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Unlocking The Power of Kindness in Our Schools: Priya Ramteke
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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched-they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller Time and again, there are moments in life that challenge your core beliefs and bring you to ...
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Kindness- The Way to Unity : Rekha Shahani
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I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest source. I salute that source in you. Let’s work for unity and love. -Mahatma Gandhi   Kindness unites us. It has the power to change the world, if we choose...
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Peace Education Works! : Kirthi Jayakumar
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If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? And why? What is your greatest fear in life? I asked different groups of students I meet on a regular basis for Peace Education programs, both these questions. The students ranged from...
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This man is running a free school for children under a metro bridge in Delhi
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This is the story of a changemaker who believed in the power of education and kindness. What it resulted in came to be known as the “Free School Under the Bridge”.  Rajesh Kumar Sharma from Delhi has been running a...
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Meet the “Tunnel Man of India” : Amai Mahalinga Naik and his journey of transforming a barren land
In a small village called Kepu near Mangalore, Karnataka, lives a 70 year old Amai Mahalinga Naik who has transformed his barren land into a flourishing farm.  He resorted to traditional techniques of agriculture and single-handedly developed an organic agriculture...
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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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