Tag: Charity

  • Small Talk With Kiran Modi

    CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a different glimpse of the personalities that constitute the development space. Every month we get one leader to answer our four quirky questions. This week we catch up with KIRAN MODI, the managing trustee of Udayan…

  • Small Talk With Sanjoy Roy

    CHANGE leaders do great things, and often that is all we know about them. Here we want to get a different glimpse of the personalities that constitute the development space. Every month we get one leader to answer our four quirky questions. This week we catch up with SANJOY ROY, founder and trustee of the…

  • Who Are We To Decide Who Deserves Charity?

    By SANGHAMITRA CHAKRABORTY —- THERE is a time in your life when your child asks you questions. Lots of questions, repeatedly and relentlessly, about everything they see or hear. They then go on to validate and verify your answers like a keen fact-checker would. It was during such a time, when our son Josh had learnt to…

  • Giving Is Actually (Scientifically) Good For You

    WE’VE all experienced how great it feels to give to someone we love or who is genuinely in need. But did you know there’s scientific validation that it does a whole lot more than just help people in need and feed our egos? Ever since scientists discovered fMRI scanners, understanding what parts of the brain are…

  • A Non-Frightening Fact About Stephen King

    STEPHEN KING. The man who brought us cult classics like The Shining and Shawshank Redemption. (Yes, they were books before they were adapted for the big screen.) The ‘King of Horror’ has published over 50 novels and sold over 350 million copies of his books worldwide. But did you know King also has a philanthropic…

  • What It Takes To Be A Mindful Giver

    By CHAITHALI PISUPATI —- THE conventional list of basic needs of a human being is food, water, clothing and shelter and the lack of these means poverty, which seems simple enough to comprehend. I am often faced with a lot of questions regarding my work with underprivileged people. A common one that makes me very happy…

  • Indians don’t want to pay for stuff

    By SAMIT BASU —- THE first time I heard of the concept of crowdfunding for creative projects, I remember thinking how wonderful it was that people in other countries were willing to pay in order to see ideas they found interesting come into the world. But I also found myself assuming, stupidly, that something like this could…

  • Tied Up In ‘Nots’

    By SARA ADHIKARI —- WANTING to live by self-imposed ethical rules has never been more difficult than now. The other day, post demonetization, I decided to dump the idea of taking an Uber or an auto to shop for pillows, sheets, towels and other essentials I needed to cater for the sudden influx of winter visitors…

  • JFK: The Man Who Silently Refused His Salary

    THE recent debacle that was the American election has left half the world stunned in its wake. Suddenly, we are standing on the threshold of a world where a superpower will be led by a supremacist. His innumerable debates and interviews were mocked by many but the truth is now undeniable –  the billionaire business mogul…

  • Dreams of a Child

    HEADING into Bihar, I wasn’t scared; I was anxious. Most people fear kidnapping, but seeing as I’ve been kidnapped before I felt my chances of survival were high. My concerns lay with visiting the Daudnagar Organisation for Rural Development, to make sure that our donations were being put to good use. I’ve traveled far and…

  • 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 in his calling. “I used to live in a hut in Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh. The roof used to leak when it rained, and we had no electricity, no money. I had three sisters. My grandmother…

  • 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 has been said that very strong bonds are formed between grandmothers and granddaughters, both powerful and meaningful. Such was the relationship between Deepa and her grandmother. Her grandmother was a doctor herself who lived and…