India has four NGOs for every 1,000 people in the urban areas, and 2.3 NGOs for every 1,000 people in rural areas. The importance and impact of these organization in various spheres are on the rise. The development sector has been given an impetus with the Companies Act 2013 laying down guidelines for Corporate Social…
Ever since their displacement from Mizoram in 1995, around 29,000 people from the Bru-Reang community have been living in ‘temporary’ relief camps in North Tripura. They suffer myriad issues including poor facilities for education. The Great India Talent School supported by Akshaya Patra was opened in 2017 and provides free education and midday meals to…
It’s tax season and honestly it is no one’s favorite time of the year. And you, most probably are looking for ways on how to save tax. There are several ways that the tax man lets you do this. Providing for your family and safeguarding your future is one way to do this. Tuition fees.…
It is that time of the year when everyone is setting out or in the process of planning for their taxes. While we were thinking of how best to grow our base of committed and smart donors, Sqrrl, a fintech company approached us for a partnership. Their app helps people across the country with goal-based…
India caught the world’s eye when a recent UN report declared that more than half of the nation’s population is under the age of 25, accounting for more than 600 million people. With a major segment of its people constituting of children and youth, India surely seems to be on its way to a bright…
After three nominations in the past, Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar for the Best Actor in 2016 for his impeccable performance in ‘The Revenant’. The point to note is that his award acceptance speech was nothing about himself! Spanning a much celebrated career and global fame, DiCaprio chose to speak about global warming instead.…
Let us revisit a small tale from the Mahabharata to get a better understanding of the term “Akshaya Patra”. This goes back to the time when the Pandavas and queen Draupadi were living in exile. In those days, a lot of their acquaintances used to visit them in the forest which formed their temporary residence.…
India’s duel with poverty has been going on for decades. With the nation being home to one-third of the world’s poor for a long time, it has never been easy for the larger part of our population to make ends meet. The country’s impoverished state has also played a major driver of the total illiteracy…
While it is difficult to know the exact number of NGOs in India, an exercise by the Indian Government found that at least 31 lakh NGOs are operational in our highly populated land of unity in diversity. We have a plethora of volunteers working to the effect of social causes such as education, animal rights,…
Back in the 14th century, an outcast was someone excluded from society for committing a crime or breaking the law. An outcast was someone like Robin Hood, he was celebrated. However, the definition underwent a drastic change by the time we got to the 21st century. Now an outcast is a depressed person, lurking in the…