Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo's idea to spend her days in a Mumbai slum originated one night while she was laying on the floor of her Washington, D.C. area home with a punctured lung and three ...
Rotary Club of Mumbai Bravehearts have identified 200 families, 100 each in Malvani and Juhu slums which are given ration kits every month. An interior designer couple, Khuzem Sakherwala and Nazneen ...
Mumbai, Dec 26: The Special NDPS Court, Mumbai, in a rare case, has allowed a man to walk free on bail after he remained ...
"Voluntourism," which describes Westerners who travel to developing countries to participate in projects like visiting orphanages and building schools, has been heavily criticised for years. Critics ...
The audio for this story will be added when the story airs. Acrobatic dancers from Mumbai's slums performed to a Bollywood song and wowed the audience. Fame may help them out of poverty. NPR's India ...
Despite efforts by government and NGOs, poverty, unsafe surroundings, poor health, and lack of awareness continue to push children out of the education system far too early. “This academic year alone, ...
As the Slumdog Millionaire awards train speeds along, with a (well-deserved) Screen Actors Guild Award bestowed on the whole cast on Sunday night, what might normally be a backlash against the movie ...