health hygiene

When doctors dismissed her severe period pain, Lucknow-based educator Zarine Garcia decided no girl or boy should feel the same. Through the Study Hall Foundation, her sessions have reached 4,500 students across rural Uttar Pradesh, breaking years of silence around menstruation.

A routine morning assembly in Telangana’s Adilabad now sparks change. Through 'Aarogya Pathshala', IAS officer Rajarshi Shah introduced 20-minute health lessons that fight stress, substance use, and absenteeism. Today, over 250 schools are thriving, attendance has climbed to 70%, and children are carrying lessons of health and hope home.