Naina Lal Kidwai is a restless woman. And a proof of it is her success – she heads HSBC’s India operations. But her aim is to help rural women trying to be on their own, says Sudha Menon

A Hindi cricket video, now posted on YouTube, comes as an absolute musical treat to Indian cricket fans, who are hoping the Indian team will continue its winning streak and lift the world cup

Results of World Cup cricket matches are not always music to ears. But this musical score by two Chennai youth can always bring cheers to the Indian fans. Play on, the video can inspire you

The economy of Araku tribes, who grow vegetables in remote hilly hamlets of Andhra Pradesh, improved after an NGO helped them reach their produce to markets in towns, says Abhiskek Vaddadi

Community reporters from India’s first community based news service, India Unheard, are in Goa for a ten-day training programme. The team is set to expand further, says Kavita Kanan Chandra

The Weekend Leader’s Divya Mangwani caught up with Pune girl Hamsa Padmanabhan, who hit the headlines in 2006 when a minor planet was named after her after she won a science contest in the US

Viren Raj Baraik, a 13-year-old tribal boy from Jharkhand, has super dance skills that remind some of Michael Jackson. He will rock at the National Games in Ranchi, says Santosh H K Narayan

Tirtha Kumar Phani holds two Guinness World Records in long distance running. At 53, the unsung hero is attempting a very ambitious third one. Lesley D Biswas speaks to the Kolkata man

Friends of Positive Journalism met at Chennai, marking a new chapter in the history of media. For TWL, it was a turning point as it now has the task of setting up such chapters in other places to involve more people in a meaningful dialogue

Close to 3000 children below 14 years committed suicide in 2009. To prevent such suicides, 8 youth in Kanpur made a film, 'Last Option,' which has got nearly 2 lakh views on You Tube. Arpit Gupta tells us how the six-minute video clip clicked

When a diplomat's daughter Anouradha Bakshi wanted to take education to the slums in Delhi, there was stiff opposition from all. Roohi Saluja Sehgal finds out how she overcame the obstacles

The youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest, Arjun Vajpai, has come out with a book that may well inspire many more youth to explore the Himalayas. Roohi Saluja Sehgal speaks to the teenager

She could well be a model. But Deepika wants to be a role model for youth. Marianne de Nazareth meets the girl who is a computer engineer at day and playback singer at night

A model, theatre artiste, actor and dancer, Ananya Dutta has seen it all in the entertainment industry. Kavita Kanan Chandra met the Kolkata girl whose first Bengali film released last month

She could well be a model. But Deepika wants to be a role model for youth. Marianne de Nazareth meets the girl who is a computer engineer at day and playback singer at night