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Thrown Out By In-Laws, She Rebuilt Her World to Help Women Going Through Divorce
Almost 18 years ago, Vandana Shah was thrown out of her husband’s home in the dead of the night. All she had were the clothes on her back and Rs 750 in her bank account. She could have let life slip...
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This Mumbai Portal Tracks Election Promises of Candidates to Hold Them...
On April 29, Mumbai goes to the polls. If you are a voter registered in the city, make sure you log into MumbaiVotes, a comprehensive online portal designed to help you closely monitor the performance...
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Live Green: 5 Startups That’ll Help You Set Up An Organic Urban Farm From...
Who said one could be a farmer only if one has acres of land? Once upon a time, this might have been true, but, in recent times, the breed of urban farmers in India is burgeoning due to the growing...
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5 Puris & 6 Generations: How a Stall Grew Into Mumbai’s Iconic Pancham Puriwala
Located on Perin Nariman street opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST), near the General Post Office in the Fort area, Pancham Puriwala may appear to be a penny-plain, no-frills restaurant...
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Not Just ‘Alternative’: How Wondercrop Hemp Can Help Our Economy & Ecology
Jahan Peston Jamas, a business graduate from Mumbai was visiting his Australian branch of family. While exploring the western parts of the country, the young entrepreneur’s attention was caught by the...
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Sun Powered & Saves Water With Every Flush: This Zero-Waste Mumbai Society is...
In 2010, when Shrikant Parab, a startup consultant and the secretary of Andheri’s Shatdal Society, started working in the space of waste management, he recalls that a leading international company...
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Abhyas Galli, Mumbai’s Iconic ‘Study Street’ That Has Shaped the Careers of...
According to popular legend, if you lose anything in Mumbai, you can repurchase it in its iconic “Chor Bazaar.” But did you know that it was originally called Shor Bazaar, meaning “noisy market,” but...
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Mumbai Homemaker’s Cost-Effective Solution Helps 7,000 Families Cut Water...
When Pawan Seksaria from Mumbai received a WhatsApp forward two years ago, his first instinct was to ignore it, considering the prevalence of fake news that circulates on the app. But one part of him...
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Virat Kohli to Mithali Raj: Meet the Supermoms Behind India’s Finest Cricketers
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. Even as cliché as it sounds, one cannot fathom the wonders that a mother’s unconditional love, grit and faith in her child can achieve. From great kings...
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In Pics: Iconic Paintings & Mughal Miniatures Take Over Indian Streets!
To make people free is the aim of art, therefore, art for me is the science of freedom.” – German artist Joseph Beuys For Joseph Beuys, art was a window to freedom. But Julien de Casabianca says that...
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27-YO Mumbaikar Woman Helps Beggars Turn Professional Singers, Earn Rs...
My stay in Mumbai was rather brief—of just about five months. One of the things that has stayed with me from that period was the daily local train commute. There was so much happening on the train,...
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Where to Donate Clothes in India: 7 Orgs That Will Ensure They Reach the Needy
We all have clothes lying around the house that aren’t being used anymore and could very well be given away to those who might have better use for them. While sometimes our busy schedules may keep us...
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Woman Quits Cushy US Job to Go Organic, Transforms Farm into 10-Acre Food...
About a three hour drive north east of Mumbai lies a 10 acre land that belongs to Gaytri Bhatia’s family. The plot has been christened Vrindavan Farm, after the ancient forest in Hindu mythology where...
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Queens of Spice: The Mumbai Homemakers Keeping ‘Bottle Masala’ Tradition Alive
During the pre-independence era, when the East India Company claimed its power over most of the Indian subcontinent, a certain community in the northern parts of the Konkan belt was left out. Many of...
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How 1 Woman Created a Community For 3,500 Caregivers of Children With Special...
I live in Gurugram, a metro city where most services are accessible and available. There are enough support groups online and offline, and yet, a friend had to run from pillar to post to find a...
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Students by Day, Rappers by Night: Dharavi’s Passionate Bantai Will Blow Your...
Savera hote hi nikal jaate ghar se Suljhane woh apne mehnat ki paheli Wakai mein mehnati hai ye Dharavi Karte hai sab hi yaha kal ki tayari Bachpan se atrangi sab hai yaha Mehnat karenge par jhukenge...
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Mumbai Gets First-Of-Its-Kind Bio-Fence to Protect Mangroves From Waste
In 2017, the World Mangrove Action Day began on a positive and hopeful note. The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) released a study revealing that the mangrove cover in Mumbai had increased by...
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How Kirana Stores Are Helping Parents Fight Malnutrition in a Mumbai Slum
On the streets of Govandi, a suburban slum in eastern Mumbai, residents are headed to the nearest kirana store to pick up their groceries and other essentials. Additionally, they will also get the...
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Meet the Mumbai Dancing Duo Who Struck Gold at the World Salsa Summit!
Whether on functions in the colony or Ganpati Visarjan processions, Mahim boy Elvis Mascarenhas has danced for as long as he can remember. But when his friend introduced him to the dance-comedy “You...
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A Suicide Bombing, Dad’s Death & Heartbreak: This Man’s Story of Survival...
For Amit Motwani, a flight steward with 15 years of experience, the morning of March 22, 2016, was just like any other day. During a stopover at Brussels airport, Amit and his colleague were walking...
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