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Social Entrepreneur in India: “To be or not to be” (Part 2)
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Medium
In Part 1, we discussed the need of social entrepreneurship across various sectors in India — Education, Healthcare, Livelihood, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Clean Energy. We also discussed the government’s efforts in each of these sectors and the impact it has had. In this part, we shall cover the investment and other fundraising opportunities for sociopreneurs; the efficacy of Indian laws and government schemes — do they encourage or discourage social entrepreneurship? Read More
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Social Entrepreneur in India: “To be or not to be” (Part 1)
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Medium
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PLatform Feature- Ketto
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Social Samosa
Based out in Mumbai, Ketto is Asaia’s most popular online crowd funding space for social, creative and personal causes. Founded in the year 2012 by Finance Wiz Varun Sheth along with Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor and Tech gig Zaheer Adenwala, Ketto has raised over 150 crore till date Read More
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Why Indians are crowdfunding medical treatments
Saturday 10 March 2018 IST | | Times Of India
Today, on the World Health Day, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared 2018 as the year for creating awareness about universal health coverage. The need for universal health coverage is especially acute in India with its heavy load of hospitalizations and very low penetration of medical insurance. Read More
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1-year-old boy from Gujarat undergoes liver transplant in Navi Mumbai, recovers well
Thursday 5 April 2018 IST | | Hindustan Times
A critically ill one-year-old baby, weighing 6.5kg, underwent a liver transplant surgery in Navi Mumbai recently and has recovered well, making him the smallest infant in Maharashtra to have successfully faced such a procedure, doctors said on Thursday. Read More
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Xiaomi Mi Crowdfunding platform launched in India
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | BGR
The platform currently has two products listen on it - Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver and the Mi Selfie Stick Tripod. Read More
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One-Year-Old Undergoes Liver Transplant In Mumbai Hospital
Thursday 5 April 2018 IST | | Mid-Day
The surgery in February was performed after the baby boy's aunt Divya donated a part of her liver, the doctors said and claimed that he was the youngest child to undergo such a procedure in Maharashtra Read More
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1-year-old boy from Gujarat undergoes liver transplant in Navi Mumbai, recovers...
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | Nyooz
The couple was desperately looking for help when an NGO, Transplants – Help the Poor Foundation, stepped in. With donations from the NGO, some of their own funds and crowd-funding through Ketto.com, the couple managed to meet the bulk of the transplant expenses. Read More
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One-year-old undergoes liver transplant
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | Business Standard
A critically ill one-year-old from Gujarat underwent a liver transplant at a private hospital here recently and is doing fine, according to the doctors of the hospital. Read More
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One-year-old from Gujarat gets new liver in Navi Mumbai
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Boy was born with rare congenital condition; parents went against advice from relatives and family members to fight for his life Read More
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Trans Rights Activist Akkai Forced to Raise Funds for a House
Monday 2 April 2018 IST | | The Quint
Just about a year after they got married, Akkai Padmashali, a trans woman, and her partner Vasu have broken the norms yet again. Read More
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International Day of Happiness: India’s diversity makes its millennials happy
Tuesday, 20 March 2018 IST | | Livemint
“I am happy to see that India is now opening up to the idea of crowd-funding. It’s wonderful to see people wanting to help people that they don’t know and believing in the power of the crowd. Read More
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Chennai Children's choir selected to perform in the US:Here's how you can help them
Monday 19 March 2018 IST | | Newsminute
