The indigenous Brazilian congresswoman who is standing up to Bolsonaro
This indigenous lawyer has made history as the first native woman ever to be elected to Brazil’s congress. She faces a host of obstacles – but is used to overcoming challenges .
“I’ve
always believed that you can never control a situation, but you can always
control how you feel about it. I was in the office when I saw my medical
reports on my phone. As I googled ‘Carcinoma’, the words ‘breast cancer’
flashed on my screen.
Weirdly, the first thing that popped into my mind was a story from Chicken Soup for the Soul that I’d read as a child. I don’t know why but it had stuck with me. A monkey and a woman are diagnosed with the same disease. While the woman pities herself everyday and stops living her life, the monkey, unknown to its condition, keep living its life as is. Read more…
My Story: From Working At A Vada Pav Cart In Mumbai To Earning Rs 50k Per Month, This Is How An NGO Helped Me
Photo By: Karthik Chandrashekar
One of the
worst problems that the country is facing right now is that of rural migration.
Due to the uneven distribution of opportunities and avenues, people are forced
to venture out of the villages to the cities. The living condition in cities is
more often than not, abysmal. It also often strips them of their dignity as
they are made to work for meagre compensation. Going back is often ruled out
since people think that they would be made fun of or would be labelled as
failures if they return to their village.
Farmer to YouTube Star: Why This 58-YO Telangana ‘Avva’ Has Millions of Fans!
Two years back, Milikuri Gangavva would spend her days growing seasonal produce in her land. Today, her undeniable skills have landed her a role in the biopic on Padma Shri awardee Chintakindi Mallesham! #Inspiration
Gujarat Lady Leaves Job, Turns 5000+ Tribal Women Into Empowered Entrepreneurs!
Once plagued by alcoholism
and unemployment, 5000 tribal women across 55 villages in #Gujarat now have
their own businesses—all thanks to one compassionate woman determined to make a
difference! #Respect #RealLifeHeroine
This couple from Delhi is trying to provide dignified work opportunities to specially abled
By: StreeNews Network
Annie Theodore (Media Professional)
and her husband, Samson Theodore (Learning and Developmental professional) had
never thought they would be setting up a venture that would help in
providing a meaningful and dignified work opportunities to differently abled
people. “We had started off as a training organisation,” says Annie.
However, a personal interaction with a specially abled couple made them realise
that there is a huge untapped potential and if encouraged, trained and guided
properly, they can get into meaningful mainstream jobs.
A carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farm house has just finished a rough day on the job. A flat tyre made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient truck refused to start. While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.
As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car. We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me so I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier.
‘Oh, that’s my trouble tree,’ he replied. ‘I know I can’t help having troubles on the job, but one thing for sure, troubles don’t belong at home with my wife and the children. So I just hang them up on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again.’
‘Funny thing is,’ he smiled, ‘when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.’
Interpretation : This shows us that we actually worry much more than we need to. Living in the present is what we all need to do to remain happy like this man realised
I am an author, writer and a trainer in spoken and written English.
My journey of stepping into writing began I realized that there are many ideas I wished to convey to all without sounding judgmental or patronizing. Writing then became my passion as I was able to do all of this quite effectively. This connected me with a variety of people who shared their journeys with me. In the midst of all this, I was diagnosed and recovered from multiple sclerosis that also got published as a book. I am certain that my recovery was possible not just because of the techniques that I used, most of which was alternative healing techniques but also because I used the approach of body, mind and spirit healing, where the spirit gives us faith, mind gives us positivity and the body follows the instructions that it receives. I have been the Asst Editor of Life Positive magazine and trained people, both children and adults in spoken and written English. All through my journey, I have realized how powerful writing is to convey messages of who we are. Now, six books of mine have been published. These comprise of two books for children; a collection of short stories on religion and an adventure story published by Rupa & Co. A book of Teaching Stories published by Life Positive in 2008. More Teaching Stories published in 2011, Elixir for Zylake, a childrens’ book published by Life Positive in December 2013 and Dancing with Life published by Hay House in 2015. I have also self-published a novel on Kindle recently. The novel is all about the quest of identity interwoven in the loves and lives of three generations of people in India and Afghanistan. The story conveys the emotions of people in the pre-independence era when Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi were pretty active in spreading their message of non-violence. It shows how common people were affected both by physical violence and non-inclusion in their own land. Some pre-Independence violence and disharmony is conveyed while even the current terrorism and intolerance is brought out with the end ending on a note of hope and love. The primary message that the novel seeks to convey is the commonality of all people and their emotions and a search that all of us have for our own roots and identity. The novel ultimately brings out the fact that humanity is indeed one and our identity, no matter what the origin may be, is one of oneness, unity and love. For, we all are indeed from the same source, whatever we may call it.am an author, writer and a trainer in spoken and written English.
My journey of stepping into writing began I realized that there are many ideas I wished to convey to all without sounding judgmental or patronizing. Writing then became my passion as I was able to do all of this quite effectively. This connected me with a variety of people who shared their journeys with me. In the midst of all this, I was diagnosed and recovered from multiple sclerosis that also got published as a book. I am certain that my recovery was possible not just because of the techniques that I used, most of which was alternative healing techniques but also because I used the approach of body, mind and spirit healing, where the spirit gives us faith, mind gives us positivity and the body follows the instructions that it receives. I have been the Asst Editor of Life Positive magazine and trained people, both children and adults in spoken and written English. All through my journey, I have realized how powerful writing is to convey messages of who we are. Now, six books of mine have been published. These comprise of two books for children; a collection of short stories on religion and an adventure story published by Rupa & Co. A book of Teaching Stories published by Life Positive in 2008. More Teaching Stories published in 2011, Elixir for Zylake, a childrens’ book published by Life Positive in December 2013 and Dancing with Life published by Hay House in 2015. I have also self-published a novel on Kindle recently. The novel is all about the quest of identity interwoven in the loves and lives of three generations of people in India and Afghanistan. The story conveys the emotions of people in the pre-independence era when Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan and Mahatma Gandhi were pretty active in spreading their message of non-violence. It shows how common people were affected both by physical violence and non-inclusion in their own land. Some pre-Independence violence and disharmony is conveyed while even the current terrorism and intolerance is brought out with the end ending on a note of hope and love. The primary message that the novel seeks to convey is the commonality of all people and their emotions and a search that all of us have for our own roots and identity. The novel ultimately brings out the fact that humanity is indeed one and our identity, no matter what the origin may be, is one of oneness, unity and love. For, we all are indeed from the same source, whatever we may call it. It can be seen at https://www.amazon.in/Quest-Love-Enlightenment-Jamuna-Rangachari-ebook/dp/B075YCQGXC
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