The Other India

  Any rags to riches story is basically the determination to succeed and succeed despite the odds. The story of Ahmed Khan is no different. He had a dream and the determination to make it come true. He was a small-time grocer’s son who once lived in the slums with his mother wife and two daughters. After some waiting for many years to achieve the success he now lives in a posh locality. There was a time when Automobile in the logistics sector across the country is witnessing a slump. Khan transferred from the city and placed an order for 50 trailers. This is not the first time that he has made the news. Khan was awarded by Mahindra trucks and bus controllers. Subsequently, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad announced him as the winner in the logistics sector across the country and was also selected for success story as a case study for management studies at its Institutions across the country. Sharing his success story Khan faced numerous objections in life but never gi...

In our country India, where several female Goddesses are revered with a sense of respect and fear, a huge section of the society still continues to be uneducated. A major segment of girls in the rural areas, more than 75% of the total women population in 6 out of 29 states of the subcontinent are denied their basic right to education, mainly in an attempt to hinder their insight to the outer world. Despite various campaigns by Government and Non-Government organizations in the past and present that aimed at social-awareness, the mentality of the rural population of India hasn’t undergone any complete change. The main reason for this injustice remains to be the open resistance by the old minds in the rural areas, to new ideologies, since any ideology which is not parallel to their mind set is seen as an insult and as an attempt to demean their culture. The spiritual books that are worshiped had not expressed any disapproval to girls being educated, but on the contrary has championed the...

The turning point - Part 2 At that time, Chandni did not even knew how to hold a pencil. But she tried hard and received her education, after enrolling into an open school program. When began her education , she was 10 and now she is pursuing her higher Secondary Education . This was the turning point for the young girl who went onto make Education of Street children the Mission of her life.   While serving for Badhte Kadam, she met her first challenge where she found a couple of children imprisoned after being accused of stealing. “I remembered the horror of the day I was in prison and went to the police station to get the children released. It was one of my proud moments and it was then when my life took a turn for the better.” She added. As Chandni’s motive was to serve for the underprivileged children she was determined she wanted to continue working for Badhte Kadam, as a result new education centers were opened, and more and more connected to these centers. Considering her ...

There is a saying “ It takes only one voice at the right pitch, to start an avalanche ”. Hers is a story about a girl from the slums who herself held a pencil at the age of 10 and now she is reshaping the life of many children who dare to dream and desire to fulfil them. This story must be told to everyone and this is a voice that must resonate ,so that children in the streets are taken care and are equipped to lead their lives better. It’s also Story of a past filled with suffering, a Present full of hope and endurance, and a Future that promises to be brighter than ever before. I am talking about Chandni Khan who was born in the slums of Noida, a place where several kids are born and die in oblivion. But she refused to lay back and make her peace with her grim destiny as she climbed out of the darkness and now she is extending her hands to pull others out of the same misery too. This girl started working from a very young age. “From the age of five, I used to travel along with my fa...

It's Chandni 's first time at KFC and she is positively happy about it. As she steps in, she loses some of the inferiority she felt before, when she used to believe that she can never enter a KFC. But today, she feels included and equal to all in the society. A long life, suppressed in poverty and feelings of inferiority can lead children to the concept of "Never dream for better skies". Life in poverty can be depressing and it is almost true.  Ashman foundation is a charitable trust working wholeheartedly towards empowering slum children and women from the society so that they can live with pride and respect. Chandni 's story is not just a single case, but a lot of children out there in the society face such inferiority complexes and are unable to dream for a better life. Ashman foundation reaches out to such sufferers and treats them the way they want to be treated and helps them to dream bigger and achieve bigger. A country like India requires hundreds of Ashma...

  Among the handful of men and women Indian athletes pushing the boundaries to make a mark on the world stage is a 16-year old from Delhi who has been burning the tracks. Nisar Ahmed shot into prominence in 2017, when he clocked better timings than some of his senior State mates. His growth since then has increased and his travel to the Racers Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica - home to the legend Usain Bolt, has added to his hunger and belief. Nisar Ahmed live in the Delhi slums near Azadpur.With his father Mohammad Haq, pedalling a rickshaw and mother working as a domestic help earned a salary of ₹6,000 combined. Nisar showed his capability at Delhi State meet in September 2017. With a 11-second timing in the 100 meters for the junior gold, it was 0.02 seconds better than the winner in the men’s category. He broke 2 national under-16 records on a single day and was on his way to better things. He bested his own 100 meter record with a timing of 10.76 seconds at the Khelo India Game...