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| Narayanan Krishnan - What can one man do to change the world? |
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In today's world that is filled with crimes, corruptions, protests, economic problems and poverty, it's hard to believe but there are still individuals who are sacrificing themselves for the sake of others, and one of them is Narayanan Krishnan. Although he had a good job as chef and a future in Switzerland, he quit his career to give hope to the mentally ill and homeless on the streets of his home town Madurai.
As part of his humble beginnings, Narayanan used his own $2500 savings to help the needy. But before succeeding in his intention, he faced struggles and difficulties. He later formed the Akshaya Trust and since 2003 they have served more then 1.5 million mea
ls without missing a single day.
Narayanan Krishnan was born on 1981 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu in India. Being an award-winning chef, Narayanan started his career working with Taj Hotels in Bangalore, India. Over the years, he was shortlisted for a 5-star restaurant in Switzerland and was about to leave. However, the turning point of his life started came in 2002 upon witnessing a man eating his own human waste out of hunger. Being shocked and hurt with what he saw, he started feeding that man. Days later, he realized that his mission in the world was clear and that was to feed the mentally ill and homeless for the rest of his life.
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| Inspiring story of Kal Raman; School in the Cloud; Valuation gap & More |
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There's nothing surprising about finding Indians in American technology companies. Mukund Mohan, CEO in residence at Microsoft Accelerator in Bangalore told Times of India last year that of the six million people in Bay Area, half a million are Indians, and among them 72% work in the tech sector. A Kauffman Foundation study "America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Then and Now" (pdf) says every third start-up in the US had a founder of Indian origin. Technology managers such as Padmasree Warrior of Cisco or Shantanu Narayen of Adobe and even pure techies such as Sanjay Ghemawat of Google are well known in India.
Yet, to read that Kal Raman might occupy the corner office at Groupon following the exit of its founder Andrew Mason was heartening. In the stories on contenders for CEO post, journalists mention Raman's experience in companies such as Walmart, eBay and Amazon, and his strengths as an operations guy. But, what's inspiring is his life before he went to US as a TCS software engineer. His father passed away when he was barely 15, and he had to finish his schooling with the meager pension that his mother got. He was a brilliant student. In Tamil Nadu where Kal is from, your brilliance is measured based on whether you get a seat in either engineering or medical college. He got both.
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| Inspiring initiatives by Meena Manch |
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The Manch is a forum of school girls, inspired by the animation series "Meena", produced by UNICEF to promote the value and rights of the girl child.
Neatly placed in a corner of Huneda's house in Zari village of Parbhani district in Maharashtra is a collection of over 150 books. She proudly calls them her 'Meena Library'.
A garbage bin prominent in her courtyard, urges people to use it and never ever litter around. This is Huneda's 'Meena waste bin'.
These are just glimpses of the activities of a 12 year old, since she took charge as the head of a Meena Manch. Huneda Kazi, a Class VII student, leads a 15-member Meena Manch group. The Manch is a forum of school girls, inspired by the animation series "Meena", produced by UNICEF to promote the value and rights of the girl child. Such forums, set up in all public schools are engaged in socially meaningful activities within their community.
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| Samantha auctions Gabbar Singh uniform |
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Actress Samantha, who has declared to auction Celebrity clothes to raise funds for Pratyusha Foundation, is getting ready to initiate the auctioning with Pawan Kalyan's 'Gabbar Singh' uniform.
She has let this info through her Twitter account. Her tweet says, "First item going on auction... Pawan kalyans gabbar Singh uniform".
Powerstar fans are thrilled to see her update on her micro blogging site. With such a great piece auctioning off first, her cause has surely kick started in a grand way!
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| Hansika Motwani adopts two more children |
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Actress Hansika Motwani loves children. She adopted 20 children last year on her 20th birthday. She's doing an encore this year as well. The actress is adopting two more children this time.
"These kids are living in Mumbai with their parents. I will provide the financial support to all of them for their education and also other monetary assistance," says Hansika adding that she also wants to build an old age home in the city.
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| A Stitch In Time Saves Lives |
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Women in rural as well as many urban parts of Rajasthan may not have much formal education, but the one skill they possess is sewing. With the help of an organization, many of these women now have the opportunity to put this skill to good use and generate additional household income. This is empowering them in ways unthinkable a few years ago, and changing the very fabric of their lives.
The garments and artefacts catch the eye as they hang in the Sadhna showroom in the old Udaipur locality of Fatehpura – 'dupattas' of every hue, 'kurtas' for every size, soft quilts and coverlets made of the finest cotton, handicrafts fashioned out of cloth.
Look at the products more closely and the simple, fine hand work that has gone into them becomes apparent. Tiny running stitches embellish the yoke of a 'kurti', colourful appliqué work runs along the length of a 'dupatta', painstaking patchwork animates a quilt. Whose hands have plied the needle to create these objects of beauty and comfort? Behind that question lies a tale of hard work, entrepreneurship and institution building.
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| Child Psychiatrist Says Past-Life Memories Not So Uncommon in Kids
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From the ages of 2 to 6, James Leininger seemed to recall in striking detail a "past life" he had as a World War II Navy pilot who was shot down and killed over the Pacific.
The boy knew details about airplanes and about pilot James Huston Jr. that he couldn't have known.
James' parents say he also had terrible nightmares about a plane crashing and a "little man" unable to get out.
James, now 8, stills loves airplanes, but he is free of those haunting images of the pilot's death.
"He's doing great. He's your typical 8-year-old boy ready to start third grade," said James' mother, Andrea Leininger.
Jim Tucker, a child psychiatrist and medical director of the Child and Family Psychiatric Clinic at the University of Virginia, is one of the few researchers to extensively study the phenomenon of children who seem to have memories of past lives.
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