5 Awesome Things That Came out in Our Discussion with Two Nobel Peace Laureates
Ever wondered what happens when two eminent Nobel Peace Laureates come together to discuss pertinent issues affecting the society? You end up with a prolific conversation revolving around poverty,...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Here’s How the Ubiquitous Mobile Phone Is Allowing Every Citizen...
Mobile technology has made it easier for everyone to be part of public decision-making simply by sending a message or giving a missed call. A citizen need not be an on-ground activist for their voice...
View ArticleAfter Losing His Son in a Fire Accident, This Man Started India’s First Fire...
Giving birth is considered to be a painful process. It, however, results in a new life – a joyous occasion for most. In the case of Uday Vijayan and Beyond Carlton, it was the needless loss of nine...
View ArticleThis Big Fat Indian Transgender Wedding Will Have You Believing in True Love...
Madhuri Sarode has made quite a statement about acceptance and love by simply getting married. Her marriage, after all, is the first open transgender wedding in India. The LGBTQ activist met her...
View ArticleAnjali Lama Will Become the First Transgender Model to Walk the Lakme Fashion...
When Anjali Lama walks the ramp at the Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort in 2017, she will also be blazing the trail for transgender people across the world. She will become the first transgender woman...
View ArticleThe Amazing Journey of This Indian Drag Queen Is Both Heart Breaking and...
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken,” Oscar Wilde once said. This is an easy thing to write, but tough to put into practice. Alex Mathew, a 28-year-old who identifies as queer and takes to the...
View ArticleMeet Kalki Subramaniam, the Transgender Woman Who Has Been Invited to Speak...
Kalki Subramaniam is an inspiration not only to the transgender community but to society as a whole. This multi-hyphenated writer, activist, media personality, and actor, has been at the forefront...
View ArticleBreaking New Ground: Meet Atri Kar, First Transgender from WB to Appear for...
Overcoming a host of legal hurdles, 27-year-old Atri Kar has become the first transgender from West Bengal to appear for the civil services examinations in India. The school teacher from Hoogly’s...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How Garbage Transformed an IT Engineer Into an Accidental Activist
From corporate success to literally cleaning up the streets, Malini Parmar’s story is an unconventional one. This social reformer stumbled into activism, and has carved a niche for herself in the waste...
View ArticleFrom Working in Insurance to Radio Jockeying; RJ Dhvanit Offers a Sneak Peek...
Ever wondered what it takes to become a successful Radio Jockey? Well, for Dhvanit Thakur, now one of the most popular RJs in Gujarat, it was not even a choice when he was in college studying...
View ArticleIs the Juice Just for Boys? Meet the 9-Year-Old Who Fought & Won a Gender War...
Mriganka Majumder, a precocious 9-year-old from Guwahati, who studies in Grade 3, has zero tolerance when it comes to digesting sexism. Literally. When the young girl saw that a popular juice box aimed...
View Article“My Potential Won Over My Identity”– Anjali Lama, First Transgender Model to...
At the tender age of seven or eight, Nabin Waiba realised that he was not “comfortable” in his own skin. Always drawn to things that belonged to his sister, more than his own possessions, growing up...
View ArticleCollege Students in Mumbai Have Banded Together to Make Sure the City Votes...
A group of dedicated students in Mumbai are doing everything they can to make sure the city shows up in impressive numbers to vote in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections....
View ArticleIn a Massive Citizen-Led Campaign, 800 Families in Jharkhand Returned Dowries...
Haji Mumtaj Ali, who comes from the Pokhari village in the Latehar district in Jharkand, has successfully led a mass movement against the practice of dowry in his region. In fact, in part due to his...
View ArticleThis Ad Depicting a Mother-Daughter Bond Is Breaking Hearts and Barriers
A little girl lovingly tells the story of how her mother cares for her. The premise of the new digital film released by the brand Vicks, which has taken the internet by storm and has gone viral, is...
View ArticleMarriage Is Driving Tribal Families Into Debt In MP. These Activists Are...
These activists are working with tribes people of Madhya Pradesh to cap marriage expenditures and prevent families from plunging into debt or having to sell off their lands to pay for their children's...
View ArticleThis Bharatnatyam Performance Sends an Empowering Message in Support of...
Art has always played a crucial role in the advocacy against social and political injustices that have existed in the society for centuries. And it's no different today. A US-based digital arts...
View ArticleWatch: This Video Calling out Fairness Products in India Has Taken the...
Fair & Lovely needs to go away. Ram Subramanian, who runs the popular Facebook page Voice of Ram, has taken to the platform to provide a scathing indictment against Fair & Lovely and other...
View ArticleElders With Terminal Illnesses Do Stand-Up Comedy to Tell Us That Life Need...
An elderly woman walks on stage. She sits on a stool in front of the microphone and starts addressing the room. "Good morning everybody. I am a 'Sikh'," she says, pausing for a bit. "So 'Sikh' that I...
View ArticleIndia’s First Transgender Sub-Inspector Takes Charge. And She’s Beat...
This is a story about beating incredible odds. K Prithika Yashini has made history by becoming the first transgender person in India to become sub-inspector in the police force. She has already...
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