(January 12, 2023) 2020 had just begun and things were getting difficult for California boy Karun Kaushik as a delayed pneumonia treatment due to an inaccurate diagnosis nearly cost him his mother’s life. The harrowing experience put him face-to-face with...
(January 7, 2023) At 18000 feet above sea level, Illinois-based Saanvi Sita Mylavarapu stopped feeling her feet. With no insulated boots to keep her warm, she felt “like a thousand needles were poking at the same time.” Having arrived at the Mt Everest...
(November 19, 2022) In 2018, then 13-year-old Adarsh Ambati’s life came temporarily to a standstill when his mum suffered a third-degree heart block. Adarsh recalls seeing her connected to wires that were meant to monitor health but didn’t allow her to...
(November 4, 2022) The last wish from their dying grandmother, who was then battling pancreatic cancer, played a catalyst for Charlotte residents Sherya Mantha and Sahana Mantha in starting Foundation for Girls (FFG) in 2014 – a nonprofit to help underprivileged...
(November 2, 2022) A chance visit to a market in Mumbai during her India trip some four years led Anika Puri to a shocking visual – rows of ivory jewelry and statues. For decades, the ivory trade has been illegal globally, and elephant hunting is prohibited in...