Pradeep’s Story Created on 2019-09-16 07:29 Published on 2019-09-16 07:32 At 5 am a whistle rings out sharp and clear in a small village in Madhya Pradesh. That’s the signal for the ‘Dabba Dhol gang’ to get up to some serious mischief against their deadly, sworn enemy- the villagers bad habit of open defecation (that means using the […]
#ChangeStartsYoung – Anju’s Story Created on 2019-09-15 10:33 Published on 2019-09-15 10:36 14-year-old Anju was overjoyed. She had just discovered that children have rights. Anju Rani from a small village in Haryana is slightly built and slim, but she’s never let that stop her from challenging big ideas and people. From the book – #ChangeStartsYoung […]
Chethan’s Story Created on 2019-09-13 13:04 Published on 2019-09-13 13:15 Chethan could hardly control his tears. His favourite teacher had died because the blood bank didn’t have any blood for him- they were facing a shortage. From the book – #ChangeStartsYoung (Amazon) “How could that be possible?”, Chethan thought angrily, “we have so many people in India. […]
”Dignity is our inherent value and worth as human beings; everyone is born with it.” In this world increasingly divided by mistrust and hate, dignity for each other and ourselves is getting sacrificed. The most fundamental and human thing about all of us is our dignity. As a matter of fact, United Nations acknowledges this in […]
Created on 2019-08-15 07:16 Published on 2019-08-15 07:25 ”Dignity is our inherent value and worth as human beings; everyone is born with it.” In this world increasingly divided by mistrust and hate, dignity for each other and ourselves is getting sacrificed. The most fundamental and human thing about all of us is our dignity. As a […]
Created on 2019-08-31 11:39 Published on 2019-08-31 11:54 I always believed that I was lucky in life. From where I started I couldn’t have imagined how far I could go. I always attributed that to plain luck. Even in media interviews, this question was the most uncomfortable for me. I had no secret sauce, like […]
One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare system is that it vests disproportionate power in the hands of a few – the medical practitioners. Doctors are at the top of the knowledge hierarchy in the system and hence, wield significant power in decision-making, relegating the rest of the players to marginal roles of following […]
Created on 2019-07-14 07:41 Published on 2019-07-14 07:44 One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare system is that it vests disproportionate power in the hands of a few – the medical practitioners. Doctors are at the top of the knowledge hierarchy in the system and hence, wield significant power in decision-making, relegating the rest […]
This post is part of a series on The Healthcare Gamechangers. Read all the stories in this series here. In the modern day of doctor-patient confidentiality and the computerization of medical records, there is little chance of a whole family visiting a practice for advice, or the merrygo-round of doctors being able to spot and act upon […]