Mumbai

In April 2014, the Vile Parle resident had booked train tickets on the Howrah Mumbai mail for his wife and son, who wanted to travel from Jabalpur to Mumbai in June 2014.

From air-lifting doctors to ensuring crucial supplies reached on time, Praveen Pardesi went the extra mile to help rain-ravaged Kerala.

For the small-scale wonder, idli packs a good punch of protein, fibre and carbohydrates. In a single idli, it has merely 39 calories.

Mumbai is soon going to overhaul its transport ticketing system like other top cities in the world.

When all seemed bleak, the couple pulled through the difficult period and decided to adopt a daughter.

Since the fire had broken out between the 12th to 16th floors of the building, the evacuation process was extremely challenging. The lifts could not be used, and with smoke rapidly-filling up the floors, the lives of several people were in danger.

“My mother taught us two rules: One, family comes first and two, if we put good out in the world, it’ll come back to us in some way.”

Sheetal Jain was born in India’s oldest and Mumbai’s largest red light area, Kamathipura. While her maternal grandmother was a commercial sex worker, her mother took to bar dancing to make ends meet.

However, exposure to classical music is not the only benefit a young child gets from attending Little Ustaads.

This Mumbai municipal school has set a sustainable benchmark, by using upcycled furniture.