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“Every Artist Needs a Stage”– And This Art Community Is Offering Just That!
Open Sky is an art community that offers a platform to different kinds of arts like music, poetry, stand-up comedy, theatre, and magic. "If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist,...
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Pillar of Strength: Meet Triveni Acharya, a Woman Who Has Been Fighting...
In 2007, Trivani Acharya spent sleepless nights trying to track down two girls who had disappeared after expressing their desire to be rescued from the field of sex trade. She suspected that the girls...
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How Cinematographer Sophie Winqvist is Breaking Gender Norms & Fighting...
Indian cinema is full of success stories of women making it big on the Big Screen. Here is a woman who has achieved noteworthy success behind the scenes of Bollywood, despite not being a native of...
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This Young Mumbaikar Is Working to Make Cancer Patients’ Dreams Come True...
Pravin Shingare, a young boy living in Mumbai, is asking other young boys and girls across India for a simple gesture -- become Santa Claus for someone in need this December. Having worked closely with...
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Chai Pe Charcha with the Man Who Brewed the Idea of Chai Point – India’s...
For as long as he can remember, Amuleek Singh Bijral begins his day with chai in a ‘beer mug’ every morning. A happy chai drinker, Amuleek’s love for tea drove him to set-up India’s first tea retail...
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TBI Blogs: This 16-Year-Old Is Changing Attitudes & Promoting Better...
Sixteen-year-old Soulya is championing the cause of WASH in her community, trying to bring about a change one step at a time, and making her way to becoming a role-model in her community. For an...
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Aamir Khan’s Fitness Trainer in Dangal Is a Man Who Used to Sell Candies on...
Rakesh Udiyar is a fitness trainer for A-list Bollywood actors like Salman Khan and Aamir Khan. But not too long ago, he used to sell candies and bobby pins on Mumbai’s local trains. This is the story...
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This Mumbai-Based NGO Is Trying to Help 400 Disabled People in Ladakh Walk...
Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO is planning to organise a camp in Ladakh next year to donate prosthetic legs, callipers, crutches, wheelchairs, and hearing aids to people with...
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Meet the Woman Who Has Helped over 10,000 Mentally Challenged Women Live with...
Om Creations Trust, a training centre for young adults with mental disabilities, has helped over 10,000 women build a life of dignity for themselves. Started with the vision of one woman, the...
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TBI Blogs: Meet Anirudh and Riya, the Two Volunteers on a Mission to Improve...
Volunteers Anirudh and Riya chanced upon Devika while on a regular volunteering assignment. This is their story – a journey of love, affection, and resolve to get the little one all that she deserves!...
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This 24-Year-Old CA Chose Educating and Empowering Street Kids over a High...
Prince Tiwari, a chartered accountant from Mumbai, could have easily landed a plum job in a multinational company. He chose instead to educate and empower the underprivileged. From 10 children in 2011,...
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A Grieving Father Coped with His Loss by Creating a Matrimonial Site for...
Started by a grieving father in the memory of his late son, this matrimonial website helps people who are suffering or have suffered from a chronic disease find the perfect match for themselves. Five...
View ArticleThis Man Has Spent Decades Providing Meals to Underprivileged Cancer Patients...
Harakchand Salwa decided to serve those afflicted suffering from cancer after his friend from school lost his father to the deadly disease. His friend would have been forced to drop out of school due...
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TBI Blogs: Here’s How a French Sport And “Martial Art” Is Changing Lives in...
The sport of Parkour, or free-running, is very popular in the West, but is yet to achieve mainstream acceptance in India. A Mumbai-based Parkour enthusiast talks about how taking up the sport has...
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TBI Blogs: Mumbai’s Cafe Military Is a Beautiful Window to the Legacy of...
Irani cafes are an iconic part of many Indian cities, and especially the culture of South Mumbai, or SoBo or Town, as it’s fondly called by residents. However, times are changing, and these iconic...
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This Mumbai Lady Raised Rs 25 Lakhs for Her Driver’s Son to Get a Heart...
Meena Sriram, a resident of Mumbai, helped raise Rs. 25 lakh to pay for multiple surgeries for her driver's son who was born with holes in his heart. Aditya Shinde, the six-year-old boy, needed two...
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This Former Banker Quit His Job to Educate Underprivileged Children in Madhya...
Sanjay Nagar, a former banker started the Kohka Foundation to help educate students attending secondary schools in the tribal belt of Madhya Pradesh. This is his story. Geeta is a young girl from a...
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This Big Fat Indian Transgender Wedding Will Have You Believing in True Love...
Madhuri Sarode has made quite a statement about acceptance and love by simply getting married. Her marriage, after all, is the first open transgender wedding in India. The LGBTQ activist met her...
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In a Heartwarming Gesture, Mumbai Cops Surprise a Lonely 83-Year-Old with a...
A woman who is fondly known as "Mother" in the Matunga Police station was treated to a wonderful surprise on her 83rd birthday when the Mumbai police threw her a party to celebrate the occasion! Lalita...
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8 Railway Stations in India with the Most Fascinating Stories to Tell
Railway stations are fascinating places. It might be because they have withstood everything from wars to urban development. It might be because of their historic buildings that inspire writers to weave...
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