My Story

Radhika Mittal moved from Singapore to India to give back to society and she is doing that in a wonderful way by including young changemakers in her efforts. She, along with 24 slum kids of Delhi are spreading awareness about the ill effects of child labour in firecracker factories through nukkad nataks (street plays) across Delhi.

Inspired by her friends, my mother started a new tradition in our home last night. She invited the family of our maid Madina to come home for dinner.

Yadukrishnan. P and his friend wanted to do something to express their love for the game of football. So these school students formed a group called ‘Lets Football Lets Cleanup’ to make sure that the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi is cleaned after every Indian Super League match held in the city. This is their story of doing their bit for the country.

Tina Malkani Gholap and her husband have helped in the adoption of over 30 dogs in Pune. But this July, something happened because of which people of their own residential society were standing against them, and five puppies who were recently born inside the society premises. This is how they finally got the puppies into safe and loving homes.

About 11 years ago, a family from Pakistan travelled to India to visit their relatives. Here, they were pleasantly surprised by one man. Monie Ahsan, till this day, thinks about that guy and prays for him. This is what happened.

We always like meeting two kinds of people in life. Those who inspire us, and those who get inspired by us. Recently, Abhinav Bajpai got a chance to meet one from the first category - a guy who inspired him to work harder towards the cause that he has taken up. This is his story.

Sushrut Ahale wanted to do something special on his birthday, and to make the day a happy one for many people around him. This is what he did.

When 23-year-old Devina Singh found out about Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru, she stood on the road with a placard to ask him a crucial question. This is what it was.

The Garadama panchayat and its people had seen a lot of violence by the Naxals and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). They had also seen extreme poverty. But beyond all this, they had seen the helpless attitude of the administration and the corruption of the politicians — as a result of which no development took place in their area despite funds being sanctioned by the Centre.

He had grown up observing the endless conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and had formed some preconceived notions about Tamilians and their language. But once he got a chance to live in TN, his perspective changed forever. There were several humbling incidents that led to this change. And here is one of them.