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Demonetisation has struck many people very hard, especially the small-time traders and daily wage earners for whom cash is the main medium of transactions. A bank’s innovative and quick thinking helped make life easier for several such cash-strapped citizens.

Swapan Sett has been travelling across the country, playing music on busy streets and selling his art, so that he can see his wife hale and hearty again.

As India rapidly evolves into a global economic force, more and more entrepreneurs are innovating and creating unique products. Here are two such entrepreneurs who have come up with some fascinating ways to merge the best of global practices with the best of India.

Anju Narayanan, an Indian living in London, writes about a heartwarming incident that happened at the Indian Embassy when she went to get her five-year-old daughter's passport renewed.

Roshan Shah writes about an amazing experience and a life lesson on spirituality he learned from an auto-driver.

Saurabh Rane finished a 10 km run in Mumbai in 57 mins. This was while he was taking medicines for extensively drug-resistant Tuberculosis. Having promised himself that he would do insane things if he survived, Saurabh signed up for one of the most challenging treks in India after his recovery.

The most inclusive party thrown in Bangalore this month was also the most political and courageous one. It had the audacity to argue that people are people and love is love and that cannot and should not be discriminated against.

Veeksha Madhu writes about the five vital lessons every young Indian should learn from the US Presidential election, 2016.

Anthony Raj worked in the corporate sector for several years before he learnt about indigenous architecture techniques and became fascinated by them. Today, he builds many eco-friendly homes in India. This is his story.

My name is Ananya V. Ganesh and this is the story of how I achieved my dream of getting my first book published as a 10-year-old.