Tag: Rich

  • Why you’re unlikely to notice the less affluent

    IMAGINE that you are buying a phone cover worth ₹200 and you learn that another branch of the same store is offering the same cover for ₹150. That branch is 10 minutes away. Will you go to the next store and save ₹50? Most people will. Now imagine that you are buying a phone for…

  • Empowering the Underprivileged

    Vienthanpatty is a small village, 20kms away from Tirupptur town in Pudukottai district. When one enters the narrow village street one is taken aback by the slums and thatched roof huts. As we keep moving deep into the village, we could see the houses of the Chettinads of Tamil Nadu, who are rich business persons…

  • 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 Vikas Manav Samiti (NVMS). Being born and brought up in Kaman, Rajasthan, he closely witnessed the treatment of womenfolk and the restrictions placed on them as far as education was concerned. “Women were there just…

  • Giving Children Hope

    “From rags to riches” is a common phrase. But at The Hope House, everyone is “rich” in love and care. Driving to The Hope House (THH) even the sun’s rays feel welcoming and loving. There were no houses along the road, just an oasis of trees and colorful flowers. The old red building is the only one in…