“Why Take Such A Risk, Educating A Girl?”: How I Overcame All Odds To Get An...
By Ishrath Parveen: Growing up, I belonged to a family that is considered ‘completely economically backward’. My father was a seasonal employee, and providing for the household and paying for my...
View ArticleLessons Learnt Through Volunteering: Hard Work And Perseverance Pays Off
By Manisha Bezbaruah: “Nanhi cheeti jab daana lekar diwar par chadti hai, chadti hai wo 100 bar fisalti hai … Lekin uski mehnat bekar nahi jaati, koshish karne waalo ki kabhi haar nahi hoti.” (When an...
View ArticleFor A Better Tomorrow, Start Volunteering Today
By N. Mehetab Nasreen: When I first began doing volunteer work, I realised it was no cakewalk. One of the first issues I ran into was an insufficient number of volunteers who could sustain the work....
View ArticleWhy I Refuse To Turn A Blind Eye To Injustices Faced By Women And Children
By Jyothi PM: Today’s children are tomorrow’s future. This central idea, combined with my interest in women’s empowerment and children’s rights was the starting point of my career. I’d originally...
View Articleभारत का हृदय बुंदेलखंड आज रोता, बिलखता और उजड़ता हुआ
गली खोर सूनी पड़ी, सूने पड़े मकान सूने-सूने खेत सब, सूने सब खलिहान। भारत का यह ह्रदय छलनी, तपती इसकी जान सब घर छोड़कर शहर भाग गए, जो बचे वे फांसी पर चढ़े किसान। आज एक क्रांतिकारी भूमि बुंदेलखंड की वह कहानी...
View Articleझारखंड के कतरास में माइनिंग बिस्फोट ने धर्मदास महतो की ली जान
जब कोई छोटा सा रिहाइशी इलाका किसी कस्बे या शहर का रूप लेता है, तो क्षेत्रीय लोगों के ज़हन में क्षेत्र के विकास हेतु उम्मीदें फलने-फूलने लगती हैं। धनबाद क्षेत्र का बदनसीब माइनिंग इलाका जो गाँव से कस्बा...
View ArticleThe Pressing Need To Shrink The Thick Line Of Divide In Our Education System
By Deepan Ramesh: Throughout my life, I have been inspired by English teachers. The stories they tell and the way they talk about life in general and the experiences of some of the English teachers who...
View ArticleMeet The Inspiring Young Woman Working Tirelessly To Make The Planet A Better...
By Zeba Rehman: My name is Zeba Rahman. I am from Dimapur, Nagaland currently pursuing my graduate degree in Education. Last year, I got to represent my state at the National Youth Parliament in New...
View ArticleUnleashing The Power Of Rural Youth In India: The Real Changemakers
By Keshav Gupta Last year, we were contacted by the UNV India team to help with the training of DYCs and drafting the handbook for them to conduct Youth Parliament at the District Level. From that day...
View ArticleHow Can We Expect Kids To Go Out And Play When The Air Has Become Unbreathable?
By Khushi Mishra: Walking through the corridors of F.R.I, Dehradun as a 12-year-old, I remember having endless fun with my friends after the school bell would ring. I recall waiting for my school bus...
View ArticleTeens Have Understood The Seriousness Of The Climate Crisis. When Will The...
YOUTH KI AWAAZ POLL Created by Asheer Kandhari Do you think Climate Crisis is really happening ? My twin sister and I are 15-year-old students and we were fascinated reading about how Greta Thunberg...
View ArticleWe Must Join Hands With Young Activists Like Greta Thunberg
Since last year, everything has been about the earth finally giving a poignant reminder of the wreck caused by human beings through their advancements. The passing heat waves in the coldest parts of...
View Article5 Questions Every Climate Activist Is Tired Of Answering And What To Say
We have all been there. Maybe you are hanging out with friends at a party. Or catching up with relatives at a family function. The conversation is mostly flowing until it gets stuck on the weather, and...
View ArticleThe Residents Of Kumbharwadi Battle Drought Using Community-Powered Innovations
Recently, I had a chance encounter at the place least expected. It was Twitter! For someone who was averse to any form of social media just a year back and refused to succumb to the pressures of the...
View ArticleI Took A Journey Down Ganga’s ‘Tributaries’, And What I Saw Was Horrifying
Cleaning the Ganga was a major election plank for the victorious Narendra Modi-led NDA. The same Ganga where 80% of untreated waste is dumped in from 138 open drains. So when I decided to take a...
View Articleकेदारनाथ में जब अपनों को खोया तब जलवायु परिवर्तन की गंभीरता समझ आई
सन् 2013 में केदारनाथ में आपदा आई थी, जिसका कारण बताते हुए कई लोगों ने बहुत सारी बातें कहीं। दिलचस्प बात यह है कि इन कारणों में अतिक्रमण, रिवर बेड पर निर्माण कार्य, यहां तक कि धार्मिक कारण भी शामिल थे।...
View Article‘Jal Shakti Kanyas’ Are All Set To Support The Global Climate Strike On...
When we search for the meaning of the word ‘hug’, we find that it means to hold someone or something tightly in one’s arms especially to express affection. According to Wikipedia, “a hug can indicate...
View ArticleIs Our Diet And Food Culture Accelerating Climate Change?
Scenario #1 – A grand Indian marriage with an impressive dinner arrangement. Multiple cuisine counters were an attraction for the guests. But sadly, not everything was consumed, and a lot of food was...
View ArticleTurning To A ‘Circular’ Economic Model To Combat The Climate Crisis
The number of people who have joined their hands, across India, to win the title of the third-largest carbon emission producer globally amounts to 1,369,084,656. In India, around 62 million tonnes of...
View ArticleClimate Change Is A Real Problem. So, Why Do We Continue To Ignore It?
It distresses me to see how laid back our world leaders are about the climate crisis, while I and so many like me suffer from eco-anxiety. How is it not a part of their agenda at all to take some...
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