KBC Tamil’s first disabled crorepati Kousalya Khartika wants to help people in need
Kodeeswari, the Tamil version of hit TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati, has its first disabled crorepati in Kousalya Khartika. Kousalya, who is deaf, is a junior assistant at the principal district court in Madurai.
‘In which 1948 novel does Naga Nandhi, the imaginary twin brother of King Pulakeshin II, appear?”
This was the question that won Kousalya Khartika the top prize of one crore rupees in Kodeeswari.
Kouslaya, who is deaf and hard of hearing, is the first disabled winner of the show which is a Tamil version of hit reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).
How this housewife set up Marwadi Khana using Facebook and WhatsApp, and now earns revenue of over Rs 4 lakh per month
Abhilasha Jain started Marwadi Khana from her home kitchen to showcase traditional Marwari food. Today, she has set up her own kitchen and caters to a large number of orders in Gurugram. By Rekha Balakrishnan
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3 Reasons Your Kids Need to Listen to Inspirational Content in the Morning It’ll do wonders for you too.
What is the very first thing you reach for in the morning? Be honest. It’s your smartphone. We all do it. It takes a very disciplined person to not reach for your phone. This is a very dangerous habit for a variety of reasons, but most importantly, it sets the tone for your day.
If the first thing you do is look at the news, which is almost never positive, you are feeding your mind mental potato chips. Having a bag of chips every once in a while probably won’t do any long term damage to your body, but eating these deep-fried snacks every day, or worse yet, multiple times a day, will most definitely start to take its toll on your body, your health, and your mental well being. Ditto on checking email or social media. These should not be the first images your mind sees.
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Fable: The Stone Cutter
There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life.
One day he passed a wealthy merchant’s house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. “How powerful that merchant must be!” thought the stone cutter. He became very envious and wished that he could be like the merchant.
To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever imagined, but envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself. Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession. “How powerful that official is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a high official!”
Then he became the high official, carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the people all around. It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. “How powerful the sun is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the sun!”
Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and laborers. But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. “How powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a cloud!”
Then he became the cloud, flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind. “How powerful it is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the wind!”
Then he became the wind, blowing tiles off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees, feared and hated by all below him. But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it – a huge, towering rock. “How powerful that rock is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a rock!”
Then he became the rock, more powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard the sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the hard surface, and felt himself being changed. “What could be more powerful than I, the rock?” he thought.
He looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stone cutter.
Interpretation:
This definitely proves to me that a person can achieve anything, as long as they stay focused and have a goal ahead of them. Find the end product/result and work back on how you are going to achieve it!”
We often meet our destiny on the road but we avoid it. We need to work but not have too much expectation. The results will surely come.
Other than this, his organisation is installing unique, innovative toilets in rural India. Installed at 50 places, these toilets are made of fiberglass discarded by the windmill industry — killing two birds with one stone. Find out how.
In 2019 we have read a lot of stories about entrepreneurs who have given a vast amount to help developing countries and impoverished people across the global. Not only are the mega wealthy helping out but also medium sized business owners, families and successful individuals. The trend of philanthropy can be seen across the globe but most notably we read a story about a very generous, considerate and intelligent Canadian businessman who is helping people in his own country.
Dogs are super cute and loyal and loving and caring and funny and.. OK, stop me! And koalas are adorable! Can you imagine having these two at home?
Across business, culture, society and the environment, we shine the spotlight on 100 inspiring people and exciting projects that are driving progress, giving reasons for optimism in the year and decade ahead
It’s been a turbulent year, with wildfires raging in the Amazon and elsewhere, and a divisive election campaign stoking tensions at home. But there have been plenty of positives this year, too. From a renewable energy tipping point to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, we take a look at the good.
Antonio La Cava, a retired school teacher, transformed his 3-wheeler into a tiny mobile library to spread the joy of books to children in the remote places of Italy.
Once, a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to make their headquarters in Gasan’s temple.
Researchers engineered a strain of E. coli bacteria that can consume carbon dioxide and turn it into energy. The synthetic life-form could someday help combat climate change.
Strong policy instruments and good implementation did the trick for South Korea’s capital
Since being shared a few hours back, the tweet has warmed up hearts of many.
Seeing the chair as help, the cat visibly scared hesitated for a while, then finally mustered the courage and took a plunge and sat on the chair, as the man carefully lowered it.
They are typically bold, sometimes risky, even dangerous but passion is what drives people around the world to go on adventures, and more over be the best at it.
At the age of 29, Emma received a diagnosis she hadn’t expected.
The British humanitarian accomplished enormous feats in alleviating the suffering of civilians in Syria.
The company has released the results of the ‘Work-Life Choice Challenge 2019 Summer’ study, which saw offices shut every Friday for the month of August.
Twenty-seven years after tying the knot, the world’s first 
“There were 328 BPL (Below Poverty Line) families in the village. They had neither house nor land. I could uplift them to APL (Above Poverty Line). I think as a Sarpanch that was my biggest achievement and my happiest memory.”
‘I want to make the Italian education system the first that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school,’ says minister
A 2019 report from United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned that the rising sea levels and climate change will eventually wipe out the Sundarbans, which is one of the world’s largest natural habitats and home to the endangered Bengal tiger.
Churu-based Dharamveer Jakhar has started a free school, Apni Pathshala, for underprivileged kids in his neighbourhood. The cop provides learning and school supplies, and wants to ensure children don’t get bogged down by circumstances.
Commuters in Rome who recycle plastic bottles at metro stations can accumulate credits for the purchase of bus and metro tickets through apps on their phones.
“The yield is almost 3 to 5 times more than what is grown in soil in the same area. So one can do wonders in small areas too.”
A marine biologist is postponing retirement until he plants a million corals, after discovering he can grow a reef that would normally take up to 75 years in just three years.
A gay couple from Santa Fe, Argentina, has adopted a girl who was born with HIV and reportedly rejected by ten families for her health condition.
Renuka Aradhya, the owner of Bengaluru-based Pravasi Cabs is the true embodiment of a self-made man.
Rattled by the sight of the two lifeless bodies that lay in a pool of blood at the entrance, the staff nurse quickly ran and slammed the heavy double doors of the antenatal care ward.
Survivors of the crime of Commercial Exploitation of Children (CEC) are today aiming to become top-notch lawyers. They have different stories. Some were child brides sold into prostitution by their husbands, some were sent away by their families as domestic helps into unknown houses.
It has been almost 24 years since a Dutch aid worker gave Mevan Babakar a brand new bicycle to call her own—and thanks to the power of the internet, she was finally able to thank him for the gift that helped to change her life.
The Black String Triage Ensemble is a group of classical musicians who play music at Milwaukee crime scenes after the law enforcement teams have left.
One of the most beautiful and developed cities in India has to be Bengaluru. The pleasant weather alongside the meteoric growth of the metropolis has turned it into the home for millions. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Bengaluru can give a tough competition to the topmost cities in the world if adjudged on the basis of standard urban parameters.
A cleric who prided himself on being called a philosopher had come over to Mulla Nasruddin’s house for a religious debate. They had scheduled for this contest. So the man was deeply offended when he discovered the door locked on the appointed date and time.
Sharing positive news 