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Positively poised

Marking the second anniversary of this portal started with a mandate to give positive news a push, its founder editor   P C Vinoj Kumar looks back at the struggles and triumphs to find out that team work is the key for any venture to succeed

The big dream

After winning reality show ‘Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2’ and a cash prize of Rs.10,00,000, 13-year-old Faisal Khan, son of an autorickshaw driver, is nurturing Bollywood dreams

Face of India

Chennai based architect and member of the World Economic Forum's Design Innovation Council Sheila Sri Prakash will be participating in the Global Business Summit on Infrastructure in London

Magnificent Mary

Five-time world champion MC Mary Kom ensures India a fourth medal at the Olympics thrashing Tunisian Maroua Rahali to enter the semi-finals of women’s boxing (51kg) event

At your service

A man from Tamil Nadu, Kulandei Francis, who has been doing community service in Krishnagiri district without any publicity, is one of the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2012

Soccer as succor

An American traveler, who was taken to Jharkhand by a friend to teach tribal children English, has turned a football coach and is helping tribal girls become football champs, says Saadia Azim

 
Power of non-veg

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal, who is one of India’s medal hopes in the London Olympics, was a born vegetarian but became a non – vegetarian in 2005, says a just released book

Glory to tea

The ‘handmade’ tea of Gobin Hazarika, which fetches $35 a kg, is mostly consumed abroad. Azera Parveen Rahman finds the man passionately making the organic tea at a mud hut factory in Assam

Mothers' dairy

In the hills of Uttarakhand, women have ushered a white revolution through SHGs. By rearing cattle they make money and also provide better food to their children, says Nitin Jugran Bahuguna

Making Amul tick

The Onida devil has died and so has the Liril girl and Air India's Maharaja, but thanks to a consistent creative campaign by daCunha Communications, Amul girl’s hit 50 and still going strong

Being Dimple

Dimple Yadav who has created a record by being elected unopposed to the Lok Sabha is a die-hard Metallica fan, a serious painter, and one who rode horses happily, says Mohit Dubey

North East hero

The son of a government primary school teacher, Mohammad Ismat, has done both his father and the entire North East India proud by topping the class 12 CBSE exam with a total of 495 out of 500

 
A sexy award

Varanasi based activist Ajeet Singh, who has rehabilitated over 100 sex workers, and who was recently profiled in The Weekend Leader, has been chosen as The Week magazine’s Man of the Year

Small town topper

When Shena Aggarwal from the small town of Yamunanagar in Haryana topped the all-India civil services exam last week, her feat put women achievers from the state in the spotlight yet again

Scribe’s story

For senior journalist Sankarshan Thakur journalism was more attractive than the civil service. The Roving Editor of The Telegraph opens up to Anuradha Preetam on his life and passion

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