Concerned about the shrinking green spaces in Kolkata, 43-year-old Mantu Hait took it on himself and developed one kilometre forest through Guerrilla gardening. He wanted to plant trees on the roadsides in 2010. But, he…
This Village Has an Eye Donor in Every Home #WATWB
Madathattuvilai, a quaint little village in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu is engaged in a heart-warming pursuit. As many as 229 residents of Madathattuvilai have donated their eyes in last one decade—making the village…
He Spreads Joy through Toys #WATWB
Sheriff Woody Pride and Buzz Lightyear would certainly approve of this Toy Story. Aryamaan Lakhotia, a teen from Kolkata, has collected and distributed thousands of toys to underprivileged children, through his organization, the Toy Joy….
Help Mithu Save His School #HelpMithuSaveSchool
MEET MITHU MANDAL, COMPUTER TEACHER: OKHLA CENTRE, PROJECT WHY, NEW DELHI Mithu Mandal lost his legs to polio at the age of 3 and was never interested in formal education. At Project WHY, he not…
A Library that Asks You to Steal Its Books #WATWB
Children in the Nagari tea-estate of Darjeeling are being encouraged to engage themselves and their times with ‘The Book Thief’. It’s intriguing and might raise a few eyebrows too. But Srijana Subba is on a…
He Saw His Friend Bleed To Death In Road Accident, Has Saved 60 Lives In 27 Years #WATWB
It was the year 1991. At 10 pm on a foggy night, Lucknow-based Pramod Tiwari was travelling home from work when a speeding vehicle rammed into him and drove away. When Pramod did not return…
Would You Help Renu Empower a Sewing Circle in Need? #GivingTuesday #ProjectWhyDelhi
Meet Renu, the Project WHY Sewing Teacher Six years ago, when Renu Karotia joined the Project Why Sewing Circle, her husband had lost his job due to a work accident. Her family had lost their…
He Has Good News #WATWB
It was an Aha! moment for me, when I read this news yesterday. The first thought that came to my mind was that here’s a person who is spreading smiles and happiness just like #WATWB,…