Remember the children’s choir from Chennai whose rendition of AR Rahman and Michael Jackson’s hit songs went viral in 2016? The group is now one among the choirs selected from 25 countries across the world to perform at the Serenade! Washington, DC Choral Festival in June 2018 Read More
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Music heals: Choir of disadvantaged children from city to perform in US
Monday 19 March 2018 IST | | Times Of India
For 23 kids from corporation and government-aided schools across the city, every weekend in the last four months, has begun with an exciting new discovery – about themselves and the outside world Read More
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Children’s choir all set to serenade Washington DC
Thursday 15 March 2018 IST | | The New Indian Express
I want to become a world famous singer and make my family, mentors and my country proud,” says a 15-year-old K Muthuselvan from the choir, whose father works as a bakery salesman. Read More
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Hockey is beautiful sport and we should push it well says Kunal Kapoor
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | Bollywood Online.com
Hockey is beautiful sport and we should push it well says Kunal Kapoor Read More
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This non-profit’s work is giving a new lease of life to many juvenile offenders
Thursday 8 March 2018 IST | | You
Started by a law graduate, Healing Dove Foundation works closely with young delinquents at David Sasoon Juvenile Home in Matunga, Mumbai. Read More
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IIT-Roorkee to hold E-Summit from March 10
Thursday 1 March 2018 IST | | Tribune
The entrepreneurship development cell of IIT-Roorkee is organising E-Summit-18 from March 10 to March 11. The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Plunge to the pearl’. Sourabh Kochhar, founder, FoodPanda; Sandeep Jain, executive director, Monte Carlo; Sandeep Aggarwal, founder, Droom; Kat Manalac of Y Combinator and Varun Sheth, founder and CEO, Ketto, will grace the occasion. Read More
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moneycontrol, India’s leading financial digital platform associates with the country’s most trusted donation – crowdfunding platform to launch the #ColorsOfHumanity campaign this Holi. The campaign intends to add colours to the lives of the underprivileged kids through End AIDS India that comprises
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 IST | | Indian Television
moneycontrol, India’s leading financial digital platform associates with the country’s most trusted donation – crowdfunding platform to launch the #ColorsOfHumanity campaign this Holi. The campaign intends to add colours to the lives of the underprivileged kids through End AIDS India that comprises the capacity of not one but five NGOs.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/moneycontrol-and-ketto-come-together-to-celebrate-joy-of-holi-with-colorsofhumanity-campaign-180227 Read More
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Akriti Kakar sings for a cause
Wednesday 21 February 2018 IST | | http://www.musicunplugged.in/news/trade_news_info/1103/0
IIT Bombay and Akriti Kakar joins hand with Ketto for a social cause Read More
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What’s up Northeast? Let’s Crowdfund!
Thursday 22 February 2018 IST | | time8
Crowdfunding is a way to raise funds through online campaigns. Today, most of the crowdfunding platforms offer space for social and creative campaigns and charity crowdfunding is increasing in the country. For instance Ketto started with a handful of NGO’s and now we have more than five thousand onboard. Many more NGO’s are opting for crowdfunding because of the positive approach they have received from the crowd in the form of funds. Read More
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‘Next Raksha Bandhan, I will tie her rakhi as she saved my life’
Thursday 22 February 2018 IST | | My medical mantra
One of the biggest tragedies for a parent is to see their kids suffer. Unfortunately, this is a tragedy that a lot of parents in the world are destined to undergo. One such couple from Akola has taken to crowd-funding to provide treatment for their 7-year-old Read More
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Crowd funding helps raise Rs 60 lakh for six NGOs in India's biggest online fundraising event
Sunday 11 February 2018 IST | | DNA
Ketto, a crowd funding platform along with BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow, recently awarded six NGOs a total of Rs 60 lakh as part of Book 6 Million Smiles campaign – reportedly India’s biggest online fundraising event. Read More
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Funding for a real purpose!
