Unsung Heroes
The man, who was once a 17-year old cold blooded murderer, is now a Ratcliffe scholar and is the owner of 2 successful startups
Chris Wilson was a simple child, with a wondrous mind who loved to read books. But after an incident which saw his cousin getting shot, he moved with his mother to Prince George’s County. Deeply scarred by the loss, Chris’s sadness was aggravated by the abuse he faced from his mother’s boyfriend and his life …
A Museum where the exhibits are 850 different varieties of Rice and the curator is a farmer from Karnataka
“It is said that in the Puri Temple of Orissa, the deity is served a different variety of rice every day during the Daily Puja. This means that there is a serving of at least 365 different varieties of rice every year”. At first, this claim might seem exaggerated to an astronomical extent, but the …
Meet Jayaprakash and Yasmin: They Want to Build Bengaluru’s First Cat-Only Shelter
Passionate about rescuing animals, Jayaprakash Satyamurthy is the founder of an animal welfare trust called Animal Aid Alliance and he runs the Bengaluru-based cat adoption page, Moni’s Home For Needy And Hungry Cats on Facebook. Having dedicated last nine years to animal rescue, Jayaprakash says, “While there are several mixed shelters in the city that …
How an 8-year-old grew his hair for 2 years to make wigs for Cancer patient
8-year old Thomas Moore went about with his life like any carefree and fun-loving kid would. But, he found a new dimension to life, when he saw his mother watching a video involving a little girl, on social media, who was battling cancer. Initially, he thought that the girl in the video was a boy …
Former banker on a mission to turn around the life of tribals
Every day we witness that our lives have always been encumbered and entangled in numbers. The highest percentage in school, the figures of GDP growth rate, the fall of the stock market or the millions who died in a year. Although seemingly logical by their outlook, numbers often reduce even the most genuine human lives …
A Retired Bank Employee who transformed the lives of hundreds of children of Prison Inmates
Whenever we think about crimes, justice and judgement, the first image that conjures up in our mind is the image of a notorious criminal behind bars. The visual confirms our contentment for the judgment that has been served to this heinous stratum of our society. But we forget, that behind every bolted bar, there …
Son of a tailor, this man makes unbelievable portraits just by a few needles and threads
STORY OF THE NEEDLE MAN OF INDIA – ARUN KUMAR BAJAJ It is said that creativity presents itself to the prodigy as a mystical gift which he hones throughout his life in order to give shape to the shapeless and give form to the unseen. But creativity is not just limited to the gifted. Instead, …
Once a street kid himself, this man has saved more than 9000 street children till date
Story of S.Murugan who has saved more than 9000 children till date with just sheer Will and an Auto Rickshaw While receiving the award from the then President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan tears rolled down his eyes. The Five Star Hotel where he rested in a double cot transverse …