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Women on air

Women in a hamlet in Uttar Pradesh have been hit by the air waves of a community radio station in many ways. As radio jockeys and as listeners, they feel highly empowered, says Anjali Singh

Farm magic

Prabhpreet Khinda, an Indian engineer, arrived in Ghana in 2009 looking for opportunities. The 38-year-old from Punjab is a successful farmer today and owns a 2200-hectare farm at Dzigbe

Laugh at work

‘The Happiness Quotient’ tells us how to lead a ‘significant life’. Its author, Rekha Shetty, tells Madhusree Chatterjee what the latest corporate buzz is on ushering happiness in workplace

Honourable work

Mohammed Dilawar, who’s been working to save the sparrows, has found mention in the Limca Book of Records. His organisation’s distribution of 52000 bird feeders is a Guinness world record.

Clean villages

More than 2,000 villages in Madhya Pradesh have earned the sobriquet ‘Nirmal Grams’ or clean villages. Arun Anand checks out how the villages managed to achieve such a high level of hygiene 

A positive book

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s autobiography is nearing completion and it’s been tiled ‘Twenty years in a decade.’ According to the actor, "It's a fun book and is about positivity and hope.”

 
A real leader

Can M S Dhoni help hockey and football teams? R Mohan raises this question, analysing the leadership qualities of the ever winning captain, which he says is a subject for management studies

Scoring records

An enduring passion for cricket earned Sudhir Vaidya a place in Limca Book of Records. Sudha Narasimhachar meets the statistician of IPL matches, who has been tracking the game since 1957

Against the tide

Name: Rajiv Trivedi. Achievements: Swam English Channel, Palk Strait etc. If you thought this is the CV of a professional swimmer, you are wrong, says Mahesh Avadhutha, who met the IPS officer

Unsung hero

India has a new world junior boxing champion in Nikhat Zareen. Nikhat, who hails from the small town of Nizamabad in AP, told Mahesh Avadhutha that her aim is to win an Olympics gold medal

Celebration time

Activists who spearheaded the Free Binayak Sen Campaign are happy their mission is over. Binayak’s wife celebrated along with other activists the triumph of Indian democracy, says Akash Bisht

Woman of substance

Hailing from a Maharashtrian small town of Chandrapur, Jayashree Satpute has been chosen as one of world’s 100 inspirational women. The honour however places more responsibility on her shoulders, she tells Kavita Charanji

 
Silent charity

Without letting the left hand know what the right hand does, Anusha Ravi Mahesh does a lot of charitable work, besides running her business. Amar Naik meets the CEO of Park Institutions

First medicine

For Bongli,a village near Tengoupal in Manipur, Daniel Mate is an angel. His video exposing the lack of healthcare facilities, prompted Burning Voices to donate medicines, helping 500 people

Project Bihar

Just into his second term as Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar feels that he is on test. He has no option other than performing, though it is a tough job. But, as he tells Sankarshan Thakur, at the moment he is not looking at New Delhi

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