helping underprivileged

Rozy Saldhana (51), a resident of Mumbai, was put on dialysis due to kidney failure five years ago. Today, even as she fights for her life, she spared her oxygen cylinder and sold her jewellery to help others ailing from the coronavirus.

Tanay Jain (15), a class 10 student from Kolkata started Katran Foundation that upcycles waste fabric from textile factories, provides employment to karigars, and donates clothes to underprivileged children.

Living up to his Hippocratic oath, this 67-year-old medic, Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan dedicated his life to make affordable medical attention accessible to the most underprivileged sections in Vyasarpadi situated in North Chennai since the last 40 years.

Using available waste materials on the campus like waste palm wheels, coconut leaves, a stick, and wheels of small cycles, these students made a makeshift sweeping machine to help the aged sweeper.

The availability of platelets at hospitals can be checked on the drug controller’s website, but it's not enough - BBMP Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad assures that platelets will also be made accessible to the underprivileged free of cost.