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Apr 26 2019April 26, 2019

This IIT-grad left Rs. 21LPA job to revolutionize education system

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education / By SLSV / April 26, 2019 April 26, 2019

Divanshu Kumar, an IIT-Madras student pursuing final-year Mechanical Engineering, has given up an Rs. 21 LPA job offer to revolutionize the Indian education system. He is the founder of Involve Learning Solutions Foundation, a non-profit edu-tech start-up based in Chennai that caters to the development of both academic and non-academic skills of a student in an …

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Apr 8 2019

How a digital literacy project is changing the lives of Adivasi villagers in Maharashtra

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Information / By SLSV / April 8, 2019 April 8, 2019

The programme, run by the research collective PUKAR, has helped over 30,000 villagers access welfare services and land records. On January 31, speaking in Parliament during the interim Budget session, President Ram Nath Kovind noted that under the central government’s Digital India initiative, 116,000 villages have been digitally connected, 40,000 gram panchayats have wifi hotspots and …

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Mar 14 2019

Patna Girl Builds Biogas Plants in Villages, Provides Electricity to Poor Farmers!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Information / By SLSV / March 14, 2019 March 14, 2019

It was the prevalence of many social and environmental issues that drove this young woman on an extraordinary path towards social development. City born and bred she may be, yet Akansha Singh was aware of the economic and social inequalities that exists within India. But it wasn’t until she got to the ground and observed …

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Mar 11 2019

Aajibaichi Shala : A school for Grannies

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Information, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / March 11, 2019 March 11, 2019

In a country as Incredible as India, anything is possible. “Aajibaichi Shala” is one such example. It is a school for “Aajis” which is Marathi for grannies so yes it is the only school in the world specifically for grannies and the story of this school is quite inspiring. The story of Aajibaichi Shala What is this school? Aajibaichi Shala is …

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Mar 4 2019March 4, 2019

22-YO Mumbai Woman Turns Skywalk into Classroom; Teaches Kids of Beggars for Free

1 Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Information / By SLSV / March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019

Haimanti has been on a mission to equip them with necessary skills so she can enrol them in a regular school under the Right to Education act. Every day, 22-year-old Haimanti Sen can be found at the Kandivali station skywalk, teaching the alphabet, numbers, words, communication, and art and craft to over 15 kids, free …

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