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TBI Inspirations: Navin Gulia – Driving The Point Home

Delhi’s Navin Gulia hit headlines after his driving world record in 2004, but has since traveled to even more gratifying life motives, all from his wheelchair. Read about the remarkable man and his undying spirit that leads him to work towards the greater good, in spite of his disabilities.

June 4, 2013 / No Comment / Read More

TBI Heroes: An Amazing Indian Who Aspires To Empower People

March 27, 2013 No Comment

He has the courage to raise voice against the social evil of bride trafficking, enslaving and exploitation of women. He has the passion to inspire and lead a 300-kilometer ‘March Against Female Foeticide and Gender Inequality’. He has the perseverance to fight all odds because he wants to build an India where women will live with respect and equality. Meet Shafiq ur Rahman Khan, the founder of ‘Empower People’.

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 [...]

Project Akshar: A Word That Makes A Difference

February 22, 2012 1 Comment

Project Akshar was started in 2011 when the students at SIFE SSCBS saw bundles of sheets getting wasted and dumped in the landfills. Their vision of providing affordable educational resources to the economically backward (underprivileged children), while empowering a marginalized community (hearing impaired women), in an eco friendly way, was fulfilled when they started working [...]

Jagriti Agro Tech: Bringing Organic Produce Directly To Consumers

February 1, 2012 No Comment

I met Ashmeet Kapoor a year ago, on a one-of-its-kind train journey called the Jagriti Yatra. It was an 18-day long journey of entrepreneurship that took young, bright potential leaders of India across the length and breadth of this nation to discover grassroots enterprises in a whole new way. Back then, who knew that this [...]

NCR Blanket Distribution Drive – Helping the Poor in their Battle for Survival

January 23, 2012 1 Comment

In the freezing January night of Delhi, when the entire city dons their sweaters, monkey-caps and mufflers with a hot cup of tea (which they enjoy holding instead of drinking), there are few under-privileged who cannot afford even a blanket and die – without a roof or cloth on their bare bodies – to add [...]

Aaramshop: To the rescue of the Kirana store

August 23, 2011 1 Comment

In recent years, the traditional kirana stores inIndiahave been losing a substantial portion of their business to Large Retail Formats (LRF). While these huge retailers of groceries and consumer products have taken to technology, the kirana stores have remained lsrgely backward in their methods and operations. This has left them in an uncompetitive spot. How [...]

Thinking Beyond Ones’ Own: Freesia and the Uday Foundation

August 19, 2011 No Comment

When one becomes a parent, there is a sense of selflessness which is born within. However, this feeling is generally limited to taking care of the child while sacrificing one’s own lifestyle. But sometimes, birth of a child can take the feeling of selfless service to a new high – greatly benefiting society at large. [...]

Khoj: A movement of, by and for the artists

July 8, 2011 No Comment

I first came to know about Khoj International Artists’ Association when I met Pooja Sood, one of their founder-directors. The only thing common between me and Pooja was that we were both present at the UnBox Design Festival in Delhi. The difference being that I was a media representative and she was a speaker called [...]