Many of us who have access to clean water tend to take it for granted. Be it for drinking, cooking, or bathing. All we have to do is turn the faucet and we have water. Unfortunately, for a large number of people in the developing and under-developed...

The Jarawa tribes are one of the four nomadic hunter-gatherer Negrito tribes inhabiting the Andaman islands. (The other three Negrito Tribes are ‘Great Andamanese’, ‘Onges’, and ‘Sentinelese’. ) Jarawas resisted contact with the outside world until...

Fashion designer Nida Mahmood’s creations exhibited at the recent Fashion Week in New Delhi include jackets printed with memorable lines from classic Hindi films such as “Sholay” and “Don”, while the faces of superstars such as Amitabh Bachchan adorn...

The Gram Nyayalayas (Village Courts) Act 2008 has been enacted to establish village courts at the grassroot levels. It became effective on October 2, 2009. It intends to provide access to justice to the citizens at their doorsteps and to ensure that...

Social change in India has been on the rise in recent years, and here is another ‘Change Maker’. This wonderful boy called ‘Babar Ali’ is doing his bit to help his friends and villagers become literate. He has accepted the corrupt environment and...