A teacher is someone who leaves a mark that is unparalleled in most of our lives. We still think of our teachers when we trace back our favourite subjects that became career choices. A day to celebrate them can never be enough, it would take an entire lifetime! But there are millions of children around…
In August 2018, heavy rains and subsequent flooding in Kerala wreaked havoc across the state. The floods led to over 350 deaths, affected a population of over 50 lakh people, and over 2 lakh people have been evacuated (as per recent reports). The floods led to immense devastation, and there is a long way for…
Think about some of your greatest accomplishments. Getting your dream job. Feeling healthy and fit after a period of committed workouts. Being able to afford that trip you have always wanted to take. What’s something they all have in common? They take time to accomplish. And usually involve a great deal of effort. That’s the…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead If you walked in someone else’s shoes and feel what they felt, Would you treat them differently? Humans are an inherently social species. We have thrived because we take…
This year, Kerala is celebrating a different Onam. The rains that tore its way through the state have stopped just in time. A lot has been lost and damaged but something has also been restored — faith in humanity. In the wake of the cruel Kerala floods, the whole world stood witness to magnificent acts…
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” – Leo Buscaglia GiveIndia has been on a mission to create a giving culture in India for the last 18 years. Through our journey, we have worked on innovative ideas such as the first online giving platform, the first of its kind crowdfunding platform for non-profits,…
The rains that began in Kerala during early June rose to a devastating high by August. For the first time in the history of the state, 35 out of 42 dams had to be opened. The floods and landslides that have ensued have been cruel and left us all wondering what we can do to…
In one of my earlier jobs, when I raised an objection to something wrong being done, one of my colleagues had adviced, “If you want to advance in your career, you need to keep your middle-class values aside.” I tried to do it too but in the end, decided that those values are the principles…
When Dhiren Pratap Singh laid the foundation of Milaan, Be The Change, he was in just in college. He began to wonder what he could do for a country that still needed a lot to change. After six weeks of volunteering with a non-profit to teach poor children, he realized that the task would not…
How do you age gracefully when you do not have enough to eat two meals a day? How do you age gracefully when you neither have the means nor the health to earn your living? How do you age gracefully when you can’t even see clearly? In our country, there are 104 million elders with…