Clik here to view.
From a Child Bride to India’s First Practising Woman Doctor: The Untold Story...
In the 1880s, at a time when Indian women hardly had any rights to speak of, a gutsy and determined woman did the impossible. Married at the age of 11, child bride Rukhmabai Bhikaji contested her...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mumbai Brothers Join Billionaires’ Club With Sale of their Ad Tech...
The Turakhia brothers, Divyank and Bhavin have acquired over Rs. 6000 crores after selling their online contextual ad tech platform Media.net. The sale of their venture has catapulted their net worth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#Travel Tales: Inside Mumbai’s Only Chinese Shrine, the Beautiful Kwan Kung...
The city of Mumbai has always been like a beautiful mosaic of varied cultures, people and traditions. Back in the early 1900s, Mazagaon was home to Mumbai’s thriving See Yup Koon community. Originally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How an Auto with Gull-Wings Will Help Mumbaikars Tinker, Innovate and Have Fun
Someone using a 3-D printer here, someone else carving a wooden table there, a designer using a laser cutter in one corner, a group learning how to solder in another nook – welcome to Mumbai’s bright...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One Simple Solar-Powered Device Is Making Classrooms in Rural Maharashtra...
A simple device is helping students in rural Maharashtra access interesting multimedia content like their urban and semi-urban peers. It runs on solar energy and does not require any prior knowledge...
View ArticleWhy a Mumbai Auto Driver Not Only Let Go of His Fare but Also Offered Money...
Rameez Shaikh, a resident of Mumbai, recently shared a post on Facebook about a benevolent auto-driver he encountered, and it is a delightful read. On Friday, Rameez left his office to go to a mosque...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This New Initiative Is Helping People in Mumbai & Pune Get Together to...
How about if someone gave you a day full of music, food, drinks, friends, and lots of paint to enjoy yourself and create whatever you want to? What if you could de-stress and even take home the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Mumbai-Based NGO Is Treating 1,200 Strays to an Epic Birthday Bash and...
Animals Matter To Me (AMTM), an animal welfare shelter based out of Mumbai, is organising a birthday party for 1,200 stray dogs on September 9. And you are invited! An animal welfare charitable trust,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Drones Deployed on Mumbai-Pune Expressway to Monitor Traffic
A pilot project launched by the Government of Maharashtra had overhead drones monitor traffic on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. The project proved beneficial to the short-staffed police force. Cameras...
View Article#TrainDiaries: Ladies Coupe of Mumbai Local Trains as Seen through the Lens...
Anushree Fadnavis is not just a daily commuter in the Ladies Only section of Mumbai locals but also a prolific photojournalist – one of the most followed Indians on Instagram....
View ArticleClik here to view.
How a Woman Who Had Lost Her Eyesight Encouraged More Than 1000 People to...
From losing her eyesight to becoming a campaigner and encouraging people to donate their eyes -- this is the inspiring story of Varsha Ved. Before the year 2000, Varsha Ved, a resident of Mumbai, had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Inspiring Dronacharyas of India Who Created Exceptional Sports Stars...
"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau." - Dan Rather Ask a successful person about someone who helped them become great and most...
View ArticleClik here to view.
India’s First Signal School, Where Street Kids Study in a Shipment Container...
Mumbai is now home to India’s first Signal School – a colourful classroom created out of a shipping container that sits under a traffic signal flyover in Thane. This is how it operates. “We believe...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mumbai’s Police’s Women Personnel Turn ‘Didis’ to Help Sexual Assault...
The Mumbai police force has deployed women personnel to break the ice with survivors of sexual assault, by developing a rapport with them and helping them report, and cope with, abuse. More than a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Woman From the Northeast Encounters the ‘Spirit of Mumbai’ Aboard a Local...
People go to Mumbai to fulfil their dreams. But this city often teaches them something else too - an attitude of sharing and caring for fellow citizens. Roshni Rai, a resident of the city since 2004,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Inspiring Stories of How Indians Used Whatsapp to Make a Difference
Since being released in 2010, WhatsApp has taken the smartphone app arena by storm and revolutionised text messaging. Starting life as a cross-platform instant messaging service for people to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TBI Blogs: Conversations with a Feminist Taxi Driver Who Is Working 2 Jobs to...
Having seen his sisters deprived of an education, this cab driver refused to let the same happen to his daughter. He now works two jobs and often sacrifices his sleep in his mission to educate his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Food Secrets: These 10 Khau Gallis Are the Best Street Food Destinations in...
A foodie's paradise, Mumbai's Khau Gallis offer some of the most lip-smacking street food in the city. For the uninitiated, in Marathi, khau means treat and galli means a small lane. A melting pot of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
VIDEO: The ‘Why I Hate Mumbai’ Short Film Shows Us Exactly Why We Love...
Like any metropolis, Mumbai has its fair share of heroes and villains, dreams and crushed hopes, prosperity and poverty. It is a city that prides itself on having a competitive edge. But what never...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TBI Blogs: Meet the Jharkhand Man Who Has Saved More Than 50 Lives at...
Bunty Rao, the volunteer lifeguard, is often the go-to person during any emergencies on Juhu Beach. In the city of Mumbai, which runs at an overwhelmingly frantic pace, money is of the utmost...
View Article