Sunday 11 February 2018 IST | | For independent filmmakers who often work with small teams & struggle to get their films out, a succ
Funding for a real purpose! Read More
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Keep giving even after living
Thursday 8 February 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Patients who need organ transplants have long waits, and the surgeries and aftercare are expensive; this foundation wants to change that Read More
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Renuka Shahane’s scathing Facebook post after 8-month-old’s rape will leave you unsettled
Sunday 4 February 2018 IST | | The Indian Express
Now, as the nation is still reeling under the shock of the news of an 8-month-old getting brutally raped by her 28-year-old, Renuka Shahane took to Facebook to ask if we have become immune to rape. Read More
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Why SHe-Box will get a thumbs-up from the working women of India
Monday 5 February 2018 IST | | YourStory
Last year, the #MeToo campaign opened the eyes of the world on how deep-rooted and rampant sexual harassment is, and how important it is to report and talk about it. Read More
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23 medals and one big dream: specially-abled athlete struggles to procure a racing wheelchair for this year’s Asian Para Games
Tuesday, 6 February 2018 IST | | YourStory
Gulfam Ahmed is nursing a dream of winning a Asian Para gold for India. Read More
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Finding cash for a cause
Monday 5 February 2018 IST | | Hindu Business Line
Crowd-funding platform Ketto helps campaigns and projects raise money through donations Read More
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Akshay Kumar doesn't take his stardom seriously: Kunal Kapoor
Saturday 3 February 2018 IST | | Zee News
Kunal, whose crowd funding platform Ketto collaborated with BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow, says that it is fun to work Akshay. Read More
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Cancer treatment appeals on the rise on crowdfunding sites
Sunday 4 February 2018 IST | | Times Of India
Ritu Kumar Gupta, a housewife from West Bengal, came to Chennai last year seeking treatment for her two-year-old son Biban, diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia. When she was told his chemotherapy would cost around Rs 10 lakh, she did not know what to do, as she and her husband could not afford it with his salary as a worker in a store. Read More
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Post-budget 2018 Reaction Mr. Varun Sheth- CEO & Co-founder at Ketto
Saturday 3 February 2018 IST | | Onlineand you
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Kunal Kapoor says he is passionate about writing
Friday 2 February 2018 IST | | Freepressjournol
Kunal Kapoor says he is passionate about writing and that he is working on co-developing four scripts. Since he has a flair for writing, asked if script-writing is a passion he intends to pursue, Kunal said, “That’s something I am working on! I am actually working on co-developing four scripts right now and I have always been really passionate about writing. Read More
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Mangaluru: Nrityaangan to organise classical dance festival ‘Samarpan’ on Feb 3, 4
Friday 2 February 2018 IST | | Dajjiworld
Nrityaangan, a registered trust in Mangaluru, will organize ‘Samarpan 2018, the fifth edition of classical dance festival at Don Bosco Hall, on February 3 and 4 at 5.30 pm Read More
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Kunal Kapoor, 'Passionate About Writing,' Is Co-developing 4 Scripts
Thursday 1 February 2018 IST | | NDTV
Kunal Kapoor said, "Even as a young kid I remember stories were something that would always excite me" Read More
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Winners of online fundraising event announced
Friday 31 January 2018 IST | | IndiaCSR
BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow and Ketto, an online crowd funding platform together announced the winners of Book 6 Million Smiles campaign – India’s biggest ever online fundraising event for NGOs in India at an event in Mumbai. The six winning NGOs received a total of Rs 60 lakhs in funding from BookASmile, presented to them by Farzana Cama Balpande, the head of the charity initiative by BookMyShow and actor and co-founder of Ketto, Kunal Kapoor. Read More
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Ramayana recycled
Thursday 1 February 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Ramanaya plays with the Indian epic using multimedia, videos and exploration of space for a surreal experience Read More
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Meet Lakshmi Menon: Winner of Miss South India 2018
Sunday 28 January 2018 IST | | New Indian Express
Miss Humaneness title was given to the lady who will raise maximum fund from the public using the crowd funding program launched in association with Ketto Online Ventures to fund the social activities. Read More
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BENGALUREAN CONQUERS THE SEVEN SUMMITS
