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TW: Violence and torture
“My dad was kidnapped. It was traumatic.
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“My dad was kidnapped. It was traumatic.
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For seven days, he was tortured, beaten and could only escape when he jumped from the third floor of the building where he was being kept hostage. He ran several kilometers to reach the closest railway station to reach home. This incident had a heavy impact on my brain.”
Though Ananya had grown up hearing incidents of people from local #tribal communities being kidnapped, she only realized the gravity of the situation when her father was abducted one day in 2002.
“While working towards improving the living conditions of the poor, I learned how deeply the issue of bonded labor has penetrated the rural areas.
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The practice was officially abolished in the 1970s, yet it was as alive as ever. I had learned about bonded labor while studying, but witnessing it first-hand was chilling and horrifying,”
Dr. Kiran Prasad from #Karnataka has been working to rescue and rehabilitate bonded laborers, fighting years of casteism by providing legal aid to those in need.
“It is never too late, never too early to start. When you believe you can do something to contribute back and create an impact, that is the right time to start,"
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#HeroesOfHumanity #GoodDeeds #Healthcare #Treatment #Odisha #TheBetterIndia
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Priyadarshi Mahapatra, who quit his MNC job to start a healthcare start-up to deliver affordable care right at the doorsteps of people living in Odisha’s most backward regions.
Launched in 2021 with his friends Shobhan Mahapatra and US-based Sanjay Swain, #CureBay aims to enable affordable healthcare in remote locations.
“Women are under such pressure to look a certain way that they must undergo this pain after a traumatic surgery. That’s why I decided to make crocheted or knitted prostheses," says
Jayashree Ratan.
#HeroesOfHumanity #WorldCancerDay #Kindness #WomenForWomen #Healthcare
Jayashree Ratan.
#HeroesOfHumanity #WorldCancerDay #Kindness #WomenForWomen #Healthcare
Jayashree Ratan creates crocheted #prostheses for #breastcancer survivors.
Made from 100 per cent mercerised cotton yarn, these prostheses are soft on the skin and do not cause allergies.
Made from 100 per cent mercerised cotton yarn, these prostheses are soft on the skin and do not cause allergies.
While each can be used for nearly two years, these washable hands fit well into the mastectomy bra.
“We never knew we would touch so many lives by spending just a few hours on each product. That is our biggest reward,” says Jayashree.
“We never knew we would touch so many lives by spending just a few hours on each product. That is our biggest reward,” says Jayashree.
This #WorldCancerDay, we celebrate the pathbreaking and unending efforts of some heroes who have dedicated their lives to helping those battling the deadly #cancer.
A salute to their undaunted spirit!
#HeroesOfHumanity #CancerWarriors #Respect #TheBetterIndia
A salute to their undaunted spirit!
#HeroesOfHumanity #CancerWarriors #Respect #TheBetterIndia
At the age of 20, Sindhutai was left for the dead by her husband with a 17-day-old girl child who she had given birth to in a cow shed. She walked to her parent’s house for shelter, but her family turned her away.
#PadmaShri #HeroesOfHumanity #GirlChildDay
#PadmaShri #HeroesOfHumanity #GirlChildDay
With nowhere else to go and a baby to feed, Sindhutai started begging in trains and on the streets in order to survive. Fearing for her safety and that of her daughter, she spent her nights in cemeteries and cowsheds.
It was during these difficult times that Sindhutai began spending time with orphaned children & realized how difficult life was for them.
She adopted around a dozen orphans & took on the responsibility of keeping them clothed & fed,even if it meant begging for longer hours.
She adopted around a dozen orphans & took on the responsibility of keeping them clothed & fed,even if it meant begging for longer hours.
"The day I got my postgraduate degree, I didn’t waste a minute– I rushed back to my village, Ausgrum in Bengal, to become a teacher.
#Inspiration #Teacher #Education #PadmaShri #SeniorCitizens #HeroesOfHumanity #WestBengal
#Inspiration #Teacher #Education #PadmaShri #SeniorCitizens #HeroesOfHumanity #WestBengal
Yes, I had higher salary offers from schools in bigger towns, but for me, the 169 Rs I was offered at my school village meant everything.
I was hungry for teaching the students from my town who needed a good teacher the most.
I was hungry for teaching the students from my town who needed a good teacher the most.
I taught at my school for 39 years and only retired because I’d hit my ‘retirement age’– 60; what a ridiculous concept!
