Chennai

K.R.Srinivasan, father of Ranganathan.K.S, was driven by an obsession to donate his body for medical research. This is the story of a father as narrated by his son – his story of determination and passion for a very noble cause.

From a undistinguished boy who surfed the waves using flotsam and styrofoam boards, to becoming a champion surfboarder, Murthy Megavan has come a long way. He is at the center of an upcoming surf school serving as a source of inspiration for aspiring surfers, trainers, community builders and humanity - lifting the lives of many, like a rising tide does.

Air purifiers have become a very important appliance in many houses, hospitals, schools and offices located in cities with high pollution levels. And researchers at IIT-Madras have come up with one that is both affordable and efficient.

Many times this year, different people and incidents made Indians proud of being a part of this country. Here are the 22 best ones.

“We cannot cure diseases but at least we can reduce the pain for a while and distract people from their suffering,” says Naveen Loganathan, from the Humanitarian Clowns.

Sanjeev Sekhar had some heart-warming experiences when he was in Chennai during the rains – incidents that broke several stereotypes and left a deep impression on him. Here is a look at 12 such people and events he came across, that changed his outlook forever.

After Chennai’s recent catastrophic floods, the one question that looms large is - 'could proper urban planning have prevented such a disaster?' Here are an architect's suggestions on a few steps that need to be taken in the city now, and the basic fundamentals that should be followed when planning any city.

About 2,000 sex workers, from Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, collected a sum of Rs. 1 lakh and donated it for the ongoing relief operation in Chennai. This is how they did it.

The Government of India has announced that all passports lost or damaged due to the Chennai rains will be replaced for free.

A Bangalore based entrepreneur, Dinesh Jain, has reached Chennai with a gift that has the potential to solve the scarcity of drinking water there. He has put together a mobile unit that can convert 20,000 litres of any kind of water into drinking water.