Children

Meet P. Reji Thomas, who in 2009 started the bless foundation. In addition to his family of four, he took in two HIV infected children. The family found difficult to make ends meet. But Reji was determined to do his bit to help the children.

12-year-old daughter Maanavi has been helping the needy for four years now. Be it raising funds for charitable organisations or gifting stationary to kids at an orphanage – Maanavi is actively involved in working towards the betterment of others in whichever way she can.

In a small town in West Bengal, Ananya Ghosh is defying tradition and the pressures of society and poverty to become a role model for girls.

The residents of Springfields Co-op Housing Society in Kothrud, Pune, collect old cycles, repair them, and donate them to village kids who have to walk 3 to 7 km everyday to reach their classrooms.

Shahrukh is a young boy who bears the burden of supporting his family, while also giving hope for a better future to the children of his community.

Underprivileged at-risk children and child labourers in the Kashmir valley are slowly getting the opportunity to gain an education again.

Your children need not spend their summer vacation indoors watching television. Check out these summer and adventure camps for kids aged 9 to 17.

Angel Xpress Foundation connects people who want to do constructive social work with less privileged children who want to learn. The volunteers teach municipal school children in public spaces like parks or promenades for 2-3 hours a day.

Is it time to talk about sexuality and puberty with your kids? Sex education is important for kids and teens to avoid abuse, develop healthy relationships and be aware of their bodies. Here are 11 books by Indian authors that can help you start the conversation.

Worried that the kids will be bouncing off the walls in sheer boredom during the school holidays? Or they'll be glued to cartoons or playstations all summer? Here are some ways to keep them entertained, active and out of trouble. At very little or no expense.