SocioStory · 347 stories
Stories of NGOs, social heroes, CSR teams and volunteers from across India. Every one is checked by an editor before it goes live.
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NGO storyEnvironment
The workers in their plantations were the people who belonged to the ‘tribal’ community.Hailing from a family which was into farming and plantation business, Krishnan accompanied his father during the initial years and stayed…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
Life was not easy for Soumya since her childhood. Being the eldest girl child of the family, she was expected to take care of her younger siblings while her parents went out to work. It was in 2016 when 12-year-old Soumya was…
4 min read
NGO storyWomen & girls
While Sania’s father is unemployed, Ojasvi was raised by a single mother. Priyanka’s father is a carpenter and she had to sponsor her own education. While Ranjani’s father is a farmer, Monica’s family is bearing the brunt of the…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
So, what did she do? Sherly started taking self-defence sessions in government schools and for women in rural villages. The techniques that Sherly taught were not only a safety measure but also developed self confidence among…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
A solar pulse thresher for efficiently threshing pulses and grains, a low-cost pot carrier to ease the burden on women, a hand-operated blower for the traditional stoves (chulhas), a load carrying device to distribute load from…
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NGO storyChildren
The first time I met Dr Andrew Fleming for an exclusive interview, he said, “Work hard in Silence and let Success make the noise.” As a young journalist, this was something that motivated me and made me feel confident. That was…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
Even after a span of eight years, the date December 16 reminds us of a horrifying and a shocking incident that took place at the national capital. The brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student left the…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
In 2020, she was awarded the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ by the President of India. In 2019, she bagged four gold medals in the 21st Asia Masters Athletics Championship (AMAC) at Malaysia. In 2017, she competed in Poland winning four…
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NGO storyArts & heritage
‘The most beautiful things in life are not materialistic things. They’re people and places, memories and pictures. They’re feelings and moments, smiles and laughter’. When Vishnu Prakash was working as a senior software engineer,…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
Christopher Reeve had once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” December 3 was observed as the 'International day of Persons with…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
A thought: ‘the hands which were meant for holding pens and books were washing dishes and serving plates,’ triggered Anju’s mind when she was as young as a 10-year-old kid. This thought not only disturbed her but also deliberated…
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NGO storyEducation
The letter ‘B’ is symbolic of Billion, Billionaire, Being, Benevolence, Bravery, Beauty, Brain. And if I were to relate these terms to a person whose name also starts with ‘B’, then it would definitely be Bindumalini Krishnan,…
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