Afterwards, I expected to spend years drinking sugary tea and wasting my time on the charpoy!
Afterwards, I expected to spend years drinking sugary tea and wasting my time on the charpoy!
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"We perform last rites, cremate bodies abandoned by families & provide other ambulance services to people who cannot afford them. We sometimes felt frustrated as we could not lead normal lives.
#Inspiration #Humanity #Kindness #RealLifeHeroes #Respect
"We perform last rites, cremate bodies abandoned by families & provide other ambulance services to people who cannot afford them. We sometimes felt frustrated as we could not lead normal lives.
#Inspiration #Humanity #Kindness #RealLifeHeroes #Respect
Still, the blessings and goodwill we earn are far more rewarding."
Himanshu Kalia, along with his wife Twinkle, has been working round the clock to ferry patients in need of #emergency services across #Delhi.
Himanshu Kalia, along with his wife Twinkle, has been working round the clock to ferry patients in need of #emergency services across #Delhi.
After Himanshu Kalia nearly lost his father due to delayed treatment, he and his wife decided to provide free #ambulance services to the needy.
“As our income suffers, it reflects in our personal lives.
“As our income suffers, it reflects in our personal lives.
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“I came to terms with my gender identity early on, but my parents could not accept it, so they disowned me.
#Inspiration #GoodDeeds #Kindness #Motherhood #HumanityIsAlive #TheBetterIndia
“I came to terms with my gender identity early on, but my parents could not accept it, so they disowned me.
#Inspiration #GoodDeeds #Kindness #Motherhood #HumanityIsAlive #TheBetterIndia
I ended up on the streets outside a temple with nowhere to go and was finally aided by a trans community.
I do not want anyone else to ever feel the way I did or go through the challenges I faced.”, says Rajkumari Kinnar from #Jharkhand .
I do not want anyone else to ever feel the way I did or go through the challenges I faced.”, says Rajkumari Kinnar from #Jharkhand .
He single-handedly raised a family of orphaned kids and spent 2/3rd of her earnings on the needy.
While facing massive backlash from members of the transgender community, she took care of 5 girls and 3 boys, including a 9-month-old baby.
While facing massive backlash from members of the transgender community, she took care of 5 girls and 3 boys, including a 9-month-old baby.
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“When I serve food, I see the happiness on people’s faces. That makes me happy, and their smile is enough for me,” says Sekar Poovarasan, who, along with his mother, S Kuppamal, serves humanity by feeding the underprivileged.
“When I serve food, I see the happiness on people’s faces. That makes me happy, and their smile is enough for me,” says Sekar Poovarasan, who, along with his mother, S Kuppamal, serves humanity by feeding the underprivileged.
25-YO Poovarasan from Thenkodipakkam, #TamilNadu, has started a roadside food stall that allows customers to pay for whatever they can while the poor eat for free.
Equipped with an electronics & communication engineering diploma, Poovarasan lost his job a few months into the pandemic. He could only get odd jobs after that & nothing stuck.
“I was running around looking for jobs, but a chance encounter with an older man changed his life.
“I was running around looking for jobs, but a chance encounter with an older man changed his life.
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TW: Self Harm
“The afterlife of a burn survivor is hard, with multiple surgeries and medication. It requires money, effort and, most importantly, motivation."
#Inspiration #BurnSurvivor #GoodDeeds #Kindness #Kerala #Telangana
TW: Self Harm
“The afterlife of a burn survivor is hard, with multiple surgeries and medication. It requires money, effort and, most importantly, motivation."
#Inspiration #BurnSurvivor #GoodDeeds #Kindness #Kerala #Telangana
Neehaari Mandali from Hyderabad is a burn survivor who offers free plastic surgeries to burn victims across Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana through the Burn Survivor Mission Saviour Trust.
"Post-burn surgeries are expensive and not very prevalent. So, focuses on helping people with burn injuries who do not have financial stability or are unaware of such treatments altogether."
A #salute to these #HeroesOfHumanity who saved hundreds of lives during the #MorbiBridge Tragedy>>>
#ThankYou #Heroes #Saviours #Respect
#ThankYou #Heroes #Saviours #Respect
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Chennai-based Ashwanth Kumar, food is the most direct way of spreading joy. Inspired by the kindness he'd observed in his late grandmother, the 25 YO now provides free meals to the underprivileged under Pankajam charity.
