Underprivileged kids

Mensa India organized an IQ test for 4,000 underprivileged kids in Delhi. Many of these children of labourers, rickshaw pullers, street vendors, etc., turned out to be gifted geniuses.

When Eshan Balbale saw that students in Sathe Nagar had to walk through a 1.5 km long, filthy, sewage-filled stretch to reach school every day, he decided to make a bridge for them. And he did it in just eight days!

Meet Rintu, the designer turned home-baker who made a very special Ganesha idol this year - an idol made of chocolate which served the larger purpose of feeding many underprivileged children in Mumbai. Here are seven more amazing things to know about her, and the great work she does to contribute to the betterment of the society in her own way.

“It’s not an orphanage. It’s a children’s home and we are their parents. We are their family and we make sure we do the best we can for them,” says Shobha Kumar about a very special place called Spandana.

Selvaraj is a 73-year-old polio afflicted man who is seen begging inside buses in Channai. An Economics graduate by qualification, he started begging when he could not continue working due to his physical condition. Whatever money he earns, he spends on buying books and stationery for some underprivileged kids from the nearby locality.