Youth
How Cleaning staff and 2 students from Jamshedpur are subtly rediscovering what it means to be free
Saloni and Aditi from Jamshedpur Public School are creating a dialogue with Safai Karamcharis at school, subtly rediscovering what it means to be free While studying at school, I remember asking my mother for money every now and then – for music CDs, books, clothes and so much more. More often than not, I would …
How youth in Vellore are fighting their difficult upbringings by imbibing the core values of the constitution
The district of Vellore is a major medical and industrial district of Tamil Nadu. Home to the Christian Medical College and Vellore Institute of Technology, the district is the largest exporter of finished leather goods in the country and also got a place in the next round of smart cities project list, released by The …
How the constitution is unfurling the knotted diversity of India’s largest youth population
Upon research, we find that according to the Census of 2011, Uttar Pradesh had the highest number of young people in the country. Out of the total population of 19.9 crores, there were nearly 4 crore young people (15-24 years) – a prominent 17.5% of the total population. For the persistent problem its associated rhetoric …
Project No Hunger: Teenager trio from Delhi who are relentlessly crusading to vanquish Hunger
According to The Global Hunger Index 2017 – an index based on factors like the prevalence of undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality – India had been placed at the 100th Position. Although, there has been significant improvements in the daunting figures of child mortality, according to 2015–2016 survey data, more than …
Debunking conventional hospitality, this backpacker’s hostel is creating a therapeutic tribe
Part of the tribe! Part of the tribe – an epithet that probably brings in images of communal fervour and community bonding. But, it wouldn’t be necessarily a statement that you would associate with a chain of backpackers hostels. The Lost Tribe Hostel might be that new a figment of that tangible imagination. The low-cost …
Two friends who are turning rural youth into social changemakers in a village with high dropouts
A substantial portion of the urban youth is embroiled in deliberation and public discourse like never before. Right from cutting back on their caffeine consumption and filing taxes to choosing the next step for our curriculum on primary education, urban youth are right in the thick of things. But, often this demographic tag of urban …
Guhaar: An alternative media platform that unfurled the Narmada rally beyond the valley
“We were going to Gujrat to attend the Rally for the Valley. Now, in an organised peaceful rally, we found the attitude of authorities towards us as immensely hostile. I felt like this was not my country; seemed like an alien land perhaps. All four of us were dragged into a police van for no …
Micro yet Macro: A Micro-finance institution’s efforts to change 5000 young lives
“Strengthening India – one step at a time”. This phrase felt absolutely true when I visited the social activity centre of Prayas in Bhabra, Gujarat. Prayas is a micro-finance and social development NGO established in 1997. It’s vision is to have a more sustainable and equal society through social activities in villages and providing funds to …