Chennai-based Ashwanth Kumar, food is the most direct way of spreading joy. Inspired by the kindness he'd observed in his late grandmother, the 25 YO now provides free meals to the underprivileged under Pankajam charity.
He started a #CommunityKitchen in his grandmother's home, which offers meals for Rs 15-Rs 20 and also gives for free to those who cannot afford them.
"All the food is cooked by homemakers.
"All the food is cooked by homemakers.
We have chefs to guide them, but they know it all, and we’re just creating opportunities for them."
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Dev Pal and Deepak Chaudhary have built a sustainable school for the children of migrant farmers in flood-prone areas. Designed to be movable, these schools don’t need electricity and are well-ventilated.
Dev Pal and Deepak Chaudhary have built a sustainable school for the children of migrant farmers in flood-prone areas. Designed to be movable, these schools don’t need electricity and are well-ventilated.
"When we requested a school in the area, the National Green Tribunal rejected it as the place is flood-prone. No electricity can be provided, too, as the settlements are temporary. That is how the bamboo school idea came up."
The school, Sharda Yamuna Khadar Pathshala, is funded by the Ekta Foundation. It had less than five students in the beginning but now has over 250 of them.
#GoodDeeds #Education #Learning
#GoodDeeds #Education #Learning
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"I used to do philanthropic work along with the job. Seeing young girls toiling for hours in the rubbish dumps for a living, I realised that something should be done for the underprivileged children too."
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"I used to do philanthropic work along with the job. Seeing young girls toiling for hours in the rubbish dumps for a living, I realised that something should be done for the underprivileged children too."
#Initiative #NGO #GoodDeeds #TheBetterIndia
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Nandita Banerjee from Danapur, Bihar, then quit her bank manager job and worked for homeless children. She decided to open schools for impoverished girls and started the NGO 'Nai Dharti' in 2011.
Nandita Banerjee from Danapur, Bihar, then quit her bank manager job and worked for homeless children. She decided to open schools for impoverished girls and started the NGO 'Nai Dharti' in 2011.
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Sister Nivedita Girls' School, run by the NGO in Maner block of Danapur's Sarai village, is now providing free education to 100 underprivileged girls who cannot afford school supplies.
Sister Nivedita Girls' School, run by the NGO in Maner block of Danapur's Sarai village, is now providing free education to 100 underprivileged girls who cannot afford school supplies.
#PadmaShri #HeroesOfHumanity
At the age of 20, Sindhutai was left for the dead by her husband with a 17-day old girl child who she had given birth to in a cow shed. She walked to her parents’ house for shelter, but her family turned her away.
At the age of 20, Sindhutai was left for the dead by her husband with a 17-day old girl child who she had given birth to in a cow shed. She walked to her parents’ house for shelter, but her family turned her away.
With nowhere else to go and a baby to feed, Sindhutai started begging in trains and on the streets in order to survive. Fearing for her safety and that of her daughter, she spent her nights in cemeteries and cowsheds.
It was during these difficult times that Sindhutai began spending time with orphaned children and realized how difficult life was for them. She adopted a dozen orphans and took on the responsibility of keeping them clothed and fed, even if it meant begging for longer hours.
#HeroesOfHumanity #Respect
Dehradun Social Worker Jai Sharma Has Adopted 20 Kids Who Lost Both Parents to COVID-19, Will Adopt 80 More. (1/4)
Dehradun Social Worker Jai Sharma Has Adopted 20 Kids Who Lost Both Parents to COVID-19, Will Adopt 80 More. (1/4)
"When the second wave of COVID-19 started, we encountered five such families where both the parents had died, and the child/children were left alone at home. (2/4)
At that moment, it hit our mind that this unfortunate scenario is inevitable, and we were to come across more such cases as the pandemic rose," says Jai Sharma, a social worker from Dehradun and founder of Just Open Yourself (JOY). (3/4)
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College professor P Naveen Kumar has rehabilitated more than 5,000 beggars and given jobs to 600 of them. (1/5)
College professor P Naveen Kumar has rehabilitated more than 5,000 beggars and given jobs to 600 of them. (1/5)
“In 2014, I was visiting when a elderly lady asked for some money claiming to have been abandoned by her relatives. She needed the funds to get back home,” says P Naveen Kumar, a student pursuing his third year of Mechanical Engineering back then. (2/5)
So Naveen handed over Rs 15 to the lady, which he had kept for his own dinner. But couldn't stop thinking of ways to help those who were compelled to beg for a living. (3/5)
