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सेरिब्रल पैल्सि मुझे सीमित कर सकता है, पर मेरे हौंसले को तोड़ नहीं सकता
विनयना खुराना: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. जब भी मेरे माता-पिता मुझे कॉलेज तक छोड़ जाते हैं, तो मुझे बेहद तस्सली मिलती है। ऑटो रिक्शा लेकर कहीं जाने जैसे साधारण से काम के बारे...
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This Iron Lady’s “Takat Wala Powder” Is A Recipe For Women’s Empowerment In...
By Monalisa Padhee: Monalisa with community members. After completing my Ph.D. from the University of South Australia (Adelaide), I was told that I had two choices – either take up a postdoctoral...
View ArticleWhen Twitter Went Abuzz With How To Make India Accessible For All #AwaazChat
By YKA Staff: The world’s largest democracy, India, has over 2.68 crore citizens living with disabilities (2011 census). Yet, in our 69th year of independence, most of them have little access to...
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These 2 Young Men Are Soaking Up Some Sun To Light Up India’s Villages!
By Merril Diniz: In 2015, a young engineer named Somil Daga developed a decentralised solar system, during his 13-month SBI Youth for India fellowship. His ingenious system enabled the residents of...
View ArticleWatch: A Simple Bus Ride Can Be Dangerously Discriminating (But There’s A...
By Merril Diniz: The average Indian family comprises two to three generations (if we’re lucky, four) – babies, senior citizens, teenagers, moms and dads, et al. Now, imagine this family decides to...
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This Incredible Woman Found A Great Business Idea While Digging Through Trash!
By Amishi Shah: In a classroom in Bath, whilst studying for my Master’s degree, I got introduced to the concept of a social enterprise. The fact that businesses could make money by doing something...
View Articleकैसे एक मैकेनिक का बेटा सभी कठिनाइयों को पीछे छोड़ कर एम.आई.टी. में ले रहा है...
आयुष शर्मा: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhat. मेरा पूरा जीवन कानपुर में गुजरा, जहाँ मेरे पिता पी.डब्लू.डी. (पब्लिक वर्क्स डिपार्टमेंट या लोक निर्माण विभाग) में एक मैकेनिक का काम करते...
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कैसे एक महिला का “ताकत वाला पाउडर”कर रहा है राजस्थान में औरतों की मदद
मोनालिसा पाढ़ी: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ़ साउथ ऑस्ट्रेलिया (एडिलेड) से मेरी पी.एच.डी. ख़त्म हो जाने के बाद मुझे बताया गया कि मेरे पास दो विकल्प हैं- या तो मैं...
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This Guy Quit His Job To Build Tables, Rockets, Bikes And Anything That...
By Vaibhav Chhabra: My initiative ‘Maker’s Asylum’ began when the ceiling of my old office in Mumbai, fell down. All our furniture and equipment was destroyed. However, instead of buying new furniture,...
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Have You Noticed Discrimination Of This Kind In Your Office?
By Parvinder Singh: It can be a little unnerving when you are the only employee with a disability in most offices you have worked in during a career that has spanned over one and a half decades...
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Ditching Leather, This Accountant Created Her Own Shoe Brand – And It’s Vegan!
By Devika Srimal Bapna: As an animal lover and a PETA volunteer, I decided to give up leather a few years back. How leather is made, simply aches my heart. Even though it’s illegal to kill healthy...
View ArticleFYI: Entrepreneurs Meet In Delhi To Talk #MyStartupStory With Facebook and YKA!
By Merril Diniz: “Startups have no staff.” What they have are, “Believers, doers, foot soldiers and problem solvers – all rolled into one!” This sentiment by “SHEROE” and self-made entrepreneur, Sairee...
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Called A ‘Burden’ Since She Was 5, Meet Puneeta Who Proved EVERYONE Wrong!
By Parvinder Singh: Puneeta wears many hats today. She is a beekeeper, a processor of organically produced edible oil and the local advisor on methods and advantages of organic farming. This change is...
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5 साल की उम्र से उसे बोझ समझा जाता था, मिलिए पुनीता से जिन्होंने सभी को गलत...
परविंदर सिंह: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. पुनीता आज कई चीजें कर रही हैं। वो मधुमक्खी पालन करती हैं, वो आर्गेनिक तरीकों से एडिबल आयल (खाद्य तेल) बनाती हैं, और स्थानीय स्तर पर...
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‘Get Up From Your Wheelchair Or Miss Your Flight’
By Merril Diniz: “Get up from your wheelchair or else miss your flight,” disability rights activist Javed Abidi was told during a security check at Delhi’s international airport. Suvarna Raj, a...
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How I Went From Baker To Entrepreneur… In An Examination Hall!
By Shiv Kumar Madaan: I started cooking in Class 8. A few years later I was baking. I even appeared for a hotel management entrance exam but was too immature to take the right decision then. Instead,...
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कैसे यह पैरा एथलीट, बराबरी के अधिकारों के लिए चला रहा है एक मुहिम
अभिमन्यु: एक पैरा एथलीट, एक सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता, एक प्रतिरोध की आवाज, एक पति तथा और भी बहुत कुछ का सम्मिश्रित नाम है प्रदीप राज। हमारे देश में खेल-कूद को लेकर एक सामान्य पिछड़ापन तो वैसे ही है, मगर जब...
View ArticleHow One Tweet Inspired Me To Leave My IT Job And Become A Teacher
By Pradeep Shetty: In January, 2014, I saw a tweet from historian Ramachandra Guha that really inspired me. It was about the great pride he felt for his nephew Krishna, who had just started Avanti...
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#StoryOfASuicide: New Book Breaks The Silence On Mental Health And Failure
By YKA Staff: Editor’s note: This piece is the first in a campaign on raising awareness around mental health by Youth Ki Awaaz, in collaboration with NalandaWay Foundation. The Foundation, founded by...
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How Friendicoes Raised 60 Lakhs For Abandoned Animals And Proved...
By Shambhavi Saxena: Back when I was still in school, a few friends of mine tried to do a signature campaign against animal cruelty. We’d heard how a pack of dogs had been mercilessly killed in the...
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