A scheme which sees food delivered by hand to homes in the tribal villages of Jharkhand was initiated by the state government this week. It aims to provide food to at least 70,000 vulnerable families in the state.
A miracle has taken place in Rapar district, one of the most backward areas of the Kutch region in Gujarat. The cleft surgery of three-year-old Hansa has brought back smiles to not only the little girl. but also her parents.
Hundreds have commended the young man for his commitment to his studies but have also expressed dismay that children in the country still have to resort to labour.
She worked as domestic help, a construction worker, a sweeper and took on every other odd job she could find to ensure her children had the best education and life.
Courage can take many forms. Leaving your home with your young children in search for a better life, and to escape the clutches of domestic violence, takes a special kind of courage, that Nirmala exemplifies.