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Gandhi's School is Dying

Seventy years ago, Gandhi emphasised the need to teach children to respect manual labour. That is why his school in Gujarat had farming, spinning and cooking in its syllabus. Today the school is crumbling, like other Gandhian ideals. Read on ...

The Actor

Seventeen-year-old Dhanna has acted in two films and has got a national award for one of his roles - of a disabled person with a fighting spirit. Dhanna, who is mentally disabled, had been chosen because of his condition, not his acting abilities. Now he is obsessed about entering Bollywood. And his life has turned upside down. Read on ...

Shakespeare in Prison

A theatre director stages Shakespeare's play in prison. He has not only cast the prisoner's in lead roles, he's also transformed their thinking. Read on ...

Indian Children Do It Again

By being selected in the prestigious Mars Training Mission, three Indian children do the country proud. Read on ...

The Teenage Teacher of Pune

As a 13-year-old, Ganga began to spread the light of literacy in her slum. Today, three years later, her efforts have enabled thirty women to 'see' the world around them, anew. Read on ...

Prisoners ride on fried snack success

From a 'bhajiya' corner to a state-of-the-art petrol pump, the prisoners of Ahmedabad's Sabarmati jail are planning one business venture after another, to keep them busy in jail. Read on ...

Simayal's Women

Whether it's Rajasthan's Nyala village which recently received praise from American President Bill Clinton, or Simayal village in the Kumaon region, there is something common to both - it is the women who have put their villages on the road to prosperity. Read on ...

The Empowered Woman of Nyala

When Shakuntala Bai was young, she was told that education was not for girls and stopped from going to school. On September 19 this village woman who had never travelled outside her village, flew to New York to attend an international conference and later met US President Bill Clinton. Read on ...

Simputer: The Low-cost Computer

It is both the answer to the prayers of those clamouring for a cheap computer, besides being hi-tech enough to perform commands by a mere touch of the hand. The only catch - it isn't out in the market as yet ! Read on ...

The Common Man's Filmmaker

In a career spanning more than 40 years, senior film-maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee succeeded in making some of the most well-loved Hindi films. He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for a lifetime contribution to Indian cinema in the National Film Awards ceremony in Delhi on September 18. Read on ...