Sometimes a single word can reveal how deeply our society needs to change. Recently, I came across two very different references to the word “ugly”. The first was the story of a remarkable woman who had spent years carrying the pain and humiliation of being called “the ugliest woman on earth”. The second appeared in […]

A little girl was crushed to death by a vehicle last week. She lived in a shack under the Nehru Place flyover. Her family is part of the posse of beggars that live there. It is a spot I pass often en route to Project WHY and have been interacting with such children for very […]

The recent incidents of sexual molestation in Bengaluru have once again brought to fore the reality of gender biaises and the stranglehold of patriarchal values in across society. Molestation, rapes and all form of sexual abuse are a power game wherein the perpetrator cannot accept the victim deviating from accepted norms. True there are some […]

  Whether born in a mansion or a slum, or even on the street, every child born in India has the Right to  Quality Education, a right guaranteed by the Constitution. Sadly nothing is further from reality. A recent article entitled ‘Lessons in Negligence‘ is a stark reminder of what is happening on the ground. […]

A New Year has dawned. Let it be the year where children are heard. Let it be a year when children find their voices. Let it be a year when each one of us walks that little extra step for a child in need. Recently Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi  launched two initiatives: “Laureates and Leaders […]

After the death of her parents, Anouradha Bakshi felt lost and without direction. Then she met Manu, a homeless man whose trust and friendship gave her back a reason to live—and inspired the creation of Project Why.