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Son of a Security Guard, this College Dropout is Now a Millionaire CEO
Meet Sushil Singh, a college dropout from Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, who is today a millionaire technopreneur behind three successful ventures and a non-profit organisation. From very humble...
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Feluda Paper Strip Test for COVID-19: How it Works, Cost, Timing and...
It has been a year since the first known COVID-19 case was reported in China. Since then, countries across the globe have been dealing with a surge in the number of cases and have adopted various...
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‘I Teach Prostitutes About Safe Sex’: This Mumbai Fisherwoman Is Unlike Any...
Sitting atop dirty, fishwater strewn counters, Reshma Tilo and her mother, Leela Ramesh Chinbaikar, sell their fresh catch on the weekends at the Bandra fish market in Mumbai. The duo have a selection...
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Should You Wear a Mask in Your Car & Can You Get Fined For Not Wearing One?
At a time when doctors are urging people to wear their masks in public places as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, different states and cities have issued their own directives. As per the...
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Delhi Duo Help Local Jewellery Vendors Earn Lakhs by Bringing Janpath to Our...
With over 12,000 subscribers from across India, the US, Australia, and New Zealand, Sheetal Munshi and Deeksha Khanna have helped street vendors from Delhi, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, and Chennai, earn more...
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When Saand Ki Aankh (2019) producer, Nidhi Parmar Hiranandani heard of all the premature babies she was helping through her breast milk donation, she decided to continue her endeavour. “When I saw...
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Mumbai’s Priya Darshini Bags Grammy Nomination For Debut Album: 5 Things to Know
Known for her fusion of different genres and cultures to create soulful music, Mumbai-born and New York-based singer, Priya Darshini, has been nominated for the 63rd edition of the annual Grammy...
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Like most Indian food that is created to satiate the hunger of the working class, Mumbai’s favourite, the vada pav has a similar backstory rooted in the mid-’60s. Synonymous with the culture of Maximum...
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Chef Quits 5 Star Hotels to Cook For Dogs, Now Makes 1 Tonne of Fresh Food a...
“As a pet parent, if I were to tell you that there was a way to extend your pets’ lives, for maybe three years more, would you not want to shift immediately to a home-styled diet?” asks Ishmeet Singh...
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Crime Patrol Scriptwriter Shares Inspiring Tale of Growing up in Govandi Slums
At a time when the youth of Mumbai’s Govandi slum were either doing odd jobs for money or were struggling to cope, Afzal Razvi was striving for something that people around him hardly dared to dream of...
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How to Grow Water Lilies at Home: Expert With Over 200 Varieties Shares
Somnath Pal from Mumbai recalls the days when he didn’t have enough money to buy his favourite plant — the water lily. “I bought my first water lily when I was 18 years old. In that moment, I felt like...
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After His Building Caught Fire, 16-YO Designs Device for Faster Detection of...
Three years ago, on 13 June 2018, a fire broke out in Mumbai’s BeauMonde Towers on the 32nd floor, due to a short circuit. What began as a small fire eventually took almost five hours and ten fire...
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How a Self Help Course Helped Me Rebuild My Family’s Rs 5 Crore Restaurant...
From living in a Mumbai slum to owning a restaurant chain in Maximum City, Hari Kotian agrees his life has definitely changed for the better. Though he still remembers the days where his mother...
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On This Mom’s Platform, 120 Elder Narrators Share 3500 Tales in Over 22...
Storytelling is the oldest form of teaching. Besides improving literacy skills, this oral tradition forms a child’s curiosity and imagination, cultural understanding, social skills and focus. In a...
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Mother-Daughter Duo Grow A ‘Spicy’ Hobby Into Successful, Empowering Business
Aarti Samant describes her mother’s cooking as a “bite of heaven”. She says, “My dabba (lunch box) was always the sought after one, whether in school or later at my workplace.” Any dish, no matter how...
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India has been recording an increase in PM 2.5 pollution since 2010. According to the World Air Quality Report, 14 of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities are located in India with the building and...
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3 Friends Cycle From Mumbai to Kanyakumari, Without Missing Office For Even a...
Bakcen George, Allwyn Joseph and Ratish Bhalerao are cycling through Tamil Nadu’s Muppandal region when they decide to halt at a random spot. Ignoring the scenic view, Bakcen George hurriedly opens his...
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Mumbai Friends Run Free Online Classes, Help 120 Unprivileged Students Crack JEE
When Dipesh Ranveer from Purna Taluka in Parbhani district, Maharashtra, attempted the Joint Engineering Examination (JEE) in April 2019 for the first time, he struggled to understand a few questions....
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Bihar Man Came to Mumbai Barefoot to ‘Meet Stars’. Today They Are Fans of His...
This is a quintessential ‘boy from a remote village makes it big in Maximum City’ story. In 1996, Jameel Shah set foot in Mumbai with just Rs 100 in his pocket, a desire to meet Hindi movie actors and...
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This Mumbaikar Has Grown 116 Plants on A Terrace For 20 Years
Preeti Patil from Mumbai is lobbying for “skyscraper architects to redesign buildings, especially rooftops, to increase green spaces”. Her plea stems from nearly 20 years of commitment to her passion....
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