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There are moments in our lives that take us by surprise and end up challenging our perspectives, our mindsets and even our understanding of our own lives.

As we usher in the new year, we asked our readers to tell us the kindest act they had witnessed in 2016. The entries were often times witty but also heartwarming and reflective of humanity.

Jafar Iqbal from the Indian Blind Cricket Team talks about his journey, love for cricket and how he beat the odds to follow his dreams.

Perhaps it was a sheer sense of desperation that made a 20-year-old pregnant woman from Delhi send out a message to a well-known Snapchat group claiming that she wanted to end her life by overdosing on drugs.

"I want to thank that nameless bus conductor for teaching me that there is no fixed time or place to be kind to someone."

Groups of people from across the world are taking to the internet to share and express their Christmas spirit in an unusual way -- by doing Bhangra.

"India is a magical place. The energy that I get from the country and the fans creatively inspires me. Music can change lives," he said.

Filmmaker Ishan Shukla's animated short, Schirkoa, has made history by becoming the first Indian entry to qualify for the Oscars.

Shishka Kuteer, an English-medium school in Chhattisgarh asks guardians to plant and care for saplings rather than pay fees.

Meet Tiara Abraham -- a 10-year-old who realised that she is musically gifted at the age of five when she burst into vibrato while singing Happy Birthday and was in college by the time she was seven years.