Meet the Brilliant Foot Painter Who Was Born without Arms but Still Went on to Set a World Record

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser]. Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! [Meet the Brilliant Foot Painter Who Was Born without Arms but Still Went on to Set a World Record] Nov 18, 2016 03:54 pm | Tanaya Singh From combing her own hair to dressing up for college to working on beautiful paintings – this Raipur teenager does whatever she needs to with her toes! Born without arms, there is nothing else that separates Damini from other ‘able-bodied’ people around her. This is her story of courage and determination. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like Meet the Brilliant Foot Painter Who Was Born without Arms but Still Went on to Set a World Record on Facebook] [TBI Blogs: Meet Two Delhi Artists Trying to Keep the Ancient Art Form of Calligraphy Alive and Relevant] Nov 18, 2016 01:01 pm | DILY - Delhi I Love You What began in the time of kings as a necessary means of documentation, and a sign of beauty, is now only limited to the last remaining calligraphy artists in Delhi who are trying to keep this art alive. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like TBI Blogs: Meet Two Delhi Artists Trying to Keep the Ancient Art Form of Calligraphy Alive and Relevant on Facebook] [This Man Quit the Corporate World to Embrace Indigenous Architecture and Build Eco-Friendly Homes] Nov 18, 2016 11:39 am | Guest Contributor Anthony Raj worked in the corporate sector for several years before he learnt about indigenous architecture techniques and became fascinated by them. Today, he builds many eco-friendly homes in India. This is his story. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like This Man Quit the Corporate World to Embrace Indigenous Architecture and Build Eco-Friendly Homes on Facebook] [How Bangalore’s Senior Citizens Are Helping Their Underprivileged Junior Neighbours] Nov 17, 2016 06:09 pm | Silver Talkies A group of senior citizens in Bangalore are working towards enriching the lives of students from poorer sections of the society. Meet Senior Citizens Bangalore and the inspiring range of work they do to enable this. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like How Bangalore’s Senior Citizens Are Helping Their Underprivileged Junior Neighbours on Facebook] [25-Year-Old Makes Paintings and Sculptures with Stunning Geometric Patterns Using Beeswax] Nov 17, 2016 06:02 pm | Gayatri Manu Her debut solo exhibition, which opened in the Mumbai-based Akara art gallery, features stunning paintings and sculptures made with beeswax. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like 25-Year-Old Makes Paintings and Sculptures with Stunning Geometric Patterns Using Beeswax on Facebook] [TBI Exclusive: Gul Panag Talks about How Her Dream to Fly Took Shape] Nov 17, 2016 04:40 pm | Aminah Sheikh Multi-talented actor and politician Gul Panag spoke to The Better India about her latest accomplishment – becoming a pilot – and her plans for the future. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like TBI Exclusive: Gul Panag Talks about How Her Dream to Fly Took Shape on Facebook] [Meet the Doctor Who Has Been Fighting a Potentially Blinding Disease in Premature Babies since 1997] Nov 17, 2016 03:48 pm | Tanaya Singh Meet Dr. Subhadra Jalali, an ophthalmologist at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, who has played an important role in controlling Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in India. It is a condition that leads to lifelong blindness or vision impairment among premature babies. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like Meet the Doctor Who Has Been Fighting a Potentially Blinding Disease in Premature Babies since 1997 on Facebook] [Postal Department’s Mobile Currency Van Brings Relief to Remote Villages, Right At Their Doorstep!] Nov 17, 2016 02:11 pm | Aditi Patwardhan Coimbatore Postal Department is now trying to reach out to the public in remote areas by rolling out a mobile currency exchange van. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like Postal Department’s Mobile Currency Van Brings Relief to Remote Villages, Right At Their Doorstep! on Facebook] [These People Brought Smiles to Others during the On-Going Demonetisation Drive] Nov 17, 2016 02:02 pm | Aminah Sheikh Little acts of kindness during the on-going demonetization drive helped ease a few lives in these cash-crunched times. This is how. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like These People Brought Smiles to Others during the On-Going Demonetisation Drive on Facebook] [MY STORY: I’m 10 and I Just Published My First Collection of Short Stories – ‘9 Chocolatey Bites’] Nov 17, 2016 01:31 pm | Guest Contributor My name is Ananya V. Ganesh and this is the story of how I achieved my dream of getting my first book published as a 10-year-old. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like MY STORY: I’m 10 and I Just Published My First Collection of Short Stories – ‘9 Chocolatey Bites’ on Facebook] [Elderly Man Goes Viral on YouTube for Cooking Mouthwatering Dishes With Bizarre Ingredients] Nov 17, 2016 12:52 pm | Gayatri Manu In Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, an old man and his 26-year-old son are making traditional cooking trendy again with their YouTube channel. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like Elderly Man Goes Viral on YouTube for Cooking Mouthwatering Dishes With Bizarre Ingredients on Facebook] [This 6-Year-Old Scaled Everest Base Camp and Gave Us Some Serious Climbing Goals] Nov 17, 2016 11:30 am | Aditi Patwardhan Six-year-old Advait Bhartiya from Pune has set a record by becoming the youngest mountaineer from Maharashtra to reach the Mount Everest base camp, [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like This 6-Year-Old Scaled Everest Base Camp and Gave Us Some Serious Climbing Goals on Facebook] [Struggling with an Addiction to Technology? Here’s How You Can Prevent a Digital Burnout] Nov 16, 2016 06:09 pm | Gayatri Manu Here is a list of wellness measures one can put in place to strike a balance between the virtual and real worlds before one hits a digital burnout. [Read This Story] [share on Twitter] [Like Struggling with an Addiction to Technology? Here’s How You Can Prevent a Digital Burnout on Facebook] [Meet India’s First Woman PhD in Botany – She Is The Reason Your Sugar Tastes Sweeter!] Nov 16, 2016 04:58 pm | Sanchari Pal In an age when most Indian women didn't make it past high school, Janaki Ammal didn't just obtain a PhD at one of America's finest public universities, she went on to make seminal scientific contributions in the field of botany. 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