Saturday 27 January 2018 IST | | Bangalore Mirror
Satyarup has climbed the highest mountain on each continent Read More
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A 5-step guide to fundraising for social entrepreneurs
Wednesday 24 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
Raising funds for a social enterprise is an exercise that requires nuance and skill. Here are ways you can go about it. Read More
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City engineer's automated divider promises to ease traffic
Thursday 25 January 2018 IST | | Deccan Herald
Will this automated divider ease Bengaluru's traffic congestion? City-based engineer Ashwin Natarajan - who has designed the automatic smart divider or SMIDER - thinks so. SMIDER is engineered to function both in automatic and manual modes. Read More
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TEDxBITSPilani 2018: Ketto founder Varun Sheth, Aashna Shroff to speak at 2018 edition
Saturday 20 January 2018 IST | | FirstPost
TED talks are always an event which are looked forward to, as has been proved in the case of poet Sarah Kay and the recently aired TED Talks India: Nayi Soch, which saw the inclusion of Shah Rukh Khan as a host. But the speaker line-ups are not the only reason they are anticipated; the content of these talks and the way they are delivered are also highlights, which propel lesser-known speakers into the limelight. Read More
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Schoolmates on an attempt to make traffic and city smarter
Sunday 21 January 2018 IST | | New Indian Express
Schoolmates on an attempt to make traffic and city smarter Read More
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Restoring the French connection
Friday 12 January 2018 IST | | Economic Times
The Chandernagore Strand, spread out in tranquil dignity along the waterway, remains the leitmotif of French presence in Bengal. Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62479575.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read More
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From rolling beedis to making sustainable charcoal: these village women are returning carbon to the earth
Tuesday 11 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
CharGlo aims to create alternate economic opportunities for rural clusters of women to enable them to break out of the low-income trap. Read More
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CITY TAKES THE HIGH ROAD
Sunday 14 January 2018 IST | | Bangalore Mirror
Two Bengalureans are raising funds to build a hospital in a remote village in Uttarakhand. And 45 per cent of the contribution towards accessible healthcare is from the city Read More
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Made in India, world’s first self-adjusting road divider, promises to ease traffic woes
Thursday 11 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
Built by a Bengaluru innovator, this technology not only helps in decongesting traffic but also makes way for emergency vehicles on priority. Read More
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Online Platform For Indie Musicians Aims To Democratise The Industry
Saturday, 9 December 2017 IST | | Mid Day
The Indie Music Industry In India Has Its Own Caste Bias, Metaphorically Speaking. That Is To Say, The Movers And Shakers Of A Big City Are Far More Likely To Get Big-Ticket Gigs Than Those Who Haven't Played The Market Adequately Read More
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Help 10-year-old Nisha fight thalassemia and go back to school
Tuesday 9 January 2018 IST | | Hindustan Times
Gajanan Jadhav is struggling to fund his daughter’s bone marrow transplant. Find out how your contribution can change a family’s future. Read More
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No rich relative? Here's how you can raise funds
Tuesday 9 January 2018 IST | | DNA
A wealthy industrialist's struggling business recently received a bailout from his elder brother. The massive relief for the younger brother came at a time when his company was saddled with a mountain of loans and was facing possible bankruptcy proceedings. Read More
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My 10-Month-Old Baby Needs Urgent Liver Transplant
Monday 8 January 2018 IST | | Buzz Yoo
My son Ram is just 10 months old. It’s been only 300 days since he came into this world yet he has experienced the worst a child possibly can. Ram was born with a condition called ‘Liver Cirrhosis secondary to Biliary Atresia causing end stage liver disease’ – the root cause of all our problems today. Read More
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Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon goes International
Saturday, 9 December 2017 IST | | News 18
Coming Sunday will see the running of the Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon. Dec 17 will witness Kolkata take the streets to make their mark in this international marquee run Read More
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Meet The Top 20 Finalists Of The 5th Edition Of Wharton India Startup Challenge
