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Polio Foundation: A Ray of Hope for the Physically Challenged

Imagine someone who cannot walk and has no hope of even having the gift of walking on his own two feet. Polio Foundation has been relentlessly working for 25 years to bring in a ray of light in such darkened lives!

Since its birth in Ahmedabad in 1987, the foundation has been striving to fulfill its objective of aiding the physically handicapped children by way of corrective surgery and giving them necessary appliances so that they can walk on their feet without anybody’s assistance. This does not merely bring about physical gratification; it also has tremendous impact upon the psychological development of the child coupled with immense happiness to the family. All treatments, care and calipers are provided without any cost to the patients.

April 13, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

Netapedia – Know Your Politicians!

January 29, 2013 No Comment

How often have we lamented the lack of transparency in the electoral process? Or the dearth of genuine information, free from media biases, available to the general public about the politicians serving our nation or asking for our votes? Well, here is a website that attempts to solve these problems, and empower the voters in the country to be better informed about the choices they are faced with.

This Independence Day, Say Thank You To Our Soldiers!

August 13, 2012 No Comment

Independence Day is an occasion to celebrate one’s homeland, patriotism and of course, freedom. Each individual has its own way to go about it; the Prime Minister hoists the Tri-color at the Red Fort, there are programmes held in schools, the national anthem is sung at various corners of the country… but for most of [...]

TBI Specials: Spirit Of Neighbourly Love – Providing Support To Burmese Refugees

August 1, 2012 1 Comment

A group of students at IIT Delhi are showing us all the right way to treat guests, especially neighbours who are now homeless and in dire straits. They have done us proud by upholding the cultural values of our nation, and their dedication to the cause is admirable, as Palak Bhatia finds out on meeting [...]

Conserve India – Turning Garbage Into Trendy Fashion

June 8, 2012 1 Comment

Palak Bhatia revisits the Commonwealth Games 2010 to see if there were any positive takeaways at all. And you will be pleasantly surprised with what she found. There is so much that gets buried under the trash that you really have to sift through to find the little treasures of good deeds! I have noticed [...]