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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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A Small Step To Make The World Better: A Guide On How To Donate Online For Children’s Education
A famous quote by Charles Glassman goes like “Kindness begins with understanding that we all struggle”. This holds perfect truth when we look at the status of children devoid of basic education in India today. Amidst all this, kindness comes...
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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 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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