Wednesday 20 December 2017 IST | | inc42.com
The 22nd Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has announced the finalists of the Yes Bank – Wharton India Startup challenge. Originally announced in August this year, the contest offers up-and-coming Indian startups a platform to interact and connect with investors and industry stalwarts from the Indian startup ecosystem. Read More
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Ador Group Start Up’s project with Kunal Kapoor’s Ketto and other initiatives
Sunday 31 December 2017 IST | | Indiaeducationdiary
The youngest business of 109 year old multinational listed Ador Group of Companies, Be. The Solution strives to make a female consumer’s routine safe and convenient in the workplace and home, while also contributing 5 percent of its net revenue for hygiene awareness and sanitation initiatives for women and girls in the rural communities. Read More
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How to Raise Funding for Your Business Idea In India
Tuesday 2 January 2018 IST | | Entreprenuers Of India
So you have decided to start an Indian ecommerce store and you have found the right product to sell. But now you need some cash to get things off the ground? Read on to find the best sources of funding for your new startup in India. Read More
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Indian frisbee team take to crowdfunding to participate in championship in Australia
Friday, 5 January 2018 IST | | Times Of India
A 23-member team is set to represent India at Perth in Australia in the World Under 24 Ultimate Championships to be held just a few days from now. Read More
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PERIODS WILL NOT STOP ME. PERIOD! – KETTO
Tuesday 3 January 2018 IST | | C4N
“I use old cloth from home during my periods. Sometimes that is also not available. Then all I can do is reuse them, but washing and drying those clothes are so embarrassing. It’s so frustrating. I don’t know why I had to be a girl. ” stated visibly upset Geeta (name changed). She ruefully added “I sometimes have to miss my school during those days. Once the boys in my class made fun of my stained skirt. Since then, I’ve decided to stay at home during my periods.” Read More
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What we don't want to see in 2018 - Part 4
Wednesday 3 January 2018 IST | | ET Brand Equity
Cyrus Oshidar, Pratik Gupta, Titus Upputuru, Rohan Mehta, Nirmalaya Sen, Varun Duggirala, Vikas Mehta, Dheeraj Gupta, Karthik Nagarajan and Varun Sheth share their two cents Read More
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Theatre without borders: the Remembering Veenapani Festival 2018
Friday, 29 December 2017 IST | | The Hindu
The fourth edition of Remembering Veenapani Festival 2018 will see Adishakti come up with an interesting repertoire of performances, including one by Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia Read More
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Be The Solution Partners With Ketto For Rural Hygiene And Sanitation
Wednesday 20 December 2017 IST | | Youth ki Awaz
Children, especially young girls, hailing from extremely poor and marginalized families of urban Lucknow have to fetch water for daily needs from nearby water sources and finish other household work before commencing for school regularly. Read More
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NGO launches organ donation funding campaign for poor
Wednesday 13 December 2017 IST | | eHealth
Mumbai-based NGO Transplants-Help the Poor Foundation has joined hands with online crowd funding platform Ketto to crowd-source funds for those who are in dire need for organ transplant, and cannot afford it. Read More
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Haji Public School, the mountain-cut village school that speaks of education red tapes in the stereotypically 'terror-ridden' Kashmir
Friday, 15 December 2017 IST | | India Today
Haji Public School is trying to provide quality education in a place where motorable roads do not exist. School Director Sabaah Haji speaks about the education red tapes in Jammu and Kashmir and the number of state governments schools that exist only on paper. Read More
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Three-year-old girl's head has DOUBLED in size due to a rare disease that could kill her or cause permanent brain damage – but her family are too poor to help her Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5084753/Girl-s-head-DOUBLES-size-rare-disease.html#ixzz51IudesSd Follow us: @MailO
Wednesday 15 November 2017 IST | | Daily Mail
A three-year-old girl's head has doubled in size due to a rare disease that has caused a build up of fluid on the brain. Reshmi Marak, from a small village in Tripura, north eastern India, urgently needs medical assistance but her family are too poor to pay for it. She has hydrocephalus, which left untreated can cause permanent brain damage, blurred vision, difficulty walking, learning disabilities and can even be fatal. Her head now has the circumference of approximately 68cms but remarkably Read More
