On 21 February 2018, I attended a press conference with a difference where India’s first cashless hospital was launched by a self-funded NGO to fight cancer. It was a unique event where Bangalore-based entrepreneurs Vijay Tata and Amrita Tata celebrated their daughter’s birthday by pledging 50 acres of land worth Rs.100 Crores and an additional Rs.100 Crores towards the development…
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Be the change you wish to see in the world – Mahatma Gandhi “When I grow up, I want to eradicate hunger” My Mom always smiled lovingly when I said that. Her advice to me was “don’t stop thinking that way”. I didn’t. I grew up believing that while we may not be able to change the world, every little we…
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Last month, we accompanied our son to complete his admission formalities at his college up North we stayed for a week. In that short time, one night, we heard a commotion in one of the hostels. The guest house where we stayed was some distance away, yet the sounds reached us. Turned out that one of the students had swallowed…