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Exclusive: Indian Engineer in US Grows 16 Veggies in Backyard, Inspires...
A lovely childhood, a bachelor’s degree in computer science, MBA in IT Business Management from the famous Symbiosis Institute, a Masters in Information Systems from the USA, a happy marriage, a...
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This Engineer Once Earned Rs 6.5 Lakh a Year. As a Farmer, He Now Earns 20 Lakh!
“You just need the courage to come out of the loop,” begins 28-year-old Anup Patil, a software engineer-turned-farmer. Two years ago, Anup was working as an IT engineer and earning a handsome salary....
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How 5 Lakh Farmers Came Together to Produce an Award-Winning Shyam Benegal Film!
It was 1976. Trucks full of farmers from Gujarat reached the nearest cinema hall along with their family members and friends to watch a special movie. Not just because it was based on their story, or...
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20-YO Farmer’s Jugaad To Help Widowed Mom Wins Him Over 3 Lakh YouTube...
He was still in his mother’s womb when Narayan Lal Dhaker lost his father to a heart attack. His twin elder sisters were just two-years-old. His mother, Sita Devi, managed the 7.5-acre farm owned by...
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‘I Knew He’d Make It One Day’: Driver’s Son Makes It To IIM-A, Fulfills...
Hitesh Singh recalls how his mother would stay awake till 2-3 am every day to make samosas. His father, who worked as a driver during the day, would then come back home in the evening to fry the...
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Daughter Takes Up Farming After Dad’s Accident, Earns Double By Fulfilling...
Vijay Daund wanted to become a lawyer, but instead, took up his family occupation of grape-farming in his village Lonwadi in Nasik district of Maharashtra. His wife, Lata, aspired to become a doctor...
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25 Lakhs From 1.25 Acre: Rajasthan Woman Grows Pomegranates & Apples on...
In 2008, a joint family in Beri village of Sikar district, Rajasthan, split. Out of the three brothers, two had good jobs. However, the eldest brother, Ram Karan Khedar, was a home guard and earned a...
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Rs 50/Day to Rs 50 Lakh/Year: Incredible Story of a Jharkhand Farmer With...
“Our former president, APJ Abdul Kalam, said, [A] dream is not the thing you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn’t let you sleep. I, too had a dream of making my farm fertile, and it kept me up...
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‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Karte Rahe Kaam’: Meet Delhi’s 65-Year-Old ‘Parathe Wali...
“Jab tak hai jaan, karte rahe kaam!” You cannot help but agree with 65-year-old Dalbir Kaur says these words with a beautiful smile. Famous as the ‘Parathe wali Aunty’ who runs a dhaba at the Milan...
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Journey of a TikTok Star: Meet The Cook Who Danced Her Way to a Million+ Fans
On 1 September 2019, when Mamta Verma was watching the show Dance Plus, she was inspired by Amardeep Singh Natt’s robotic dance moves. The next day she tried this style on a famous Punjabi number,...
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Despite Droughts, This Maharashtra Farmer Is Earning Lakhs From 1 Acre!
A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. – Colin Powell Marathwada’s current drought cycle began in 2011, and except 2013, the rains have failed...
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Bahinabai: This Farmer-Poet Was Illiterate, yet She Has Life Lessons for Us...
“Arey Sansaar Sansaar, Jasa Tava Chulyavar Adhi Hatala Chatake, Tevha Milte Bhaakar” (Oh this life, just like a pan on the hearth First it burns the hand, only then one gets the bread) – Bahinabai...
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Buy Tickets in One State and Board Train in Another? Yes, Such Stations Exist!
Train journeys in India are not just about travelling and reaching the destination; they are different things to different people. For some, the journeys are a source of income, while for some, they...
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This Man Is Fighting Against the System to Give Beggars a Dignified Life
Sharad Patel, a farmer’s son from Mirzapur in the Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, was supposed to acquire a degree and settle for a well-paying job to support his family. However, he took a different...
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This Young Rajasthani Trainer Left His Job to Fight Against Chemicals in Farming
It was in 2012 when Pawan Tak visited a hospital in Ajmer and came across a girl who had tried to commit suicide by drinking a harmful pesticide. This incident changed his entire course of life! “The...
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5 Times Residents Did Not Wait for the Railways, but Built Their Own Station!
Indian Railways (IR), the lifeline of India, has the distinction of being the second largest railway system in Asia and the fourth largest railway system in the world. The total number of railway...
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Mumbai Is Going to Ban Plastic, Here’s the Perfect Replacement for the City’s...
