Depression: A Threat To Be Reckoned With
Back in the 14th century, an outcast was someone excluded from society for committing a crime or breaking the law….
An Indelible Night
It was a wintry night when a tiger invaded Salim’s house and hauled away his younger brother. It was an…
Small Talk with Percy Ghaswala
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
Agriculture: Does a poor farmer get the help he needs?
Ours is primarily an agrarian economy, with much of rural India still practising agriculture as their main occupation. As cities…
This Christmas you can change a life with Shop To Give
For people like us in the 21st century, convenience is the new buzzword. We have Facebook to make new friends,…
Solar power as a lifestyle in rural India
Humans have a tendency to apply unnatural techniques to nature, destroy it and then employ technology once again to…
Taking Greenwash Route to Fix Plastic Crisis
By NIVEN REDDY —- THE issue with plastic is evident for everyone to see: it fills our streets and waterways…
Cancer Prevention – Dodging the Big C of Cancer
We have all grown up dreading the word ‘cancer,’ for the way it shows itself up in our lives like…
Are we addressing the needs of the elderly in India?
Aristophanes once referred to old age as a “second childhood”. This statement has stayed with mankind even after centuries of…
Battle of the Buffet-Feasting to the Power of Giving
Who could have thought that entertainment and food can play major drivers in charitable works? Battle of the Buffet is…
Poverty in India: a malady of years
THE history of India is replete with tales of over-pouring prosperity and brilliant riches. They tell us of how…
‘Our Grandparents Wouldn’t Use Toilets’
OUR Small Talk for this week is a tad different. We are celebrating ‘November For Kids’ at Small Change, focusing…
This businesswoman has a brilliant way to fight poverty
It isn’t uncommon for entrepreneurs to be philanthropists. They run some of the world’s largest charitable organisations. But it isn’t…
Football: Game Changer On And Off The Pitch
AISHWARYA and Yuvraj are among the first team members of Shining Stars Football Club, a not for profit programme of…
Dharavi boys join beach clean-up wave
SPARKED by one man, Afroz Shah, and joined by thousands, Mumbai’s Versova beach clean-up – the largest in the world…
India’s Growing Sustainable Food Movement
SUSTAINABILITY. It’s a popular catchphrase these days in the development sector that now includes food and agriculture. But what does…
Small Talk with Neichute Doulo
CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a…
5 Creative Fundraising Campaigns
INDIA’s tenth Daan Utsav just ended with tens of thousands of people celebrating the giving festival by donating their time,…
Education: The Source of a Quality Life
Have you ever thought where you would be if you couldn’t read? You wouldn’t be able to text your friends…
How To Build Our Own Silicon Valley
By ABHIJIT BHADURI —- FROM 2010 to this year, venture capitalists invested $168billion in firms in the Bay Area which…
Fundraising Is Selfless – Just Do It!
By MICAH BRANAMAN SHARMA —- THE festive season is here once again! As families come together to celebrate a variety…
Are You Celebrating India’s Giving Festival This Year?
Don’t we all love a good festival? People coming together. Delicious food. Lots of gifts. Celebrations that go into the…
A Clean Wardrobe, a Cleaner Conscience
By KARUNA EZARA PARIKH —- THE first images of the Kerala floods I saw were not on the evening news…
They saved 1000+ vulnerable newborns in Mumbai
Imagine what India will look like if all our children are born healthy, grow up with a healthy and developed…
Don’t Stare: Breast Is Best!
WHAT do you think when you see a woman feeding a child? Disgust, contempt, lustfulness? No? Then why does breastfeeding…