by Amrita Priya | Jun 7, 2023
(June 7, 2023) Pratishtha Deveshwar was just 13 when a tragic car accident left her paralysed down the waist. The sudden turn of events left her confined to a hospital bed for four months and subsequently forced her to spend three years bedridden. Returning to school...
by Amrita Priya | May 28, 2023
(May 28, 2023) In the sleepy village of Hinsla, some 150-km from Jaipur, in Alwar district of Rajasthan, child marriage has been a long-standing tradition. Girls as young as eleven or twelve are married off by elders as they reach the “appropriate age”...
by Amrita Priya | May 27, 2023
(May 27, 2023) Six years ago, when a grade X Indian-Canadian student, Abhayjeet Singh Sachal, visited the northernmost continent on the planet, he was completely mesmerised by its landscape. Covered in white ice, the Arctic looked nothing short of a magical land to...
by Amrita Priya | May 24, 2023
ay 24, 2023) The Godavari River, winding through the scenic Konaseema district, is a vital lifeline for its residents. Over time, however, pollution has been steadily chipping away at its vitality. Umasri Pujyam, a 15-year-old Memphis-based NRI, has been combating...
by Amrita Priya | May 19, 2023
(May 19, 2023) On a regular Sunday, ten-year-old Prasiddhi Singh accompanies her parents to the local market in Chengalpattu to procure fresh produce. But the young environmentalist has her own agenda – she picks up saplings from the nearby nursery to plant...
