TBI Blogs: This Mother’s Day, Meet the Incredible Woman Who Has Raised 33 Children Since 1984!

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! [TBI Blogs: This Mother’s Day, Meet the Incredible Woman Who Has Raised 33 Children Since 1984!]( May 14, 2017 09:09 am | SOS Children's Villages of India 33 children in 33 years and still going strong, Tulsi Parihar is an inspiration to all! This Mother’s Day, we wish to share her incredible story with the world. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: This Mother’s Day, Meet the Incredible Woman Who Has Raised 33 Children Since 1984! on Facebook]( [All About VVPAT – a New System to Make Voting Machines More Accountable]( May 13, 2017 03:17 pm | Vidya Raja 13 years after the introduction of EVM's, the EC is introducing the VVPAT to bring in more accountability and transparency. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like All About VVPAT – a New System to Make Voting Machines More Accountable on Facebook]( [Best Practices for Menstrual Waste? Here’s What Many Indians Don’t Know About Sanitation, but Should!]( May 13, 2017 03:03 pm | Lucy Plummer In recent years, awareness of waste sanitation in India has heightened thanks to organisations such as Eco Femme and individuals including Arunachalam Muruganantham aka India's 'Menstrual Man.' India however still has a long way to go before an effective, environmentally responsible and health conscious solution becomes widespread. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Best Practices for Menstrual Waste? Here’s What Many Indians Don’t Know About Sanitation, but Should! on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: Displaced by War, Women in Thar Desert Find Empowerment in Traditional Needlework]( May 13, 2017 02:54 pm | Village Square Undeterred by displacement from Pakistan during the 1971 war and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now living in Bikaner district have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn a living with dignity. Tarun Kanti Bose takes a closer look. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: Displaced by War, Women in Thar Desert Find Empowerment in Traditional Needlework on Facebook]( [This Mumbai Cop Couple Said No to a Big Fat Indian Wedding and Donated ₹2 Lakh to Charity]( May 13, 2017 02:32 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian From donating to a public library to funding an organisation that helps farmers in India, this couple channeled their altruistic spirit. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Mumbai Cop Couple Said No to a Big Fat Indian Wedding and Donated ₹2 Lakh to Charity on Facebook]( [TBI Is Helping 20,000 Villagers in Tamil Nadu Fight Drought. Here’s How You Can Impact Lives.]( May 13, 2017 02:23 pm | Aditi Patwardhan The Better India, along with the Environmentalist Foundation of India, is fighting the severe drought in Tamil Nadu by restoring ponds in Nagapattinam, one of the worst-hit districts in the state. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Is Helping 20,000 Villagers in Tamil Nadu Fight Drought. Here’s How You Can Impact Lives. on Facebook]( [This Monsoon, Tribal Women in Kerala Hamlets Will Be Better Off. Thanks to Techies Based in Kochi!]( May 13, 2017 02:21 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Launched recently at a Kochi-based IT Park, the initiative has been undertaken in collaboration with a collective of about 30 tribal women from Attapadi. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Monsoon, Tribal Women in Kerala Hamlets Will Be Better Off. Thanks to Techies Based in Kochi! on Facebook]( [Govt Plans to Set up Jan Aushadhi Stores in 1,000 Railway Stations for Affordable Medicines]( May 13, 2017 01:16 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi scheme, generic drugs, which are not branded but have the same efficacy as their branded counterparts, are sold to the public. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Govt Plans to Set up Jan Aushadhi Stores in 1,000 Railway Stations for Affordable Medicines on Facebook]( [How Women Across Karnataka are Fighting Drought by Restoring Water Bodies Themselves]( May 13, 2017 12:53 pm | Aditi Patwardhan Women across Karnataka, in districts like Mandya, Gulbarga and Kolar, are taking the drought head-on by toiling to revive water bodies themselves. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How Women Across Karnataka are Fighting Drought by Restoring Water Bodies Themselves on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: How 5 Tamil Nadu Kids Made an Innovative Eco Roof for Their School Toilet Using Plastic Bottles]( May 13, 2017 12:37 pm | Niharika Sanyal Students at a government school in Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu built an Eco Roof for their uncovered toilet using waste plastic bottles. The project was selected amongst the Top 20 stories at the ‘I CAN Awards 2015’ organised by Design for Change. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: How 5 Tamil Nadu Kids Made an Innovative Eco Roof for Their School Toilet Using Plastic Bottles on Facebook]( [This Bengaluru Girl Aced Her PU Exams While Working as a Maid & Taking Care of Her Family.]( May 13, 2017 12:18 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Afshan juggled her studies with helping her mother with chores in various households and taking care of her bed-ridden father and two younger siblings. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Bengaluru Girl Aced Her PU Exams While Working as a Maid & Taking Care of Her Family. on Facebook]( [Transgender Girl Makes History as the First Registered Trans Student to Clear TN HSC Exams]( May 13, 2017 11:45 am | Aishhwariya Subramanian Tarika, who ran away from home at 16, was adopted by trans activist Grace Banu and re-enrolled back in school. