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This man from Hyderabad has rescued more than 77,000 animals! This is his story.
A usual day in Pradeep's life starts with looking after over a dozen rescued dogs who he shares his home with. These dogs are affected with various disabilities, impairments and those without limbs. Pradeep Parakuth shelters these abandoned dogs which...
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Meet Archana Soreng: A 26 years old Tribal Climate Activist from Odisha working to empower indigenous communities
"We need concrete Climate Action- not empty promises. The future of their generation depends on it"- believes an excited and committed Archana Soreng while talking about the importance of climate action and the indigenous communities involved in it.  26 year...
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Meet Padma Shri Manjamma Jogathi: The first trans-president of the Karnataka Board for Folk Arts
As she walked through the aisle to receive the Padma Shri, she greeted the President with a unique gesture of blessing which went viral on social media. With this one gesture and all the work she's done through her life,...
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Meet the Forest Man of India: Padma Shri Jadav Payeng
“I will plant till my last breath”- says an enthusiastic Jadav Payeng who has a forest reserve in his name, fully developed and grown by himself. This is why he is also known as Jadav”Molai” Payeng. This is his story...
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Meet Harekala Hajjaba: A fruit vendor who built a school for children with his daily earnings!
Many years ago, when a foreign tourist asked him the price of an orange in English, Harekala Hajjaba from Mangalore did not understand what had been said and felt embarrassed. He had not had the privilege of any kind of...
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Meet the doctor couple working to tackle high infant mortality rates in rural India
Located in Western Maharashtra, some 1,000 kilometers from Mumbai and bordering Chhattisgarh, Gadchiroli district is a backward rural region. 60 percent of its landmass is covered by forests and 80 per cent of the people live below the poverty line....
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Meet Chinmayi- winning over ADHD one day at a time to becoming the youngest covid warrior of the country
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Click here to watch the exclusive Youngbees podcast with Chinmayi The Covid 19 pandemic had a huge impact on all of us. An interesting thing to note was the participation of various age groups in raising awareness and spreading kindness....
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Life is seriously funny: Stay kind to self and others!
Being kind to others begins with yourself. Let me briefly touch various facets of our lives and share my view on how does kindness play out.  Let’s begin with parents. And for a moment imagine your parents don’t have a...
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Celebrating the power of research, welfare and women with Megs Shah and Fairuz Ahmed
It all started in 2020 when Megs and Fairuz heard “Stay Home. Stay Safe.” Their first thought was “What if home isn’t a safe place? How will these people reach out for help?” ​So later when they heard about the...
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Meet Sushovan Banerjee, Padma Shri and the famous “Ek Takar Daktar” from West Bengal
Octogenarian Dr Sushovan Banerjee is a physician from Bolpur, West Bengal. He is better known as ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor) for treating poor patients for just a rupee. Today we bring to you the story of this famously...
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