Tarika Vaswani on a charitable trust set up by a businessman that bridges the gap between the haves and the have-nots

What motivated a hard-working man, who successfully started two businesses that flourished, to venture into a whole new world of activity? What made someone who was living comfortably and enjoyed travelling with his family rethink his life’s mission? It was a near-fatal brain...

Lend them your EAR; you will open up the world to those who cannot hear, says Tarika Vaswani

Every organisation has a story behind its existence and the Education Audiology and Research Society (EAR) is no different. Set up in 1963 by Meher Vakeel, it has, over the years, opened up a whole new world for the deaf and hearing-impaired children. Vakeel herself has a deaf daughter. She was forced...

Geeta Seshu profiles the MBA Foundation whose credo is to ensure life with self-esteem and dignity for the disabled

The sound of music engulfed me as I walked into a ground-floor apartment at Powai. A group of young men and women was practising a dance -- surrounded by grinning and cheerful youth in wheelchairs. The dancers were disabled but who noticed? The josh -- the verve and sheer joy...