Children

IPS officer Veerendra Mishra has worked exclusively with the Bedia community for years to help the newer generations escape the cycle of intergenerational sex work. He shares how his efforts have moulded engineers, IAS officers, and lawyers through education.

Written by author Archana Mohan, the children’s book ‘Extra: Extra Love, Extra Chromosome’ is mother Shivani Dhillon’s attempt to create empathetic allies for neurodiversity, and to encourage children to embrace their peers with Down Syndrome.

Assam’s Pallabi Ghosh founded the Impact and Dialogue Foundation to rescue girls from child trafficking. She rehabilitates and empowers them through skill-building and community support too.

The Union Education Ministry has launched ‘Jaadui Pitara’ to promote fun learning for 3–8-year-old kids. The material includes toys, puzzles, posters, flashcards, storybooks and more.

Mumbai's Abhishek Baheti has built smartwatches that make parenting easier with their GPS tracker, emergency SOS Button and other useful features.

After learning how many people die of hunger, Nilay Agarwal set out on a mission to make India starvation free with the help of volunteers.

St. Jude India Childcare Centres provide free, safe and holistic cancer care to thousands of children from low-income backgrounds who are battling cancer. CEO Anil Nair shares how they have been helping bridge the gap in cancer care in India since 2006.

In a recent marketing campaign #TogetherWeRise by the Mahindra Group, children highlight the changes needed in the businesses of today to make a better and more equal tomorrow.

Benoy Stephen explains how Ultimate Frisbee is helping children find new ways to dream, and how this unique self-refereed, mix-gendered sport could be the ‘ultimate’ solution to addressing a lack of education in underprivileged children.

Moved by the plight of a mother on the verge of abandoning her disabled child, special educator Anil Joseph from Agra decided to shelter the baby, which became instrumental for him to start an NGO and a shelter for children.