Kolkata

There's a general rule of thumb when you're thinking of donating old clothes: would you give it to a friend? If the answer is yes, then you could go right ahead. If the answer is no, because the clothes are torn, dirty or unusable, it would be better to find alternate uses/options.

“It is much more than making a couple of shirts. It is about creating a positive impact on the product, the environment and the people involved in making it. This outlook of a holistic growth is what drives us."

"Be it hard-hitting facts about dowry or crimes against women, the message can be lucidly conveyed through these puppets.”

It may be their old-age charm or the fact that they serve food driven by taste and taste alone, but Kolkata's 'ka-beens' can make true-blue Calcuttans turn into poets even after 150 years! #FoodSecrets #IconicEateriesOfIndia

There's nothing quite like freshly baked bakarkhani with sweetened milk tea. Did you know this Mughal-era bread has a backstory that can put many Bollywood plot lines to shame?

“My only qualification for writing this book is that I am a human being,” wrote Shakuntala Devi in 1977, calling for “full and complete acceptance, not just tolerance and sympathy.”

“At one glance, it is just another piece of clothing. But we don’t realise the effort and natural resources that went into weaving that fabric and creating the garment. The lack of consciousness was one major challenge to set the balance right.” #Respect #Inspiration

Concerned by the declining green cover in Kolkata, 43-year-old Mantu Hait took it upon himself and developed one kilometer stretch of forest

From fighting against domestic abuse, dowry and child marriage to empowering 200 girls, 30-year-old Shahina Javed is breaking societal norms since the last ten years.

On 15 August 1947, this company distributed nearly 1 lakh tubes of Boroline for free. And in the last 90 years, it's never been indebted to the Indian govt for a single rupee!