By Shalini S Chennai: Karthick Annan’s neighbors in the housing board were curious about the parai – a type of frame drum – reverberating under the open sky. They haven’t seen him play for the past two months as he took to sanitation work during the lockdown and shelved allContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mohana: The digital campaign of Catholic youth against social evils and needs in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has won both kudos and threats. Sugyan Sagar, a member of St. Peter Parish in Mohana under Berhampur diocese, seeks the support of politicians, social and human rightContinue Reading
By Anju Ann Mathew Jaipur: If somebody had told Prashant Gade in 2014 that he was going to impact thousands of lives, he would have probably laughed it off. As the founder of Inali Foundation, Gade has helped more than 3,500 people with prosthetic arms. Gade’s father wanted to ensureContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: From her cocoon of anonymity, when life forced Anie Siva, then an 18-year-old woman to sell lemonade and ice cream to tourists in Kerala’s Varkala, she never thought she would one day be a police inspector of the same town. Congratulating her for her success, the Kerala Police tweeted,Continue Reading
Baroda: Although she was born into the Wankaner royal family and married the Maharaja of Baroda, Radhikaraje Gaekwad eschews the notion that her life has been extraordinary. Her father, Maharajkumar Ranjitsinhji of Wankaner, was the first in the family to give up his title and become an officer in theContinue Reading
By Aparna Karthikeyan Sivagangai: “Look out! There goes the miracle bike, driven by a sack of vegetables!” That’s a common shout from young men each time Chandra takes the produce from her farm in Melakadu village to the market in Sivagangai, 15 kilometers away, on her moped. “That’s because whenContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Delisha Davis says nothing is impossible for those willing to learn and confront inconveniences. The 23-year-old woman with a Master’s degree in Commerce, holds a license to drive Heavy and Hazardous Goods tanker from Kochi to Malappuram, 300 km, five days a week. “Practice makes usContinue Reading
By Sr Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Sister Crina Cardozo of the Goa-based Sisters of Holy Family of Nazareth has been visiting tribal people in the hilly areas of the western Indian state for the past six years. The 38-year-old nun walks miles to visit the houses, which are situated far apartContinue Reading
Pathanamthitaa: M S Sunil, a retired zoology professor from Catholic College, Pathanamthitta in Kerala, is known for her compassion in providing shelter to the deprived and underprivileged. She developed the passion while working as the National Service Scheme (NSS) program officer at her college. She came to know that aContinue Reading
By Moin Qazi Nagpur: For Pyare Zia Khan, the best Zakat or charity during the holy month of Ramadan is to help his pandemic-ravaged city get oxygen. He has arranged more than 20 oxygen tankers for Nagpur at his own expense as the Orange city grapples with shortages of life-savingContinue Reading
