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Gitanjali Rao, 15-year-old scientist and inventor

Gitanjali Rao: Defying conventional wisdom!

28th January 20216th February 2021 Aasha Khosa changemakers, Gitanjali Rao, scientist, teen inventions

Gitanjali Rao has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine as TIME’s 2020 ‘Kid of the Year’, chosen from among 5,000 nominees.

Mamoon Akhtar of Samaritan Help Mission School

Inspiring Lives

A new age school for the poor

1st January 202117th December 2020 Moin Qazi changemakers, education

Tikiapara in Howrah, is a keen participant in a quiet revolution led by Mamoon Akhtar, that is transforming the lives of its residents.

Roshni Bairwa holding up a Zero Teenage Pregnancy sign

Inspiring Lives

Roshni Bairwa: She fights child marriages

23rd April 202029th October 2020 Editorial Team changemakers, child marriage

Today, people identify her village as “Roshni’s village”, but for this crusader, completely eliminating child marriage is a Herculean task.

From the Chief Editor

Be a catalyst for change!

23rd May 201923rd May 2019 Alfonso Elengikal changemakers, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai

Malala and Greta, both young people, are beautiful examples of how we can be catalysts for change in the world, starting with our own small towns and villages.

Kiran Bir Sethi with a group of schoolchildren

Features

I CAN: Transforming the world one solution at a time

30th January 201929th October 2020 Anjali Heredia Gracias changemakers, Design For Change

It’s time the world starts taking children’s solutions seriously. “While children strive to change their world, let us strive to change THE world,” says Kiran Bir Sethi.

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