Children

Over 100 girls from Holy Angels School in Thiruvananthapuram stood up for their own safety, and their tenacity paid off.

Casteism and discrimination is still a problem in many parts of rural India. This 13-year-old has initiated a fight against these social evils in her village, vowing to eradicate casteism, illiteracy, child marriage, and child labour.

The students of Rajagiri Centre of Business Studies have been organising Crayons since 2011, a day-long fest for children living in orphanages in and around Kochi.

Meet Vivek Kopparthi, an Indian-origin resident of Arizona, US, who was recently named in the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list of super achievers. Here’s why.

The pinnacle of empowering disabled individuals and their families is when parents of deaf children take the initiative to be leaders in their own communities. Muslima Bibi and the Malancha Sadhan Resource Centre are shining examples of such inspirational stories.

Quizzing culture is an integral part of many schools and students’ lives. However, many underprivileged children are unable to experience the same. A new initiative is bringing the joy of quizzing to these children, and making education more fun in the process. Sneha Kalaivanan explores further.

Jellow Communicator offers an easy-to-use interface and helps children with Down syndrome, autism, brain injury and cerebral palsy.

Nishant Jain is a 15-year-old boy from Mumbai who has been working with schools in the city to collect batteries and e-waste in order to recycle them properly.

Too many schools focus on academic learning while ignoring other aspects of education that are equally important in a child’s development. Seetha Ananthasivan talks about a school in Bangalore that is attempting to make its students’ education more holistic and in-tune with the lessons from Mother Nature.

The National Bravery awards will be given to 25 children for 2016, four of whom will receive them posthumously. The awards were first introduced in 1957, and are given in five different categories. But what are these awards, and how are the awardees selected? Rakesh Dubbudu from Factly takes a closer look.