This 106-Year-Old Cook From Andhra Pradesh Is a YouTube Sensation With Over 5 Lakh Subscribers!

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Don't miss! Our amazing [#BossWomen series]( [This 106-Year-Old Cook From Andhra Pradesh Is a YouTube Sensation With Over 5 Lakh Subscribers!]( Jul 16, 2017 03:45 pm | Jovita Aranha Draped in a cotton saree, she walks out of her thatched hut. Her voice commands strict orders about what the menu for the day is going to be. Grey peppered hair, and glasses perched on the nose. They slide down every time she inspects the ingredients of her recipe. To most, she might pretty much […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This 106-Year-Old Cook From Andhra Pradesh Is a YouTube Sensation With Over 5 Lakh Subscribers! on Facebook]( [How a Farmer From Madhya Pradesh Is Growing 110 Varieties of Rice in Just 2 Acres of Land]( Jul 15, 2017 03:45 pm | Manabi Katoch Babulal Dahiya has grown 110 varieties of rice in 2 acres of his land and in rest of the 6 acres he has grown 100 more varieties of pulses, grains and vegetables. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a Farmer From Madhya Pradesh Is Growing 110 Varieties of Rice in Just 2 Acres of Land on Facebook]( [The Story of Pedongi, the Brave Mule that Won a Unique Award from the Indian Army]( Jul 15, 2017 03:23 pm | Sanchari Pal In the armed forces, names are a privilege reserved for horses and are rarely given to mules. But Pedongi was no ordinary mule. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like The Story of Pedongi, the Brave Mule that Won a Unique Award from the Indian Army on Facebook]( [7,000 Free Rides in Two Decades – This Bhubaneswar Auto Driver Is the Real Saviour of the Needy]( Jul 15, 2017 02:11 pm | Deepika Bhardwaj At first glance, 42-year-old Prabhat Pradhan may seem like your average rickshaw driver in Bhubaneswar, but a day in his life will tell you just how extraordinary he is. For the poor who can’t afford to ride in his auto, Prabhat has been nothing short of a saviour. In the last 20 years, he has […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 7,000 Free Rides in Two Decades – This Bhubaneswar Auto Driver Is the Real Saviour of the Needy on Facebook]( [This Silk Hub Village in Karnataka Has Gone Completely Cashless! Here’s How]( Jul 15, 2017 01:51 pm | Lekshmi Priya S An entire village in Karnataka has gone cashless and is etching an example of keeping up with the digital age. Vondaraguppe, a village falling short of 60km on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway, apart from being a sericulture hub, has become the first cashless village in Ramanagara district. With over 90 per cent of the village’s inhabitants […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Silk Hub Village in Karnataka Has Gone Completely Cashless! Here’s How on Facebook]( [AIIMS to Set up Skin Bank & Develop Artificial Skin to Bridge Gap in Supply & Demand]( Jul 15, 2017 01:30 pm | Jovita Aranha India has seen a steady rise in burn injury cases and skin reconstruction surgeries. To facilitate, the growing demand, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will soon establish North India’s first government-run skin bank facility, senior AIIMS officials told The Indian Express. They are also looking forward to developing “artificial skin” in collaboration […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like AIIMS to Set up Skin Bank & Develop Artificial Skin to Bridge Gap in Supply & Demand on Facebook]( [The Story Behind Karnataka’s Unique Emblem & Its Connection to a Magical Creature From Mythology]( Jul 15, 2017 01:13 pm | Amulya B It is a well-known fact that Sarnath Lions was adopted from the Ashokan Pillar by Dinanath Bhargava and other artists to be the National Emblem of India. However, as if a testament to the independent identity of Indian states bound by the aspirations and constitution of a union, the states in India too have independent […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like The Story Behind Karnataka’s Unique Emblem & Its Connection to a Magical Creature From Mythology on Facebook]( [This Campaign Asking to Do Something Special for Your Domestic Help Will Warm Your Heart]( Jul 15, 2017 12:35 pm | Lekshmi Priya S This article is powered by Jaypore. When was the last time you had a heart-to- heart conversation with your domestic help, or shared tea with them, or spared just a few minutes to inquire about their wellbeing? Most of us, who have left our homes in pursuit of jobs and employment, have often found solace […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Campaign Asking to Do Something Special for Your Domestic Help Will Warm Your Heart on Facebook]( [Indian Railways Goes Green With Its First-Ever Solar-Powered Train. Here’s All You Need to Know]( Jul 15, 2017 12:26 pm | Jovita Aranha Solar powered trains in India are now a reality! In a groundbreaking move, the Indian Railways on Friday, launched its first 1600 HP solar DEMU (diesel electrical multiple unit) train. In line with his vision to use renewable energy, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu called the newly unveiled solar-powered train a “path-breaking” leap towards making trains […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Indian Railways Goes Green With Its First-Ever Solar-Powered Train. Here’s All You Need to Know on Facebook]( [Mumbai to London in 72 Days – This Couple Went on an Epic Road Trip Crossing 19 Countries]( Jul 15, 2017 11:14 am | Lekshmi Priya S One couple’s road trip from Mumbai to London, crossing 19 countries and covering 22,200 km in 72 days, is not just an example of a journey of epic proportion but also a testament to the fact that age really is just a number. Badri Baldawa, 73, along with his 64-year-old wife and 10-year-old granddaughter, embarked […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Mumbai to London in 72 Days – This Couple Went on an Epic Road Trip Crossing 19 Countries on Facebook]( [This Heartwarming Video Project Captures the Dreams of 6 People From the Transgender Community]( Jul 14, 2017 06:47 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Members of the transgender community have been victims of discrimination and denigration since time immemorial. While many states across India are making public spheres more inclusive, the change needs to come from us as individuals too to start treating the transgender community with the dignity and respect. Project Vayati is an initiative through which the stories of […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Heartwarming Video Project Captures the Dreams of 6 People From the Transgender Community on Facebook]( [Women Who Slay – Kerala’s Oldest Martial Art Granny Is Over 70 & Can Still Swirl a Mean Sword]( Jul 14, 2017 06:24 pm | Surekha Kadapa-Bose The low crouching stance, unwavering stare, forbidding expression and of course, the shining long, sharp steel sword in the right hand, and a brass shield in the other, would scare the daylights out of any opponent or attacker. A thought that comes to mind is, “an angry tiger ready to pounce!” But this tiger comes […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Women Who Slay – Kerala’s Oldest Martial Art Granny Is Over 70 & Can Still Swirl a Mean Sword on Facebook]( [One Man Begins a 6,000 Km Walk Across India for Widows of Farmers Who Committed Suicide]( Jul 14, 2017 05:27 pm | Nomadic Lion We were born with feet, not roots – It was this realisation that first made me consider the idea of walking across an entire country. Seeing people suffer from so many lifestyle diseases, often made worse or sometimes even caused by living a sedentary lifestyle really made me think. If we were born to live a […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like One Man Begins a 6,000 Km Walk Across India for Widows of Farmers Who Committed Suicide on Facebook]( [A Journey to Barren Island, India’s Only Active Volcano, Is a Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience]( Jul 14, 2017 05:16 pm | Sanchari Pal Surrounded by nothing but water for miles, this unique island in the Andaman Sea provides glimpses of nature at its most primordial. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Journey to Barren Island, India’s Only Active Volcano, Is a Once-In-A-Lifetime Experience on Facebook]( Recent Stories You May Have Missed: [Want to Make a Difference & Don’t Know How? Here’s a Platform That Makes Helping Easy]( [Maharastra Becomes India’s First State to Criminalise Social Boycott. 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