In this issue

5 Positivity Hacks / Do You Have A Sunshine Smile? / Be True To Yourself: Skit For Teens / BECO: Natural And Plastic-Free Products / Change The Narrative In Your Mind / Pets & Plants In Your Home / Career Talk / Rohan Bopanna: No. 1 At Level 43 / APJ Abdul Kalam: Wings Of Wisdom, Vision Of Progress / Taba Chake: Guitarist From The Hills / Charming Spunky Pets We’d All Love To Have! / Mastering Your Money / Aarav Anil: Saviour Of Parkinson’s Patients / Shaolin Gung Fu / Phanindra Sama: The Man Behind Redbus Success / TTT Photo Pik Contest And More!

Morning Walks

Spreading Joy and Positive Vibes as We Stride

1 min

PETS AND PLANTS IN YOUR HOME

There are many benefits to having pets and plants. If you are a pet lover and a plant lover, too, you definitely get incredible love, joy, happiness, and peace from both of these sources.

4 mins

Change the Narratives in Your Mind

I recently watched an interesting video about the narratives we constantly make up in our minds about individuals and occurrences.

2 mins

MASTERING YOUR MONEY

A Teenager’s Guide to Developing a Positive Money Mindset and Financial Habits

4 mins

Be True to Yourself

Mark is standing and drinking coffee with his assistant standing next to him.

5 mins

Shaolin Gung Fu

It is generally believed that Bodhidharma (Tamo, his Chinese given name), a travelling Buddhist monk, when in China, initiated a concept of fitness for the monks (the 18 Lohan movements, a series of postures with yoga breathing) (SI and self-defence techniques. These initiations were due to circumstantial and existential situations.

3 mins

Phanindra Sama The Man Behind redBus Success

“You see things; you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream of things that never were and I say ‘Why not?’” These words of George Bernard Shaw resonate in the life of Phanindra Sama, the founder of redBus, the world’s largest online bus ticketing company with operations in six countries.

2 mins

Taslima Nasreen From Exclusion to Inspiration

Taslima Nasreen — an ecstatic transgender woman, accountable entrepreneur and determined social activist. Abandoned by her family at the age of 13, she attempted suicide, but fate had other plans in store for her.

2 mins

Aarav Anil Saviour of Parkinson's Patients

Meet Aarav Anil, a 17-yearold robotics enthusiast from Bengaluru, who has proved his passion for robotics by developing a cost-effective and innovative solution that promises to improve the lives of Parkinson’s patients.

2 mins

ROHAN BOPANNA No.1 at Level 43

During our days of primary education, there were no mobile phones and no Google to enhance our worldly knowledge.

3 mins

Do you have a Sunshine Smile?

SEVERINA PERES

2 mins

5 Hacks for Positivity

By nature, humans are friendly, pleasure-seeking, compassionate, kind, giving and forgiving creatures. Our \"nature\" or personality really comprises of unique inclinations that we cultivate in our thinking, feeling, and behaving to serve ourselves as well as connect with the larger world around us.

5 mins

Are You A Victim Of Gaslighting?

Wikipedia defines gaslighting as “a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or group covertly sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their memory, perception or judgment.

2 mins

Always do Your Best

Many times we find ourselves caught in the trap of striving to be the best.

2 mins

The Last Letter of Miss Bright Star

Who knew that the death of a postman would be the death of a letter! The letter remained undelivered for many years until one day the son of the postman stumbled upon it between his father’s papers.

2 mins

S. Somanath The Man Behind Chandrayaan-3

We take pride in the fact that India is now on the moon! India created history with the launch of Chandraayan-3.

2 mins

Red Light Girl Saviour

The teacher was horrified to learn the awful tales from the kids. Trina Talukdar was employed to teach the children of the women involved in the sex trade in Kalighat, Kolkata.

2 mins

Wrestling

Wrestling has been plagued with controversy and scandal for the whole of last year.

4 mins

Student Loans and Financial Literacy

Navigating the Transition from College to Career

3 mins

Licypriya Kangujam Little Climate Champ

The U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28) was held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023 with 197 countries’ representatives.

2 mins

Ocean Saviour Haaziq Kazi's Odyssey

In the heart of Maharashtra’s coastal breeze, 17-year-old dreamer, Haaziq Kazi, sets sail on a mission to cleanse our oceans and chart a course towards a sustainable future.

2 mins

HITTING NEW HEIGHTS

The year 2008 brought about a big change in my life when I moved from the Indian Air Force to the corporate world.

4 mins

Are You Ready to Face Your Future?

This open letter to you can be the key with which you can open several doors doors leading to success, and a fulfilling life.

3 mins

Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati - The Godmother of Cardiology in India

A woman of many firsts! Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati was the first woman cardiologist in India. She established the first cardiac clinic and cardiac catheter lab in India, and founded India’s first heart foundation. Being a legendary cardiologist, she has left behind an enduring legacy in her field.

2 mins

Librarian of the Millennium

After his father’s demise, one-year-old Palam Kalyanasundaram’s mother struggled to bring him up.

2 mins

Dopamine & Serotonin The Happiness Chemicals

Have you ever done something thrilling, and sometimes dangerous, like riding on a roller coaster or bungee jumping? You feel the adrenaline rushing through your veins.

2 mins

Kalaripayattu

The Way of the Malabar Warrior

3 mins

5 Life Lessons from - INDIA'S WORLD CUP LOSS

In sports, there's nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent and that's the aim for us tomorrow,\" said Pat Cummins, Australian cricket team Captain, the day before the ICC World Cup final match held on 19 November.

3 mins

Dealing with Student Burnout

How often have you asked yourself these questions?

3 mins

The Sky's the Limit! Kite Flying over the Ages

Kites have been delighting children and adults for centuries. Makara Sankranti (15 January) is a popular day to fly kites. Let's look at the important roles these 'air swimmers' have been playing to amuse, delight and inspire us!

4 mins

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