Chalo Gaon Ki Or – Team Kafna
MAKING A DIFFERENCE The joy in the eyes of 5-year old Anjali was apparent as she gladly received her present of books and colour pencils from us. Although she was too awestruck to even say ‘thank you’, but that was immaterial for us as we knew that this gesture of ours was making a difference […]
A Socially Responsible Tea Seller
MAKING A DIFFERENCE If you were earning 8,000 rupees a month and had couple of mouths to feed, how much would you spend on helping poor patients in getting admission to hospitals? Are you crazy? With 8000 a month with four mouths to feed, how can you expect me to spend even a penny on […]
A man who climbed Everest in search of trash
MAKING A DIFFERENCE Jeff Clapp, 54, was born in Connecticut and raised in Presque Isle. He started out as a potato picker before working as a chef and then as an artist. He made ice and wood sculptures of salad bowls, plates and platters. Then, he tried making art of a CO2 tank, cutting grooves […]
DR B.R. SHETTY: THE ENTREPRENEUR PHILANTHROPIST
MAKING A DIFFERENCE He was not a brilliant scholar but had an unquenchable curiosity and interest in everything around him. Hard work, dedication and determination helped him become a successful entrepreneur. Dr Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Abu Dhabi-based NMC Healthcare and Managing Director and CEO of UAE Exchange, […]
The Success Saga of a Child Bride
The story of Rupa Yadav of Rajasthan who was married when she was only eight and had the freedom to study and choose a career of her choice (medicine), proves that India indeed is changing for good. Child marriage in some areas of rural Rajasthan is an established custom and people find nothing wrong in […]
Empowering lives = Empowering nation: Rahul Bose
CELEBRITY Many of our celebs in B-town have been lending their support (physically or monetary) for years now. And this time our cause-maker cum newsmaker is an actor who is known less for commercial cinema and more for parallel cinema. Time magazine entitled him as the ‘superstar of Indian art house cinema’ while Italy’s Maxim […]