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Not Just a Game Anymore: Blue Whale Challenge and What Can We Do About It
The Blue Whale Challenge, also known as the Blue Whale Suicide Game, is a social media phenomenon which enters social media networks from secretive groups. Usually considered to be an urban myth, the...
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Women Groups Transform 5 Villages in U.P, Thanks to the Students of Banaras!
Alcoholism, gambling and domestic abuse were once rampant in villages like Khushiyari, Deura, Bhadrasi, Ramsipur and Jagardevpur in Uttar Pradesh, but today these places are known for empowering the...
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This Sikh Community in America Raised Over Rs 12 Crore to Educate Kids in Punjab
The Sikh Human Development Foundation (SHDF) in Washington, USA has been working towards the education of underprivileged children in India, and has provided scholarships worth ₹12 crore since 2001!...
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Kanjarbhat Community Youth Battle Against Forced Virginity Tests on Brides
Historically, virginity tests have been performed on women to regulate their sexual activity and for men to assume control over their sexual behaviour. These are often performed without the woman’s...
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Do we need to be 25 years old to contest elections? Parliament should change...
Sir Alex Ferguson, the legendary manager of Manchester United football club, once said about young players, “If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.” Our Constitution, however, does not believe the...
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A Campaign by This 16-Year-Old Is Educating Farmers About Pesticides!
While his friends and acquaintances hang around cafes or are found hunched over smartphones, Rohan Parekh, a 16-year-old student of Ahmedabad International School, is working to better the lives of...
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This Alumnus of BITS-Pilani Quit His Job to Empower the Youth of Uttarakhand
A disrupter—as we understand the term in business—is someone who upsets the apple cart and changes the way business has traditionally unfolded. A disrupter could be one who crashes the prices, one who...
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7 Couples Who Changed the Definition of the Big Fat Indian Wedding!
A Uttar Pradesh bridegroom found an unusual way of celebrating one of the happiest moments of his life! Tapan Pandey, from the city of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, welcomed some special guests to celebrate...
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This Awesome Mumbai Couple has Transformed The Lives of 7 Lakh School Dropouts!
Historians will tell you that a burst of creativity occurs when we start believing that the search for solutions to complex problems has come to an end and there is no light ahead. This explosion is...
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Indian American Teens Use Cricket to Help Silicon Valley’s Homeless Kids!
Abhishek Kattuparambil and Rishi Arjun are high school students in the San Francisco Bay area, in the United States. They recently got to know that one in 30 kids throughout the Bay Area would face...
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At This Couple’s Unique Wedding, Guests Became Organ Donors & Plant Parents!
When Aurangabad-based Omkar Deshpande’s sister, Pooja, was to marry Devendra Pathak, the pressure on the traditional family was huge. It was the first wedding in their home and the last few months had...
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Recycled Decor, Eco-Cutlery & E-Invites: Mumbai Couple Go Green on Wedding!
What is your idea of the perfect wedding? A grand location, all your loved ones under one roof, celebrating the perfectly dressed couple who are about to take a vow to spend the rest of their lives...
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From RTI to Lokpal, 24-YO Andhra Achiever Shows How to Make the Right...
Naga Sravan Kilaru isn’t your average 24-year-old. The winner of the 2017 National Youth Award for “outstanding work in the field of national development and social service,” Sravan considers himself...
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We For Kargil: Youngsters Spend From Own Pocket to Transform the War-Torn City!
When we think of Kargil, I am sure we only recall of the war that cost us many brave soldiers, who died defending the country from the hands of enemies and infiltrators. Two decades later, the place...
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Earning in Lakhs, This 23-YO Engineer is UP’s Sole Certified Organic Mango...
Meerut resident Rohan Prakash is like any other enterprising youngster in India who aims to make it big and also drive a social change in the process. But what sets the 23-year-old apart from the rest...
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From 6 Types of Basil to Passion Fruit, Kochi Woman’s Edible Garden Has It All!
Welcome to My Garden Series by The Better India, where we feature stories about gardening and homebound farming initiatives submitted by our readers. If you have any stories to share as well, write to...
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India’s Youngest Archaeologist, Arsh Ali Is Just 17 & Already Has 13 Years of...
Can you believe that a four-year-old would try to replicate paintings and sculptures he had seen during a tour? This young man’s story and talents will leave you more than impressed. “I was probably...
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Ingenious Manipuri School Boy Uses Scrap to Build Robot For Domestic Work!
Terminator, RoboCop, Wall-E, R2-D2, C3PO—these iconic robot characters from films have fascinated most of us and made us wish that we had one of our own because their superhero-like abilities would...
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K’taka Teen Declares War on Dengue, Defogs Hubbali Slums To Keeps Kids Safe!
Since the 2006 Dengue outbreak in India, the mosquito-borne tropical disease has become a major public health threat, and the number of annual casualties have drastically increased. What makes the...
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Skilling Can Change Lives: This Org Has Helped Over 90,000 Students Chase...
This article is sponsored by Accenture. “What years of education could not do for me, just four months changed me completely. Now I have a job, and I believe I can do it!” These spirited words were...
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