The Better India News
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Positive News They Said Women Can't Farm; I Proved Them Wrong By Earning Rs 30L/Yr Through My Vineyard
'I was told that a lady cannot farm, so I will never succeed. I wanted to prove them wrong,' says Sangita Pingale, a farmer from Matori village in Nashik. 'In 2004, I lost my second child due to birth complications,' Sangita, a graduate in science, tells The Better India . 'And in 2007, my husband passed away in a road accident.
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Kerala 18-YO Makes Friends in 43 Countries, Through Old-fashioned Letters and Post
Rezbin Abba's house in Areekode village of Kerala's Malappuram district is a treasure trove. If you ever visit, you will find a vast collection of exotic chocolates, teas, and even leaves that she has collected from countries all over the world.Read all the latest updates on COVID-19 here.
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Positive News What My 6-YO Daughter & I Learnt on Our 42 Day Road Trip From Gujarat to Uttarakhand
Travelling and meeting people from different cultural spaces, developing relationships and remaining close to the five elements is our tool for unlearning and keeping Navyaa, our 6-year-old daughter, unschooled and a natural learner.
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Positive News Entrepreneur's Unique 'Netflix' Model Is Educating 1000 Kids Across India's Slums
Around 18 million children live on the streets in India. Many have had no formal education or have dropped out in the early years of their schooling due to poverty and lack of privilege. Instead, they're forced to beg for a living.
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Positive News Exclusive: How Sanjeev Kapoor Went From 'Simple Ambala Boy' to 'Accidental Chef'
Did you know that the popular 90s cooking show Khana Khazana, was originally named Shriman Bawarchi? It was on Sanjeev Kapoor's insistence that director Hansal Mehta and his Australian partner changed the title to something that sounded 'a bit more appealing'.Read all the latest updates on COVID-19 here.
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Positive News Just 25, This Brave Soul Has Rescued 300+ People From Devastating Maharashtra Floods
Harsh Gawali broke down on the devastating night of 30 July as he safely deported a new mother to a Chiplun hospital in Maharashtra. The woman had just delivered a baby on the terrace so Harsh had to carry her for nearly 200 metres in neck-deep water, amid power cuts and heavy rainfall.
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Positive News We Need To Bring Back The 'Wonder Grass' That's Kept Indian Homes Cool For Centuries
Every year around April, the Great Indian Summer arrives, and the country gradually transforms into a furnace. The gentle morning sunshine of winter is replaced with a sweltering heat that sends thirsty street dogs scurrying for shade, their tongues lolling.
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Positive News 'It Takes a Village': 4 Things India Needs to Excel at to Prevent Suicides
Due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation, many Indians are experiencing depression, anxiety, or some other form of mental health concern.Read all the latest updates on COVID-19 here.
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Positive News Naga Man Accidentally Builds Stunning 'Hobbit Home', Gets Visitors From Across India
'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.'
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Positive News 26-YO Indian-Origin Designer's Foldable Homes Could Be the Answer to Homelessness
In April 2018, Eric Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, reached out to a number of architecture and design schools for guidance in designing bridge housing (a temporary shelter) for homeless people. The mandate was to build structures that felt private and secure, where the homeless could enjoy a sense of community.Read all the latest updates on COVID-19 here.
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