by Charu Thakur | Mar 1, 2025
(March 1, 2025) A fishing trip changed everything for Atreya Manaswi. In 2018, the then 12-year-old from Windermere, Florida, was out on a lake with a friend and his grandfather, an experienced beekeeper. The conversation turned to bees, and Atreya learned for the...
by Charu Thakur | Jan 29, 2025
(January 29, 2025) In 2024, 23-year-old Harroop Singh Bola reached a significant milestone when he received the prestigious Diana Award, an honor given to young changemakers making a difference in their communities. “This award is a reminder of the importance of...
by Charu Thakur | Jan 5, 2025
(January 5, 2025) In a classroom of 30 students at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida, Aadya Chaudhary sat as one of only three girls enrolled in her high school computer science class. The experience was isolating and frustrating, as her contributions often...
by Charu Thakur | Sep 28, 2024
(September 28, 2024) A newspaper article about Shuchi Scheme – a menstrual hygiene project by the Karnataka government that distributes free sanitary pads for school girls – coming to a halt owing to Covid-19 shifted something in the then 14-year-old...
by Charu Thakur | Jul 23, 2023
(July 23, 2023) When the wheels of the world came to a screeching halt in 2020, people saw themselves adapt to changes that the pandemic brought with itself. Amid the uncertainty and fear, a family in Bengaluru found that their 9-year-old son Surya has Type 1...