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Why I Left My Engineering Job To Teach Maths And Science To Kids In Kashmir
By Abdullah Saqib: In school, my interest was always in Mathematics and problem-solving. But as a youth growing up in Baramulla, a small town in Kashmir, I had absolutely no access to career-related...
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A Quick Roundup Of The Event No Entrepreneur Should Have Missed: #MyStartupStory
By Siddhant Nag for Youth Ki Awaaz: The ‘startup bubble’ is a topic well discussed in most circles, with special emphasis on how India has become an exceptional hub for entrepreneurial businesses. We...
View Article‘Where Is Home’ For The #LonelyButNotAlone In India’s Urban Cities, We Ask You
By Rachit: #LonelyButNotAlone is Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign to start conversations around mental health and how we experience it in the urban landscape. ‘Where is home?’ is a continuing audio-visual...
View ArticleThe Absolutely Disgusting Comment A Gujarat Officer Made About Manual Scavengers
By Merril Diniz: According to The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the practice of manually cleaning and handling human excreta from dry latrines, open...
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Is The World Built Only For Young, Non-Disabled, Privileged Men?
By Merril Diniz: According to a recent article by the BBC, KM Yadav, a tea seller in Uttar Pradesh has achieved a minor feat by helping hundreds of Indian villagers get access to critical government...
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How I Found My True Calling After I Left The ‘Rat Race’ To Work In A Village
By Gyan Prakash: A year ago, if somebody had told me that I could happily live on INR 16,000 rupees per month, I would have laughed in disbelief. But living in the mountains, surrounded by people who...
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क्या यह दुनिया केवल सक्षम और विशेषाधिकार प्राप्त युवा पुरुषों के लिए है?
मेरृल डिनिज: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui बी.बी.सी. में प्रकाशित एक लेख के अनुसार, उत्तर प्रदेश में एक चाय विक्रेता के.ऍम. यादव ने, कई सौ ग्रामीणों को...
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Love For Science Took Me To MIT, Now I’m Trying To Remind School Kids How Fun...
By Ayush Sharma: Image posted by Ayush on Facebook India is a fascinating ground for education in today’s world. With increased awareness about the value of education across the country, more and more...
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Found In ‘The Postbox’: 2 People Who Want To Tell A Story With Their Designs
By Nikhil Joseph: Nikhil and Madhu When we started our company in 2014, my co-founder Madhu was a trained fashion designer while I was a mechanical engineer with a passion for photography. We had...
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कैसे मुझे ‘अंधी दौड़’से बाहर आकर गाँव में मिली जीवन की असल प्रेरणा
ज्ञान प्रकाश: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. आज से एक साल पहले अगर कोई ये कहता कि केवल १६००० रुपये प्रति माह की आमदनी में मैं आराम से रह सकता हूँ तो उस वक़्त मुझे उस पर बड़ी हँसी आई...
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Why I Teach Maths And Science To School Kids (Instead Of A Fancy Job After IIT)
By Abbas Dadla: I have always believed that instead of looking for jobs, we must look for problems to solve. If the one you’re trying to solve is meaningful enough, then everything else will fall into...
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A Puppet That’s Working With Women In Kumaon To Improve Farming: Go Samajhdar...
By Amrita Bhattacharya: Amrita Bhattacharya and Samajhdar Chacha. Clad in his indigo-dyed shawl, Samajhdar Chacha (wise uncle) is a popular figure among the women and children in the Pithoragarh and...
View ArticleIn 2 Minutes, Watch How You Can Find The Courage You’ve Always Had To Fight...
By Somaya Iqubal Khan: I was working with a very good organisation, surrounded by wonderful people, loyal friends and a loving family. It was unreal to suffer from depression because there was no...
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How Poetry Has Helped Me Deal With The Dark Phases Of Loneliness
By Nibha Gupta: Source: Flickr/Harsha K R. It’s been a while since I penned down this poem and others similar thoughts. It was a year or two ago when I was beginning to learn the corporate life. I...
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How I Am Using Storytelling In Bihar’s Classrooms To Bring About Social Change
By Naman Bansal: Let me tell you a story about a very shy child named Satyam. A child who had been bullied by his classmates, many times. One day when I asked him to tell me a story, he painted a...
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I Have Cerebal Palsy. It Limits Me, But It Cannot Stop Me
By Vinayana Khurana: As my parents drop me to college everyday, I feel relieved. A seemingly simple task like taking an auto rickshaw by myself, fills my mind with fear. I wonder – will I ever travel...
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“I Was Emotionally Ill But Everyone Around Me Said I Will Be Fine”
By Neha Mishra: For representation only. Source: Flickr. I smiled looking at the smoke I exhaled. It was me who was inhaling through those poisonous sticks and exhaling the smoke. I was becoming pro...
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Should People With Disabilities Be Called ‘Divyang’? We Asked, You Answered
By Merril Diniz: Prime Minister Modi said in a speech in December 2015 (translated from Hindi): “If somebody says ‘viklang’ (physically challenged person), we immediately start looking for the defect...
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A Young Woman And A Football Are Out To Break Gender Stereotypes In Rajasthan
By Merril Diniz: Padmini (right) with the girls. Every time Padmini V. visits the government school in Merpur village, she’s troubled by a common sight during lunch break. While boys play merrily, the...
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Why #Access4All Isn’t Just About Building One Ramp For A Building
By Parvinder Singh: If you are savvy about the issue of ‘accessibility’, then there’s a strong possibility that the mere mention of the word has moved your imagination to a wheelchair, a disabled...
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