SocioStory · 365 stories
Stories of NGOs, social heroes, CSR teams and volunteers from across India. Every one is checked by an editor before it goes live.
365 stories
NGO story
A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim and what better example than Abhishek Thaware who despite the odds, made his country proud. Socio Story brings to you the inspiring story of India’s first and only teeth…
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NGO storyChildren
At a time when most of the youngsters are hooked to their smartphones and are active on social media, there are a few from the economically weaker sections who lack a platform to voice their views. In an effort to provide an…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
“Disability need not be an obstacle to success,” believes Geeta Chouhan, an International wheelchair basketball player from Mumbai. Born in a middle-class family, life took a turn when Geeta turned six. Polio, a disabling and…
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NGO storyChildren
A child prodigy who stepped into the world of magic at a young age of 10 is an inherent artist himself. Performing magic has always been his passion and dream. It was 30 years ago when this spellcaster bought himself a magic…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
“Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear”, goes an adage. Devnar foundation for the blind believes in the same and has been rendering relentless service in education and rehabilitation of the visually…
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NGO storyWater & sanitation
I was in class nine when I first learnt about the term ‘Johad’ also known as percolation pond which is popular in Rajasthan. People voluntarily built Johads so that women don’t have to travel to distant places to fetch water.…
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NGO storyEnvironment
It was one of the days in February of 2016, when Shyla Talluri received a call late at night from India. The call was to inform the state of affairs of a public school in the remote forest area of Khammam district of Telangana.…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
“I’m a boy who was born as a girl, and have to prove to myself every day that I’m a man enough for the world, and yes, I am glad to have proved it”, stated Aryan Pasha, India’s first transman bodybuilder. From being called a…
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NGO storyDisability & inclusion
It was in 2008 when Aditya suffered a major sports injury forcing him to be bedridden for a long time. While being dependent on using wheelchairs and crutches to walk, there were times when he was called names, was denied…
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NGO storyHealth
Ever since coronavirus struck India, terms like lay-offs, firings, furloughs, etc have been dominating the headlines. Due to the lockdowns imposed to curb the health crisis, COVID-19 has dramatically altered the hiring landscape…
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NGO storyWomen & girls
When food was being distributed to the brick kiln workers in Nagpur by the volunteers of ‘Seva Kitchen’ during the lockdown, they caught sight of a malnourished woman who was expecting a child. She was helpless and the volunteers…
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NGO story
Independence Day is around the corner and Socio Story brings to you the story of Major General Dr Gagan Deep Bakshi, SM, VSM, a retired Indian army officer. But before getting into the story, we would like to tell you what made G…
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