Books

Thanks to her initiative, 60 government schools in remote corners of the Spiti Valley now have access to quality children's books and fully functioning libraries! #Education

Not everyone has the power to build schools for the underprivileged. But we do have the power to give a child the gift that keeps giving! #InternationalLiteracyDay

What happens to textbooks, guides, half-used books, and stationery once a student completes an academic year, he wondered. Well, they are thrown out or land up with the raddiwala.

“The books are then brought to our warehouse in West Delhi, which also doubles up as a library. We, along with the help of about 40 volunteers and interns, sort through every book, the ones that are torn, or not in good condition are sent for recycling while the good ones are stacked up for circulation.”

A young girl facing bullies in school. Another girl dealing with her parent's separation. These are just two of the hundreds of children who have found a dear friend in the books scripted by Indian authors—all thanks to Funky Rainbow!

The guidelines issued by WHO aims to tackle a larger issue – childhood obesity. Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy eating habits and the worrisome trend of children choosing to spend more time watching videos than playing outdoors, are all contributing factors.

At 13, she happened to read the autobiography of Helen Keller and that was when she realised that the power to transform her life was not with anyone else, but rested completely with her.

“Many coaching institutes guide you on what sitting posture to use and how to make eye contact with the interview board members. I find such artificial training outright useless, if not harmful. The idea should be to come across as natural and as pleasantly as your real personality."

“My parents were both primary school teachers and a large part of my fascination with books began because of them,” she begins.

Kamjong, a town bordering Myanmar, has been ravaged by years of insurgency. What followed is an intervention that could change the face of this town.