At the institute volunteers write letters, enter patients details into a computer, key in related data and help the hospital keep a record of innumerable files. The volunteers also counsel patients. Venkatraman has been coming to the institute from the year 2000. Being a volunteer of CRY (Child Rights and You), he has led a …
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“Often top officials and bureaucrats take little interest in following rules meticulously. More often than not, they turn a blind eye to the use of cell phones while driving,” says Senthil. The activist wants to completely do away with this practice. “Talking over the cell phone while driving vehicles is a major cause of accidents …
Wanting to make a difference to the lives of such teenagers, a group of five has taken up the humongous task of educating over 150 children every year. It all began when S Saravana Prabhu, M Rajagopal, M Vijayaraman, P Vinayagamurthi and S Sujatha came together at an alumni meet after 19 years. Finding that …
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After retiring as an office superintendent from the Southern Railway in 2001, the first task N Subramanian undertook was to reach out to his old school at Kuruvimalai village in Tiruvannamalai district. “When I went there, the school looked just the way it was when I had left it, decades ago. I was heartbroken. What …
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Many of the school’s 200 children, who hail from economically weaker sections, can hardly walk a few steps on the well-laid platform which has been completely taken over by commercial establishments such as an eatery, teashop, junk metal shop and construction materials. Adding to their woes, the stretch around the school compound is also turning …
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Jasmine flowers are the pivot of my life. I began to string flowers when just eight. My parents had a small make-shift flower shop off Lloyd’s Road. My mother used to make long strings of flowers and I used to distribute them in nearby houses. This is how my life beyond the four walls of …
It almost turns into a love affair when you see how many visit it. “Very, true it is so addictive that topics run into your head all the time and blogs are even born in the middle of the night,” says Purnima Ramakrishnan. This 35-year-old who is currently the Senior Editor of World Voice Column …
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Sumitra Srikant, an interior designer turned organic gardener offers suggestions for avid gardeners. She says, “You have plants for all seasons. Greens, cucumbers and egg plants can be grown now. Do not worry about water. Soil around the plant needs to be moist. Actually, too much water will leach away the nutrients.” Sumitra grows more …
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Jayalalithaa trusted me when it came to her personal work and used to tell me ‘ Sachu ma un galaala idha panna mudium dhaane? ’ (Sachu can you do this for me?).” She is an evergreen star. She was bold and capable in politics as well as acting on screen. I remember, in Ven nira …
I can cook any South Indian dish. People like me are preferred because we cook, clean and leave the place quickly. I did not begin my life as a cook, I actually wanted to learn to make garments at Tirupur. But 20 years ago, when I finished Class 10 in Munnar and came to the …