As per the BMC, the city of Mumbai generates at least 8,000 metric tonnes of garbage every day. And an estimated four percent of that consists of plastics. Though plastic bags that are thinner than 50...
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Maharashtra Cracks Down on Chemicals, Farmers to Get ‘Prescriptions’ for...
At least 50 farmers have died because of suspected pesticide poisoning since August this year. A majority of deaths were reported from Yavatmal, a major cotton-growing district in Maharashtra, which...
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Chartered Accountant and IIM Graduate Is Now a Path-Breaking ‘Hindustani...
“I make random life choices… most of them are regrettable” says the Twitter bio of the latest sensation in the spoken word poetry world, Hussain Haidry. However, he is definitely not regretting his...
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How a Poet Who Had Never Had Alcohol Mesmerised Us About a Madhushala
“M adiralay jane ko ghar se chalta hai peene wala, (Seeking wine, the drinker leaves home for the tavern.) kis path se jau asmanjas me hai woh bholabhala, (Perplexed, he asks, “Which path should I...
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Software Engineer Quits Job to Bring Organic Jumbo Guavas to Our Homes
Neeraj Dhanda would have remained a software engineer all his life had he not visited the VNR nursery in Raipur, where he saw the ‘Jumbo’ guava for the first time. Neeraj was born in a farmer’s family...
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You Can Claim Rs. 100 per Day in Case of a Failed ATM Transaction
Technology has made our lives more comfortable, but at times it can fail, and we have to bear the consequences. Take the case of ATMs. Although they are one of the best inventions to have been made, a...
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Young Innovator: 19-Year-Old Farmer’s Son Invents Driver-Less Tractor!
Yogesh Nagar, a 19-year-old from Bamorikala village of Baran district of Rajasthan, is the talk of the town these days. Why is that you ask? Well… Yogesh has invented a driverless tractor! Yogesh’s...
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Yash Found His Way in Life by Giving You a Healthy Alternative to the Pizza!
For Jayashri Kulkarni, a former lecturer at Karad Government Engineering College, life came to a halt when her son Yash was diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children with...
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This Farmer Grew 100 Tonnes of 20-Foot Tall Sugarcane in One Acre! Here’s How!
Appaso Kabade, a farmer from Karandwadi village in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, owned 30 acres of ancestral land. As a local sugar mill was giving a reasonable price for sugarcane, he started...
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Elections: How Are Your Votes Counted? Are They Secure? Here’s How It All Works!
Today is the big day for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. But do you know the people responsible for bringing the results to you? In fact, the entire process ensures the secrecy and security of the...
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5 Farmers Who Prove Smart Agriculture Can Make You Rich
Drought! Loans! Untimely rains! Low market prices! It often seems like farmers have endless suffering in their lives. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why none of us wants our kids to become a farmer....
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11 Must-Watch Movies That Definitely Broke the Mould in 2017
2017 has been a great year for Bollywood fans. We saw some breathtaking performances in movies like ‘Mom’, ‘Newton’ and ‘Trapped’. It was also a year where the audience appreciated documentaries like...
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This Engineer Learnt Farming on YouTube and Grew Strawberries in Rajasthan!
Growing up, Deepak Nayak would often visit his family’s ancestral land in Rajasthan which was being managed by farm labourers as no one had no time to work on it. “Those few days spent on our farm were...
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5 Cancer Patients, 5 Heartfelt Wishes & Your Chance to Fulfil Them! #Giftawish
As a child, Dr Swapnil Mane was so moved by a cancer patient’s death due to lack of money, that he decided to become a cancer specialist and not let cancer patients die just because they could not...
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Expert Speak: Five Things the Budget Gave Farmers, and What They Really Need
The debates about the union budget for 2018-19 are going on, especially the help it will give to the farmers and other marginalised sections of the country. To get an on-the-ground reality check and to...
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Midnight Munches & Garba Grooves: Why I Instantly Fell in Love With Ahmedabad!
I am a Bengali by birth, born and brought up in Maharashtra, married to a Himachali and I have stayed in around eight cities of India so far. Though Pune will always remain my first love among all of...
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Born With Impaired Legs and Missing Fingers, This IITian Is An Inspiration To...
“I feel I was born as a star. You know why? Because I have this joined thumb on my left hand – just like Hrithik Roshan,” 22-year-old Shivam Porwal says and joins in our laughter. Porwal was affected...
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An 8-foot long Vegetable That Can Make Music? Meet the Breeder Behind It!
