Archive | September, 2018

Changemakers: I am scared of cervical cancer & this is what I am doing about it

28 Sep

As a young woman, I am scared of cervical cancer. But as an Indian woman, I am furious. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer among women worldwide. With around 25% of the world’s cervical cancer-related deaths being reported in India, the disease annually affects more than 1.2 lakh women in India […]

Changemakers: How FlyUnder is rebuilding life under flyovers

21 Sep

A sprawling market, a spacious school, a magnificent palace: there is a mini-universe under construction, a community being built, a microcosm coming to life. There is space for everyone; everyone is accounted for, everybody co-exists. However, this is merely a scene from one of the sessions conducted by our social initiative, Flyunder. In reality, we […]

Changemakers: How I pledged to solve the poverty problem

6 Sep

    Solve. That is all I have ever wanted to do. I grew up breaking down math problems, figuring out strategy on the badminton court, analyzing data from reports. As time moved on, so did my idea of solving. I moved from numbers and words to people and places. In my country, there are […]