Tamil Nadu

Sometimes, in order to bring about change effectively, the common citizen must taken matter into their own hands. Such a citizen from Salem in Tamil Nadu is working tirelessly to restore the region’s various lakes to their natural splendour, despite many hurdles.

Learning a martial art is not only extremely rewarding for your fitness, but can also help you rediscover and reconnect to India's unique martial history. Here's a quick guide to help you figure out which one is right for you.

A student-designed solution always involves jugaad. And it was jugaad that helped Subik Pandian, a student of Class 8 put two and two together to make a urinal using a water can.

In India, visiting railway stations can often be a throwback to another era –the nostalgia, the architecture and the interesting history. These 8 Indian railway stations have stories that will leave you fascinated.

Community meal centres like Amma's canteen, Jan Aahar centres and Annapurna Rasois offer wholesome meals to the hungry at a reasonably low price. With food security for the poor becoming a big issue in India, it is time we rekindle the spirit of sharing and address the issue of chronic hunger through community kitchens.

Tamil Nadu’s former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was a controversial figure, with opinions about her sharply divided. However, she was loved by the masses, thanks in great measure to populist initiatives like the Amma Unavagams (Amma Canteens).

Vaishnavi writes about the importance of easy accessibility to emergency contraceptive pills and the changes that occurred after she started a petition against the ban on their sales in Tamil Nadu.

An innovative design that saves water and turns human refuse into an useful resource, Ecosan toilets can help India meet the new Sustainable Development Goals while supporting the Indian government’s vision of a cleaner, healthier society.

A toilet that uses no water is the solution to water shortage and open defecation in rural India. It is the need of the hour.

Here's a list of 10 places across the country to spend an evening looking up into the universe we belong to. These trip-worthy dark-sky havens offer stellar celestial views that you are sure to remember for a long, long time!