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An Engineer Has a Unique Solution for Farmer Suicides. And It Involves Cows.
Cowism is a startup founded by computer engineer Chetan Raut, who believes the integration of indigenous cows in agriculture is the only solution to stopping farmer suicides. Farmer suicides were at...
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This Man Uses His Limited Resources to Buy Drinking Water for Poor Residents...
A young man from drought-hit Junnar in Maharashtra is quenching the thirst of area residents with his own resources. Several major rivers like Ganga, Godavari, Krishna and Netravati have been reduced...
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In the Face of Extreme Hardship, This Farmer Did Something Incredibly Brave...
Meet Vitthal Hari Mandole (Vithoba) from Khadki Budruk village of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra, the farmer who tilled his land with a cot because he could not afford a plough and a pair of bulls....
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The Farmer Who Tilled his Land with a Cot, Now has a Pair of Bulls. Thanks to...
Just a week ago, The Better India shared the story of Vitthal Hari Mandole (Vithoba) of Khadki Budruk village, who tilled his land with a cot because he could not afford a plough and a pair of bulls....
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No Band-Baja, No Flowers And No Sweets. But This IRS Officer had a Wedding...
At a time when couples usually want lavish weddings and grand honeymoons, Abhay and Priti have set an example by spending their wedding money on the education of children of farmers who committed...
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The Interesting Story of How a School Dropout Bookseller & His Customer Wrote...
A Class 7-pass book stall owner from a humble background, Santosh Pandey authored a book based on the Ramayana with the help of his friend Vinod Cherian. “Misfortune is the best fortune. Rejection by...
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Buy and ‘Plant’ This Special Rakhi To Help Save a Farmer from Poverty
This Rakshabandhan get to know what goes into making the thread that binds – the farmers, weavers and spinners behind the scenes. You can also grow a small plant from the seed encased in this very...
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This Engineer Left His Government Job to Become a Farmer and Is Earning in...
Harish Dhandev, a 24-year-old engineer, left his government job in 2013 and started doing aloe vera farming. Today, he is the owner of a company with a turnover in crores. At a time when the number of...
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The Incredible Story of India’s First Female Barber: Shantabai
She saved her family from starvation and death by embracing her late husband’s profession. In the process she broke gender stereotypes to become India’s first female barber. From India’s first woman...
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This Heroic Sportsman Worked all his Life Helping Others and Died Trying to...
Bablu Martin was a cricket and football player. He dedicated his entire life to sports and to helping people. On Saturday, he lost his life trying to save three children from being buried under the...
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12-Year-Olds Win Battle against School to Reduce Weight of Backpacks. Want to...
Two students held a press conference last week to raise the issue of kids in their school carrying heavy bags to class every day. A few days later, their efforts paid off and the school authorities...
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This IAS Officer Carried Heavy Sacks to Prevent a Dam from Collapsing and...
A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who thought on his feet and acted quickly, was able to save hundreds of villagers from drowning in the Balia district of UP. Over 2 million people from over 1,000...
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VIDEO: Riteish Deshmukh’s Rap Debut Will Make You Agree & Say ‘Thank God,...
Thank God, Bappa is just not like us.. That’s how Actor Riteish Deshmukh starts telling us about GanpatiBappa, in his debut as a singer in a new video. The video is a Mumbai Film Company and Star...
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This Engineer Lost His Eyesight When He Was 28. But He Studied All Over Again...
Nitin Prabhakar Sirmokadam is determined to follow his dreams despite being visually disabled. His mother’s love and efforts have enabled him to get this far. He greets you cheerfully as soon as you...
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How Mohan Got to Go Back to School at 18, Thanks to a Shipping Container...
Like many other places in Vidarbha, 18-year-old Mohan Prabhu Kale’s village, Siradhan in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, was also affected by drought again this year. He had studied till Class 7 in...
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This Engineer Left His Job To Adopt And Educate The Children Of Drought...
In 2015, Ashok Deshmane founded Snehwan – a home and school for children of marginalised and drought-affected farmers. Vishnu Gite, a gifted and intelligent child from a farmer’s family, is not...
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Have You Ever Wondered What Happens to Street Children When They Fall Sick?...
Kalpana, 12, a street child who stays under the Teen Haat Naka flyover in Mumbai, could have died of malaria last month had it not been for the help arranged by Signal Shala. There are an estimated...
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Meet the Dental Surgeon Who Improved Sanitation and Revived Water Bodies in...
Dr. Avinash Pol, a dental surgeon from Maharashtra, guided the residents of more than 70 villages in the state to help revive water bodies and learn about beneficial government schemes. He also helped...
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Daughter of Lifetime Imprisonment Convicts Goes To School With The Help Of...
Four-year-old Priti Kewat from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh started going to the BNP Memorial Higher Secondary School this week. It’s normal for a small child her age to step out of the house, holding her...
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What Happens When A Young Musician Gives Voice To Poets Like Nirala, Pash And...
Harpreet is an independent musician who is bringing back the voices of India’s forgotten classical Hindi and regional language poets through his music. Thanks to Jagjit Singh and his soulful voice, we...
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