Category: IANS Special Series

How India’s sports stars overcame tough personal odds to achieve success

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning…

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A hijab-wearing Muslim bodybuilder breaks stereotypes in India

By Sanu George Vadakara (Kerala), Sep 9 (IANS) When 23-year-old Majiziya Bhanu took to the stage to compete in the…

6 years ago

How Delhi schools are revolutionising education, one teacher at a time

By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) When Roshan Lal, a 40-year-old rickshawpuller, got his son Rakesh admitted to…

6 years ago

This smart village empowers differently-abled to stand on their own

By Archana Sharma Udaipur, Aug 26 (IANS) In a small village near this famous lake city in Rajasthan, thousands of…

6 years ago

Midwifing change: How maternity deaths were reduced to zero in remote tribal hamlets

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Aug 19 (IANS) The scenic beauty of Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh is in stark contrast…

6 years ago

Angels of hope: They make the poor and helpless aware of their rights

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) When Rambabu, a 27-year-old who worked in a ration shop in Patna,…

6 years ago

In Kashmir’s hate-and-violence narrative, a silver lining of goodwill and amity

By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 5 (IANS) Rajnath, 72, a retired school headmaster, continues to live in his ancestral home…

6 years ago

How tribal women of Kanha are driving their own destiny

By Kushagra Dixit Mukki (Madhya Pradesh), July 29 (IANS) Mukki zone in the famous Kanha National Park had been known…

6 years ago

How a tiny state is battling joblessness through entrepreneurship

By Sarwar Kashani Gangtok, July 22 (IANS) Sikkim has many distinctions that give the tiny state nestled in the Himalayas…

6 years ago

How a woman grenade blast survivor overcame disability to inspire change

By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Malvika Iyer was a charming 13-year-old girl in 2002 when a grenade accidentally…

6 years ago

Breaking faith barriers, Shia Muslim artists create Hindu wedding mandaps

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) For centuries, their creations have been used in sombre processions to commemorate and…

6 years ago

American father-daughter duo bring ‘technological difference’ to remote Arunachal village

By Saket Suman Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), July 1 (IANS) National Geographic explorer Mike Libecki and his 14-year-old daughter Lilliana are…

6 years ago

An equal-opportunity school sets a sterling example in social integration

By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, June 24 (IANS) Much before the Indian parliament promulgated the Right to Education Act (RTE) in…

6 years ago

Rajasthani musicians epitomise India’s syncretic culture, but are a struggling lot

By Archana Sharma Jaipur, June 17 (IANS) They are Muslims, yet they sing Krishna "bhajans" (hymns) from Hindu lore. They…

6 years ago

Seema’s story: Educating girls to negotiate life, become change agents

By Umer Rashid Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), June 10 (IANS) Inside a dimly-lit classroom in this district, with its walls decorated…

6 years ago

Girls can do anything, proves Indian teen who climbed Everest

By Mudita Girotra Hisar (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) On May 15 this year, a teenaged girl from Haryana embarked on…

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Despite tragic history, mosque and gurdwara stand tall in harmony

By Jaideep Sarin Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab), May 27 (IANS) This town of sacred pilgrimage in Punjab has been witness to…

6 years ago

Hunger has no religion: Azhar Maqsusi’s mission is manna for Hyderabad homeless

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Homeless beggars, ragpickers and labourers sitting with plates on a mat are waiting…

7 years ago

Cabbie who could not save sister builds hospital to treat the poor

By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) With no cutting-edge medical equipment, air-conditioning or critical care unit in place,…

7 years ago

Wearing salwar-suits, Indian mother takes to international WWE ring

By Jaideep Sarin Jalandhar (Punjab), May 6 (IANS) WWE fights may be flashy, hard and violent at times but the…

7 years ago



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