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Old Treasures & New Hopes: How a Delhi Book Shop Is Helping Poor Kids Dream Big!
For bibliophiles across the world, nothing comes close to the comfort and a sense of belonging that books and novels offer. It was the many universes that these unassuming books conjured up—where one...
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This Woman Got 2.3 Lakh Indians to Donate – Right from Their Doorsteps!
An oft-asked question in many online communities I am a part of is where can clothes, books, stationery, and toys be donated. Often, the inability to personally hand any items at the NGO is a...
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In 5 Years, This Amazing Kerala School Has Built 100 Homes for the Homeless
Sister Lizzy Chakkalakkal is the principal of Our Lady’s Convent Girls Higher Secondary School in Thoppumpady, Kerala. Five years ago, she discovered that one of her students was homeless. This...
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Pulwama Attack: How You Can Help the Families of CRPF Martyrs Rebuild Their...
On February 14, a CRPF paramilitary convoy of about 2,547 troopers was returning to its base in Srinagar after a brief vacation. Just then, an SUV loaded with explosives rammed into one of the...
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IAS Officers to Daily Wagers: Citizens Raise Crores for Families of Pulwama...
Social media has given us all a voice – we often use it to communicate our points of view and sometimes, comment and pass judgements on things that we have no idea about. It is very easy to lose...
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Ridiculed For Her Face, Kerala Woman Is Fighting Her Destiny & Needs Your Help
“I am willing to work as a domestic help or even a cleaner—any job that will provide me with a stable livelihood to look after my family. But because of how I look, no one is willing to hire me,” says...
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Summer Saviour: Hyderabad Auto Driver Quenches Thirst of Cops, Bystanders for...
Temperatures in Hyderabad will soon touch the 40 degrees Celsius mark, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. The first measure to beat the heat is to hydrate yourself, making sure that...
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Using Lifetime Savings, TN Couple Opened Their Home to 100+ Elderly From the...
At first sight, Tirunagar-based R Jalaja and K Janardhanan will pass off as any other retired couple, making plans to invest their time and savings in travelling or with family. Well, they did find a...
View ArticleWhy a Painter has Fed 8 Lakh Free Meals to People Visiting Govt Hospitals in...
“Kisi bhukhe ko khana khilana duniya mein sabse badi charity hai (The greatest charity in the world is to feed the hungry),” says Bengaluru-born Syed Gulab, who provides free food to bystanders waiting...
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Couple Donate Savings for 20 Years to Help Over 150 Families Overcome Poverty
“We don’t need all the money we make. We just need a part of it to survive and the rest can be used to help the ones in need,” says Shinod PC, who with his wife Bindhu has been on a mission to help...
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Opportunities To Do Some Good In Mumbai When You Are Pressed For Time And Money
Ever since the pandemic left me isolated at home, I’ve been looking for new ways to connect with something outside of my own life. Watching people struggle to find hospital beds, employment, food and...
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Why I Quit Teaching To Run 11 Cafes Employing People With Disabilities,...
In 1979, when Mahadevan Muthalampet was a night manager at Hotel Sudarshan in Chennai, he made a promise to himself — one day, he would help people who, like him, were struggling to make ends meet....
View ArticleCharity restaurants of Mumbai
Alright, the restaurants talked about in this article are not quite as philanthropic as the title seems to suggest. Yet, it is a great business model where the poor benefit too. Those of you who might...
View ArticleTeaching street children a thing or two
Akanksha Foundation, a non-profit organization trying to improve the lives of slum children via the medium of education, recently held a literary fest. The objective of the fest was to get these...
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A click and a Flash of Hope
Haran Kumar 24-year old Haran Kumar is a freelance photographer for the Times of India. What is perhaps less known about his life is the story of his rise from a boy living on the streets to an...
View ArticleQuality Education for Slum Children
The Students of Symbiosis Infotech Campus (SIC) have come together to contribute towards providing better quality education for slum children. The group is called Prayatna and their intention is to...
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DEEDS – Listening to their call for help
About DEEDS: DEEDS is a Charity for the Hearing Impaired. It is an acronym that stands for Development Education Empowerment for the Disadvantaged in Society. Their Vision: ‘To Enrich & Touch the...
View ArticleHUL Sankalp – A Determination To Do Good
14,000 employees. 40 locations across India. 23,375 hours of community service clocked. This has been the success story of Sankalp – the employee self actualization program at Hindustan Unilever Ltd....
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Clothes Bank
This article is about a unique initiative called the Clothes Bank. Many people just throw their old clothes away. Old pair of jeans which one no longer fits in, an ancient sweater with some wool pulled...
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GiveIndia
We at The Better India are pleased to announce a partnership with GiveIndia to help our readers make a difference in the lives of people in need. What is GiveIndia? GiveIndia (www.giveindia.org) is a...
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