Educating first-generation girls
“Meri maa ka shikshan nahin huan. Mere ghar mein koi nahin sikha hai. Meri badi behen aur mera bhai, unko…
Living is Giving at the Purkal school
The Purkal school is nestled in the Shivaliks, at the foothills of the Himalayas. It has roomy classrooms with a…
How it all began at Purkal Youth Development Society
G.S Swami is 80 years old, standing tall as the mountains and as invigorating as the winds around Dehradun, the…
More Than a Vision
While strolling around I find a few girls walking on the street with canes. I asked one of them to…
How it all began at Drishti
The train was running two hours late. I saw a station approaching, and heaved a sigh of relief when I…
Education is a Child’s Best Friend
Manisha, a Grade 8 student, wants to be a teacher. She has two brothers who go to the same school….
How it all began at Nehru Vikas Manav Samiti
“Education was only a rich man’s cup of tea during my childhood,” says Yogesh Kumar Sharma, the founder of Nehru…
Giving Children Hope
“From rags to riches” is a common phrase. But at The Hope House, everyone is “rich” in love and care….
How it all began at The Hope House
Raised in a Christian family, Mr. Ruby Nakka, who started the The Hope House, trusted his intuition and staunchly believed…
DEAN Foundation wants no one, even people from remotest villages to die of suffering and pain
As the date for my visit to the DEAN Foundation was confirmed, I was a little apprehensive. I did not…
How it all began at DEAN Foundation
Deepa Muthiyan, the founder of Dean Foundation was born in Renigunta, Andhra Pradesh and grew up in the Nilgiris. It…
How it all began at Neptune Foundation
THE Neptune Foundation has been built under The Neptune Group, one of India’s leading real-estate companies. Social work has been the…
An Organization that lives up to its motto
To the uninitiated, the Neptune Foundation could be seen simply as the corporate social responsibility arm of the Neptune Group,…
Empowering the minds of these slum kids
A big two-storied building. All that one could hear while standing on the stairs were rustling of the leaves from…
How it all began at Empowering Minds Society for Research and Development
A clinical psychologist from Delhi University (DU) by profession, Richa Mohan, the founder of Empowering Minds for Research and Development,…
Eliminating Violence Against Women: A Responsibility We All Share
“Everyone has a responsibility to prevent and end violence against women and girls, starting by challenging the culture of discrimination…
A mobile library that inculcates the habit of reading in young children
If you’re a bookworm as I am, then you would just love Vidya Bhawan Society’s (VBS) mobile library. Such a…
Celebrating World Toilet Day
Did you know that today is World Toilet Day? According to the United Nations, 2.5 billion people do not have…
This NGO treats slum dwellers in Indore for just Rs. 5
On a Monday morning, I paid a visit to Pahal Jan Sahyog Vikas Sansthan’s medical center in Khajrana, located just…
How it began at Pahal Jan Sahyog Vikas Sansthan
“Never doubt that a group of ordinary people can bring about change. Infact, that’s the only thing that ever has.”…
How it began at Turning Point Foundation
“My social circle comprised of people who always wanted to be high and intoxicated. I learnt about a ‘magical powder’…
Creating a positive turning point for drug/alcohol addicts
“Instead of a criminal or a drug addict, I was looking at a boy – just a boy.” ― Shannon…
How it began at Vidya Bhawan Society
Vidya Bhawan Society was founded by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta along with his close associates Dr. K.L. Shrimali and Shri…
How it began at Seva Mandir
Seva Mandir was founded by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta. Born on 20th of April 1895, at Bhilwara (Rajasthan), Dr. Mehta…
This is a school where panthers visit…occasionally
It was a burning hot October morning, when I decided to visit Seva Mandir’s education-related projects. After driving over an…