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Transgender Girl Makes History as the First Registered Trans Student to Clear TN HSC Exams on Facebook]( [In a First, a Woman Gives Her Husband Triple Talaq. Is It Valid & Where Is the Archaic Law Headed?]( May 13, 2017 11:03 am | Vidya Raja Triple Talaq issued by Ameena Begum, is it valid in law? Supreme Court deliberating on whether personal laws override fundamental rights. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like In a First, a Woman Gives Her Husband Triple Talaq. Is It Valid & Where Is the Archaic Law Headed? on Facebook]( [Exam Results Aren’t Everything! These 9 Incredibly Successful Indians Lost in School but Won in Life]( May 12, 2017 07:51 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian From award-winning actors to visionary entrepreneurs, these inspiring Indians refused to let setbacks and failures dictate their destiny. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Exam Results Aren’t Everything! These 9 Incredibly Successful Indians Lost in School but Won in Life on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: How I Rebuilt My Life Despite an Invisible Chronic Illness & Combating Pain Daily]( May 12, 2017 07:32 pm | IDIA- Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education Invisible illnesses like Fibromyalgia are little understood in India. This International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases, a Fibromyalgia patient talks about rebuilding her life after her diagnosis and the need for better awareness about invisible illnesses in Indian society. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: How I Rebuilt My Life Despite an Invisible Chronic Illness & Combating Pain Daily on Facebook]( [An Initiative That Urges Indians to Do Away with the ‘Yes Sir, Yes Madam’ Culture at Workplaces]( May 12, 2017 06:44 pm | Aditi Patwardhan The initiative No Sir No Madam aims to eradicate obsolete mannerisms, like calling superiors sir or madam, and encourage people to create a healthier work environment based on mutual respect. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like An Initiative That Urges Indians to Do Away with the ‘Yes Sir, Yes Madam’ Culture at Workplaces on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: These Former Snake Charmers Used to Display Snakes for a Living. Today, They Help Protect Them]( May 12, 2017 06:30 pm | Wildlife SOS The snake is a powerful symbol in Indian mythology and Hinduism. But due to various beliefs and myths surrounding snakes, every year, thousands of them are poached from the forests for snake charming. Rise in awareness, conservation efforts, and stringent law enforcement have led to a gradual decline of this practice in big urban cities. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: These Former Snake Charmers Used to Display Snakes for a Living. Today, They Help Protect Them on Facebook]( [An Indian Designer Has Developed a Unique Shelter for Refugees Worldwide]( May 12, 2017 05:53 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian The design, developed by Sanjana Paramhans, can be assembled easily and is equipped with special features to ensure the privacy of its users. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like An Indian Designer Has Developed a Unique Shelter for Refugees Worldwide on Facebook]( [Do Pedestrians Have Any Rights? Here’s What Every Indian Must Know!]( May 12, 2017 05:38 pm | Vidya Raja What are the rights that pedestrians have while accessing the roads in our country? Do we have to exercise caution while walking the streets? [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Do Pedestrians Have Any Rights? Here’s What Every Indian Must Know! on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: This Ahmedabad Organisation Has Been Helping Stray Animals and Birds for 10 Years]( May 12, 2017 05:33 pm | The People Place Project In a city with hundreds of suffering and homeless birds and animals, Jivdaya, an animal welfare trust is bringing hope and love to Ahmedabad’s furry and feathered residents. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: This Ahmedabad Organisation Has Been Helping Stray Animals and Birds for 10 Years on Facebook]( [A Skeet Shooter Has an Urgent Plea for Our PM: Give Indian Marksmen the Recognition They Deserve]( May 12, 2017 05:19 pm | Guest Contributor Indian Olympic shooters were recently stranded at Delhi Airport for over 12 hours due to a customs mix-up. A skeet shooter takes up the cause of marksmanship with PM Narendra Modi. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Skeet Shooter Has an Urgent Plea for Our PM: Give Indian Marksmen the Recognition They Deserve on Facebook]( [Real-World Farmville? This Social Enterprise Lets You Rent a Farm and Learn From Farmers.]( May 12, 2017 05:11 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Indian Superheroes, a Coimbatore-based social enterprise that aids organic farmers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, is helping people master the art of farming. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Real-World Farmville? This Social Enterprise Lets You Rent a Farm and Learn From Farmers. on Facebook]( Recent Stories You May Have Missed: [Sikkim Farmers Are Earning 8 Times More by Growing These Exotic Foods. Thanks to Two Brothers]( [Meet the School Students From Kerala Who Raised ₹4.5 Lakhs to Help Build a Home for Their Friend]( [Meet the Trans Woman Who Is Contesting the Rajya Sabha Election to Fight for Transgender Rights]( [If You Need to Hear One Thing Today, It’s This 79-Year-Old Retired Banker’s Heartwarming Message!]( [TBI Blogs: Every Indian Employee Needs to Be Aware of These Important Labour Laws]( FOLLOW US: [FACEBOOK]( | [TWITTER]( | [GOOGLE+]( | [YOUTUBE]( Copyright © 2017 The Better India, All rights reserved. [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](