Neelam Jain: Changing lives for India’s transgender community one respectable job at a time 

by Global Indian | Dec 9, 2021

(November 22, 2021) How often have you watched the trans community forced into sex work, or even begging to eke out a living? Not many can step out of their comfort zone to help or even empathise with their misery. The community’s years of study and degrees often come...

Suyash Keshari, the 25-year-old wildlife conservationist behind India’s first wildlife OTT platform

by Charu Thakur | Dec 8, 2021

With her amber eyes watching her prey, Solo the tigress crouches amid tall brown grass, beautifully camouflaged. In a second, she pounces on a chital deer. Her teeth tear into its flesh, and she devours him. Solo is the big cat who stole the thunder on Safari with...

From winning championship at 9 to becoming a chess grandmaster at 17: SL Narayanan’s incredible journey

by Charu Thakur | Dec 7, 2021

SL Narayanan was all of nine when the board game with 64 black and white squares grabbed his attention. It was at this young age that he learnt that the knight in chess moves multiple squares each time while the pawn moves forward one square. Such was his passion for...

Ashay Bhave: How this 23-year-old is getting “kicks” out of plastic waste, and is sold out

by Suruchi Kapoor Gomes | Dec 6, 2021

(November 27, 2021) “Don’t just do it, do it right,” puns the Thaely slogan, taking a dig at an international shoe brand. Rightly so, as Thaely sneakers are 100 percent recycled, and made from plastic trash. In fact, truth be told, CEO and founder of...

Prasiddhi Singh: The nine-year-old environmentalist who nurtured 19 fruit forests

by Charu Thakur | Dec 3, 2021

“Ever seen a bird or squirrel swipe a credit card for food? Or an animal pay for clothes? Only humans pay for our existence on this planet. The reason many (might) give is advancement. But what kind of advancement is this?” laments Prasiddhi Singh, a nine-year-old...