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TBI Photo Essay: Post-Monsoon Celebrations In Rural Maharashtra 23 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
This photo essay captures the range of activities, colours and festivities amidst the verdant hills brought about by the monsoon rains in rural areas of Maharashtra, including the celebration of the V...
TBI Specials: A Different Kishtwar – One Which Showed The Way In Religious Tolerance And Communal Harmony 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
As curfew continues for the 12th straight day in Kishtwar based on the reports of communal violence, it might be difficult to imagine it as a place where Hindus and Muslims lived in perfect harmony, i...
Sevalaya – Service For All 19 Aug 2013 | 01:12 pm
Read about a remarkable organization working from villages in Tamil Nadu, and exemplifying service in its every deed. With various initiatives ranging from orphanages and a school to medical care and ...
TBI Special Reports: 8 Defining Milestones In India’s Social Enterprise Landscape 15 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
Poverty is unnecessary” – Mohammad Yunus In India, this quote by Yunus continues to be relevant even today as a majority of its population battles poverty. Socially focused ventures that provide inno...
TBI Heroes: Abdul Kareem – The Man Who Planted a Forest 12 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm
Jean Giono’s 1953 story, ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’ tells the tale of a shepherd named Elzeard Bouffier, who planted trees all along an Alpine Valley to recreate a desolate forest. Whether Bouffier e...
Swades Foundation – Building Capacity In Rural India 8 Aug 2013 | 11:15 am
Some of you might remember the 2004 Bollywood film, Swades, in which an NRI Mohan Bhargava (played by Shah Rukh Khan) returns to India and is inspired by the harsh realities faced by the people in his...
TBI Specials: Young, special, on the ball and ripping apart the net in Spain 5 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
Many of you would have read our previous coverage of the Jharkhand tribal girls who won the third place at the Gasteiz Cup football tournament in Spain. Here we bring to you the complete story as repo...
TBI Inspirations: An Incredible Journey From Jharkhand To Spain For This All-Girls Football Team 2 Aug 2013 | 04:14 pm
For several days now, our readers have been pointing us to a remarkably inspiring story that was making waves on social media but had not received its due coverage in conventional media. As we prepare...
TBI Videos: Music Basti – Where Music Creates Magic 30 Jul 2013 | 11:24 am
It might be one of the most unique covers of a Green Day hit you’ll ever hear: young, at-risk girls from an Indian shelter singing Boulevard of Broken Dreams. But that is what Music Basti has brought ...
How Did A Commerce Ex-lecturer Convert 25 Acres of Barren Land Into A Lush Green Farm? 26 Jul 2013 | 11:59 am
This story of the untiring efforts of a commerce ex-lecturer to convert twenty five acres of a barren piece of land into a self sustainable green farm, provides an ideal example of a model for rainwat...
