This village woman walks on a kuchcha road everyday to fetch water. She comes back home to cook on a mud chulha, with no electricity in the house. You can help her.
The people of Pimpaldhara village are losing many precious lives just because no vehicle can reach them due to lack of roads. We appeal to our readers to help these villagers get this basic amenity.
It’s been 68 years since independence. While many urban clusters in India are so lit up at night that they can be seen shining from space, large parts of the country are plunged in darkness. One such village that sits in deep shadows is Pimpaldhara. Here's how you can help it emerge from the darkness.
Even as urban India continues to develop at a dramatic pace, a tiny settlement in Maharashtra still awaits what most of us take for granted - electricity, potable water, roads….and a well-functioning school.
Indo-Canadian Girish Agarwal scaled the heights of Mt Kilimanjaro as part of his campaign, Summit For Dignity, to raise money to build clean toilets in Indian schools.
Kashava was made a devadasi when she was just a six-year-old child. After struggling with numerous challenges that life gave her, she has finally emerged a victor. Kashava now works for an NGO which helps devadasis.
Yallava Matangi's grandfather threw her into the flesh trade because of a senseless superstition. But Yallava is living peacefully now in village Nidasusi in Karnataka. She forgives everyone who made her a devadasi. This is Yallava's story, in her own words.