did with this knowledge has profoundly changed the lives of many young women in a poor village just 15 kilometres from her hometown of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. …
Popular musician and rapper Chance would be donating $1 million to Chicago Public Schools
Popular musician and rapper Chance, whose real name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, revealed in the month of March that he would be donating a total of $1 million to numerous Chicago Public Schools. The rapper made the announcement during a news conference at Westcott Elementary School, which sits a few blocks away from where he …
Lost & Found in Translation: How a linguistic start-up Chatter Box is helping hundreds of Refugees in London
Where there is will, there is a way. However, for the refugees, despite the absence of a way, their will remains persistent. This statement mirrors the situation for almost every refugee across the globe. Mursal Hedayat, an Economics graduate, came to the United Kingdom at the mere age of four as an Afghan refugee along …
Science Ashram: An Ashram grooming and producing entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers and artists of tomorrow
In the world of constant approval and competition, there resides a place, where all the young minds are wired and rewired off the tangibility of the preexisting norms of the society. Such a seclusion is called Science Ashram. Science Ashram is an unique hands-on science learning centre where children learn the concepts of science by …
How cartoons are changing the landscape of education in rural Bihar
“Home is where the story begins. When I start something, it should be in my home state.” With this thought, the journey of Surya Prakash – an IIT Bombay alumnus – of educating the children in Gopalganj district in rural Bihar in the most effective ways started. After interacting with many school children, he realised …
A school, under a flyover, in New Delhi is transforming the lives of hundreds of deprived children
A first year college dropout from Aligarh, Rajesh Sharma lives in Delhi with his family and owns a small grocery shop. Born and brought up in difficult circumstances, Rajesh had to give up his dream of acquiring higher education as his family could not afford to pay his fees and the college was located at …