To Ensure His Community Has Access to Water, Man Single-Handedly Digs Well in...
In the small village of Kalambeshwar in Maharashtra, one man’s hard work and determination has translated into the discovery of a source of water for his entire community. Bapurao Tajne is a daily wage...
View Article‘I Want to Be the Voice of the Down-Trodden,’ Says BMC Sweeper Who Completed...
Ecstatic cheers and joyful laughter filled the air at the Mumbai campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences recently as the 2014-2016 batch of MPhil students graduated from the prestigious institute....
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How a Boy into Substance Abuse & Street Fights Became a Role Model...
Two years ago, Nitin Baswasker dropped out of school and was known for getting involved in street fights. Today, the 17-year-old attends night school, works as a door-to-door salesperson and is a role...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: The Story of Jankidevi Bajaj, Who Gave up Gold, Silks & Purdah to...
Smt. Jankidevi Bajaj, a strong proponent of the Gandhian way of life, propagated rural upliftment through cottage industries. A self-made woman, she actively participated in the freedom struggle and...
View ArticleGurgaon Man Travels 700 Km Every Weekend to Teach Village Kids in Uttarakhand!
Up in the hills of Dehradun is a school that was started in the British Era. Timli Vidyapeeth was started with the vision of reviving Vedic teachings and implementing them with modern education. It...
View ArticleOdisha Tea Vendor Spends Half His Income to Educate, Feed Slum Kids!
When I meet young children selling balloons, garlands or any other item at a traffic signal, a tea shop or anywhere on the streets, I always wonder what their lives are like. When do they wake up? Do...
View ArticlePoor Marks to Poverty: 5 IIT-ians Who Overcame All Odds to Crack JEE
It is often the struggles in the path that make the person worthy of the success they achieve. What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger, after all. The Better India usually brings you success stories...
View ArticleIndia at Tokyo Paralympics: 10 Incredible Stories of Grit & Glory
The Paralympics will be held between 25 August and 06 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Unlike the Olympics where many group sports dominate, at the Paralympics, individual athletes are more at the...
View ArticleMeet 10 Toppers Who Overcame Incredible Odds to Ace UPSC CSE 2020
On 24 September the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the final results of the 2020 Civil Services Examination (CSE). Out of the 10,40,060 candidates, 761 cleared the selection process....
View ArticleWatch: Once a Criminal, ‘Auto Raja’ Has Saved 19,000 Destitute From The Streets
Auto Raja has time and again made the headlines for his noble deeds and impactful work with the destitute. But did he always fathom this would be his destiny? The answer is no. A wandering delinquent,...
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