Udit Chaudhuri reports on a unique civic movement that started in Chennai

The monsoon approaches. Traffic hold-ups. Flash floods. Putrid garbage. Civic authorities and citizens bickering… One young man sought to change all that. MB Nirmal, was inspired by the cleanliness and order in Hong Kong. In 1989 he founded Exnor ("EXcellent, NOvel, RAdical ideas to transform society") and motivated the...

Dr Nita Mukherjee writes about an extraordinary woman & her crusade  to help rural women & children

Talking to Alice Garg about her work with downtrodden women, children and orphans in feudal Rajasthan sets off an entire kaleidoscope of emotions. One moment, her eyes well up with tears when she speaks about the opportunities lost by 180 orphans during 1998-2002 when Bal Rashmi was being...

Sonya Wadhwani profiles an organisationthat brings street kids to the mainstream

Salaam Baalak Trust was born in 1988 with a portion of the proceeds from the film "Salaam Bombay!" by Mira Nair. The idea was to provide opportunity for street children to experience the joys of childhood. Some of the first beneficiaries were children who acted in the film.
Unlike children from slum communities,...