This Organisation Provides Free Stay for Cancer Patients in Navi Mumbai
C ancer treatment is expensive, and living in a city while getting that treatment is, more often than not, exorbitant. A philanthropic organisation in Navi Mumbai is doing everything it can to help...
View ArticleHow Indian Doctors, Govt & Air India Saved the Lives of 3 Bangladeshis...
Here's a story that is certain to restore your faith in humanity. Three boys from Bangladesh who thought that their days were numbered due to a rare genetic disorder are now going to be just fine...
View ArticleShe Grew up in Mumbai’s Slums. Today, Aarti Has Educated & Empowered Hundreds...
Common to many Indian languages, the word sakhi means a beloved girl friend, and denotes the camaraderie of female friendships. A sakhi isn’t just another friend, but one who can also double up as...
View ArticleParalysed Waist Down, This Mumbaikar Broke the Record for the Longest...
Mumbaikar Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh was leading a charmed life just six years ago. A trained karate instructor, he would have never guessed a tumour in his spine would one day render his lower body...
View ArticleLooking For A Budget Stay While Travelling? These 20 Quirky Hostels Won’t...
What does ₹300 or ₹400 a night get you in India? More than you'd think at these quirky, strategically located hostels. A far cry from the dull and dingy dormitories of yesteryear, these hostels offer...
View ArticleMeet the Mumbai University Professor Who Has Planted 2,500 Trees on Campus
When I went to take a flat on rent in the outskirts of a metro city, the property agent showed me a huge society with 14 ten-storey buildings. Just in front of the society was a kilometer-long shopping...
View ArticleThis Personal Care Label, Founded by an Architect, Is Good for People, Pets...
Every night, Charu Shah steps out to feed dozens of stray animals in her vicinity. The Mumbai resident is devoted to animals, and it was her love for animals that set her on a singular journey as an...
View ArticleMumbaikars Come Together to Clean up 20,000kg Trash From City’s Beloved...
In a bid to preserve the mangroves in the region, close to 100 residents of Kandivali in Mumbai came together with NGOs and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation workers to clear a whopping 20,000kg of...
View ArticleIn Salmon-Coloured Autos and White Uniforms, Mumbai’s First Women Auto...
The first batch of women auto rickshaw drivers start working today after the Maharashtra government reserved 5% of rickshaw permits for women Culturally, many women in India are held back from...
View ArticleIndian Students Build Vehicle to Navigate Celestial Bodies for NASA’s Rover...
A group of students from Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, NMIMS, in Mumbai have not only successfully completed the prestigious human exploration rover challenge set by...
View ArticleA Mumbai Man’s Acts of Kindness Help Traffic Cops Keep Cool This Scorching...
With summer in full swing, most of us have stocked up on sunscreen lotions, face masks and scarves, and try every measure to protect ourselves from not just heat but pollution as well. This year in...
View ArticleThis Woman Fled Her Abusive Husband to Protect Her Daughter. Her Story Will...
The sacrifices that a parent is capable of making for their children truly has no limit. When there seems to be no choice, they will pull themselves through skin and teeth just to make sure their kids...
View ArticleIndian Railways Joins Hands With Maharashtra State Govt to Build Homes for 12...
The Indian Railways will be taking it upon itself to help the Maharashtra state government build homes for the 12 lakh slum dwellers that currently live on land owned by the railways in Mumbai. The...
View ArticleHow Ansoo Gupta Travelled to 70 Countries & Became a Role Model for...
A Mumbai-based media professional and serial traveller, Ansoo is on a quest to see the world in the most sustainable way possible.
View Article‘Leaving No One Behind.’ This Van Is Bringing Education to Some of India’s...
India has the largest youth population in the world and shoulders a massive responsibility in ensuring all children have access to education. This mobile-classroom is a welfare project established to...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: A Daily Commuter in Mumbai’s Local Trains Has a Few Tips to Make...
Mumbai locals form a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of the city’s daily commuters. However, overcrowding and lack of adequate features have made the service unsafe for women, despite designated...
View ArticleSoon, Travel From Mumbai to Elephanta by India’s Longest Ropeway, Over the Sea!
The ride will likely take 40 minutes, via a 20-seater cable car that will have a transit station midway.
View ArticleIn a Paperless Age, This Mumbai Boy Hopes to Popularise Made-In-India...
An expert pen maker himself, Sanay Shah also guides people in finding the right stores for fountain pens around the country.
View ArticleHow Art Is Breaking Myths & Stereotypes about India’s Queer Community
The Queer Arts Movement, India or QAM(I), offers a platform to artistes in the Indian queer community to tell their story.
View ArticleHow This Bengaluru Man Made a Lush Garden With 250 Plants Using Old Plastic...
An avid gardener, Sadhan Radhakrishnan hasn't merely immersed his surroundings in greenery but also found a creative use for waste materials.
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