Though India is becoming a leading political and economic power, basic health amenities is a major challenge yet to be accomplished. Basic health and sanitation facilities like toilets are still a distant reality for many in India. On 22nd March 2013, when UNICEF observed world malnutrition day, the organisation pointed out that India has contributed to over 24% of under five … [Read more...]
He Failed In JEE, But Didn’t Give Up. And Gathered The Courage To Quit, Which Most Can’t!
Dealing with failure is the toughest part of life. Picking yourself up, and moving forward with all your strength to reach where you want to be is tougher. Meet Vamshi Kodaganti – A Fauji brat, Hyderabadi, food aficionado - who is currently pursuing his masters at IHM Pusa. For Vamshi, life in literal sense, has been a roller-coaster ride. In his words “sometimes it's just … [Read more...]
A DU Student, Arushi, Is Dancing Her Way Towards Success. And She Is Inspiring Many On The Way!
Nowadays we see social media inundated with motivational videos that give us inspiration to live our dream. Sometimes these videos have formidable entrepreneurs at the helm of colossal corporate houses eloquently sharing their success stories and these videos undoubtedly give us ephemeral inspiration to be a go getter but this motivation gradually vanishes as we return to our … [Read more...]
Story Of The Don Turned Football Coach Who Now Sells Shoes On The Streets While Doing What He Loves
“Messi is god”, Chirag from Ahmedabad had put down on his bedroom’s wall. He put an end to his dream of turning a footballer and hanged himself after failing to crack the IIT entrance examination. When asked “who’s your idol”, Baljeet from Chandigarh shouted “Ronaldo”. Little did he know, India mein paida huye ho toh doctor ya engineer bano, footballer nahi. Baljeet went into … [Read more...]
‘WANTED: Girl – Tall, Slim & FAIR….’ What’s With That Indian Fetish For A Fairer Skin?
This write-up stems from the agony that hits me every time I see matrimonial ads in paper. Through this piece of work I do not strive to seek answers or judge anyone but for once I wish to draw attention to the silent sufferers. It seems these matrimonial seekers are on a window-shopping spree where they pick ones which have both, looks and qualification; especially in case of … [Read more...]
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