A photograph of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adiyanath measuring his height against a giant bottle gourd (Lauki), is going viral. If you are wondering about the farmer who has grown this bottle...
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In Conversation With Pankaj Tripathi, the New-Age Face of Indian Cinema!
Born in a farmer’s family in the small village of Belsand in Gopalganj district of Bihar, Pankaj Tripathi became a well-known name after his powerful performance as Sultan the butcher in the Gangs of...
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Irrfan Khan’s New Tweet Is an Eye Opener to Society. Are We Listening?
Speculations! Rumours! Gossip! Fake News!These entities act like delicious, but unhealthy, fast food for the taste buds of our mind.But there is a great difference. While fast food is extremely...
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This Actress Single-Handedly Transformed a Drought-Hit Maharashtra Village!
Recently India witnessed one of the biggest farmer agitations ever in Mumbai. Farmers walked for 180 kms to demand their rights and make several other demands. Among the demands was a request to waive...
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Gymnastics team Penalised at CWG 2018 For Mistake In Attire! May We Know Why?
I can still feel a shiver of pride when I recall Dipa Karmakar’s perfect Pradrunova in the qualifying round of the Rio Olympics 2016. Karmakar vaulted into history books by becoming the first Indian...
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The True Story behind Meghna Gulzar’s Upcoming Movie Raazi!
“Jayema Sam Yudhi Sprdhah” ( I completely defeat those who dare to fight with me) That was the motto of INS Vikrant “courageous”, a Majestic-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy. However, we...
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Commonwealth Games: India Is Going to Win Gold, Even If India Loses. Here’s How
What is the most interesting match for Indians? The answer is obvious – A cricket match! What is even more interesting than a cricket match for Indians? The answer is even more obvious – A Cricket...
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Lost Faith in Govt. Officials? What This DM Did for a 6-Year-Old Will Restore...
The entire country is shocked by the rape and murder of an eight-year-old child and the alleged involvement of police officials in the case. As citizens, we are losing faith in the government...
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This Ex-Programmer Now Earns Rs. 50k per Month by Growing 2.5 Lakh Flowers!
What are the major challenges for the farmers in our country today? The fluctuating temperature Unavailability of cultivable land And soil infertility, due to heavy usage of chemicals over the years....
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How Education Lets This Farm Labourer’s Son Help Thousands While Earning Lakhs
In the Jambazar village of Pusad district, Maharashtra, Khalil Khan got his share of 2.5-acre land after it was divided among his brothers. There was a road crossing in-between this farmland which was...
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A Farmer’s Step-By-Step Guide To Making The Switch to Organic Farming!
Have you ever come across a farmer in India who wants his son to become a farmer? If not, then we would like you to meet Ashok Rameshwar Panwar, who wishes for his son to become a farmer one day. A...
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21 Lakhs in 70 Days: Growing Muskmelons Helped a Farmer Earn This!
41-year-old Khetaji Solanki is the new talk of the town for the farming community these days. That’s because this farmer has earned Rs 21 lakh within 70 days by growing muskmelons on his 4-acre land....
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Death, Grief, Wanderlust and Love : How Rabindranath Became ‘Gurudev Tagore’
“I know not who paints the pictures on memory’s canvas; but whoever he may be, what he is painting are pictures; by which I mean that he is not there with his brush simply to make a faithful copy of...
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23 Gold, 6 Silver & 3 Bronze: This 7-Year-Old Skating Champ Has Already Made...
Subhash Yashwantrao Kamdi was born in Kinhala, a small village in the Hinganghat district of Maharashtra, and was the first one from the village to acquire three degrees in a row—BE (Electrical), MBA...
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This Man’s Awesome ‘Farm-on-Terrace’ Has Over 1000 Plants & 40 Bonsai Trees!
Tunku A Jaleel, a freedom fighter from Indonesia worked closely with the Indian freedom fighters in Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta) back in the 40s. During his stay in the nearby villages of Somariya, he...
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These Dancing Dadis Will Convince You That There’s No Age Limit For Having Fun!
A 5-year-old choreographed and danced on the tunes of ‘Mhare hiwda me nache mor’ in a local competition, and since then, dance became her life. Today, that little girl has turned into a choreographer...
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Couple Quit 10 Years in Banking to Help Farmers Reach 2000 Families Without...
‘Our biggest achievements are when customers say they feel healthier, and when our farmers say they can now give a better life to their children, and our eight-year-old daughter said that she wants to...
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