Jayavel was rescued from begging and through his hard work and determination has now won a scholarship to complete his engineering in Italy.
Make the most of what you have, says Divya Nair.
'This generation wants to try different things, are ready to take risks and experiment with their careers.'
'I don't understand what is so wrong about my husband and me wanting to adopt a kid? Unfortunately, we don't know many (rather any) examples of couples who endorse our choice of adoption. 'I have realised that we have a huge battle to fight. In the end, I hope we don't lose,' says Divya Nair.
'I am proud of the many things my country is. At the same time I do not need to turn a blind eye to the (man-made) flaws.'
At 27, Uppma Virdi is telling stories, connecting cultures and making a killing out of chai.
Instead of sulking and being lazy, it is important that you brave up and beat the blues
Pankhuri Gidwani took a year's break to focus on the pageant, but scored brilliantly in her CBSE Class 12 exams this year.
As the NDA government completes two years in office, there are more questions on Swarupa Dutt's mind than answers.
'Is standing in a queue any bigger sacrifice than that of a soldier's family?'
Acclaimed bartender Ami Behram Shroff tells us how her passion for bartending got her to break rules and set new benchmarks
Ayesha Aziz has always aimed for the sky.
In a world filled with imperfections, we need to constantly remind each other that nobody and nothing is perfect, including us, says Divya Nair.
Virender Kapoor tells us why he wrote the book A Wonderful Wife.
Mumtaz Kazi recounts her life's journey in her own words.
Jaahnavi Sriperambuduru wants to be the youngest person to scale the seven summits of the world.
She is changing India one village at a time.
A resident doctor, working at a government hospital, upset by the poor response from the state government, offers his side of the story.
Do we really need to wait for a special day to be reminded of our country's rich heritage and culture, asks author and management guru Virender Kapoor.
'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'
Nitesh Sonawane did not let his disability come in the way of his musical dream. In fact, he made it his strength.
Mamta Kulkarni, Mumbai's first woman station master joined the Indian Railways in May 1992.
'Whenever I felt like giving up, I'd think about my father.' 'I think about all the hardships he'd undergone to put me in a good school and give me the best of coaching.'
Nikita Sahay was a captain in the Indian Army when she decided to quit her job and pursue her childhood dream. After a lot of failed attempts, Sahay, now 26, is finally living her dream and is happy at that.
'You have to be very equipped to even want to have children.' 'There are entrance exams for even MBAs ...and this is a life we're talking about.'
At 19, he quit everything to work in a tribal village for free.
'Young Indians are reading, but the wrong stuff.' 'They are reading and sharing Pappu jokes, Alia Bhatt memes and all the irrelevant material online.' 'My aim is to get them interested in books.'
In our series on Super30 achievers, we find out how Aquibur Rahman has fared since he cleared his IIT-Joint Entrance Exam.
Acid attack crusader Laxmi Aggarwal's exceptional rise from an accident is sure to inspire you.
Ishita Katyal, the youngest TEDx licensee ever from Asia impressed the world with her ideas at the TED Youth conference held in New York, November 14.
Ankit Kawatra's Feeding India has already fed more than 1 million people.
Atul Bhatnagar, COO, National Skills Development Corporation tells us how we can effectively tackle the issue of unemployability and make our youth more employable.
'Our Indian culture system is very family oriented.' 'We value and respect the decisions of our parents to a great extent.' 'That can be a pro or con.' 'It's up to the parents to gauge how much motivation, pressure or space a child needs.' 'Every child is different.' 'We are all unique and that is what I intend to drive home to parents.'
Nidhi Tiwari speaks about her road trip from Delhi to London.
Ishan Sardesai, who took the country's first NEET-UG on May 5, 2013 narrates the chaos he went through while appearing for the common medical entrance examination.
Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.
'When I give advice to my Indian relatives they are shocked.' 'I tell them to eat butter again and eggs and all that stuff.' And eat only so much rice.' 'Instead of having three chapattis, have one.' A must-read interview!
Chef and author Rakhee Vaswani talks about her passion for cooking, her daily struggles as a mompreneur and how she's spreading smiles through her recipes.
Shubham Kumar Gautam, son of a farmer and a Super 30 student, recounts how, in a journey laced with perseverance, grit and determination, he achieved what seemed impossible.
Anup Raaj, 23, describes how Super 30, a free IIT-JEE coaching institute located in Patna, Bihar, changed his life.
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