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Help the Poor Foundation announces association with Ketto to raise funds for organs' transplant for underprivileged
Wednesday 13 November 2017 IST | | pharmabiz.com
Help the Poor Foundation, a Mumbai-based NGO that has been working towards assisting the lesser privileged in having equal access to organ transplantation recently announced its association with Asia’s most visited online crowd funding platform Ketto. Transplants, through its programme Joint Effort to Enable Transplants (JEET), along with Ketto aims to crowd-source funds for those who are in dire need for organ transplant, and cannot afford it. Read More
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App for strays becomes a hit among animal lovers
Tuesday 12 December 2017 IST | | Hindu
Let It Wag helps users rescue injured animals, provides platform to discuss options for adoption Read More
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Sajida, six other leprosy patients get enrolled for Aadhaar in Bengaluru
Wednesday 7 December 2017 IST | | New Indian Express
After her plight hogged national attention following a report in The New Indian Express, Sajida Begum (65) along with six other leprosy patients got enrolled for Aadhaar on Tuesday. A special enrolment camp was held for them at Leprosy Hospital on Magadi Road by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Read More
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Meet the man who took on a builders’ lobby to fight for aviation safety
Thursday, 30 November 2017 IST | | Your Story
Many of the illegal constructions are slums, and many other such buildings are inhabited by poor people. It is clear that the whole system needs to be fixed to ensure a fair solution. Read More
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The State India Is Counting On To Realize Its Hyperloop Dream
Thursday, 30 November 2017 IST | | Forbes
Earlier this year, a small team of student volunteers called Hyperloop India became the first to design an innovative travel prototype called OrcaPod for Elon Musk’s SpaceX competition. Read More
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CROWDFUNDING SET TO GROW
Wednesday 29 November 2017 IST | | The Pioneer
Crowdfunding activity in India is driven increasingly by mobile applications and payments. This trend is likely to witness exponential growth Read More
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3 inspiring Children's Day stories about children paying back to the society
Tuesday 14 November 2017 IST | | India Today
This Children's Day, see what happens when children think beyond their age, and decide to empower others through crowdfunding Read More
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Son of daily wage worker battles rare heart disease, looks for new hope in America
Monday 20 November 2017 IST | | Your Story
A surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital in the US might be the toddler’s last ray of hope. Read More
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Crowdfunding websites reflect the stunning individual success stories that we carve out with nothing but razor-edged grit
Thursday, 23 November 2017 IST | | Live Mint
For 26-year-old Ritika Sharma, teaching ballet is like therapy. “I’ve not done anything else but ballet. When I watch ballet, the whole world is shut out,” says Sharma, who decided this would be her life when she was a toddler. Read More
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Screams That India Ignored
Monday 20 November 2017 IST | | the Quint
Sonia was 20 when she was picked up by her friend Nadeem and an acquaintance. The two men drove to his farmhouse, where they took turns to rape her. They emptied a bottle of acid on her face and abandoned her on the road, about a kilometre away from her home. Read More
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Internet Raises Over Rs. 25 Lakh In A Day To Help Cancer Patient In Mumbai
Saturday, 18 November 2017 IST | | NDTV
After a Facebook post profiling a cancer patient went viral, people managed to raise over 25 lakh to help him continue his costly treatment. Read More
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Internet Raised Over Rs. 25 Lakh In A Day To Help Cancer Patient, Check Out What He Posted On Facebook
Sunday, 19 November 2017 IST | | All India Roundup
After all the nonsense we might have noticed on the social media platforms, here’s something that will make your day. This simple act of humanity will restore your faith in goodness. Thanks to the Internet, it all started with a Facebook post on popular “Humans of Bombay” page. Read More
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The Internet Got Together To Raise ₹25 Lakh In A Day To Help A Cancer Patient Fund His Treatment
Saturday, 18 November 2017 IST | | scoopwhoop
The Internet, even with its share of bane and misinformation, can be a wonderful place. Take this post by Humans of Bombay for instance, featuring the story of Rushi - a patient ailing with a rare type of cancer. Rushi's treatment had to be stopped after 8 cycles of chemo because of lack of funds. Read More
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Netizens Raised Rs 25 Lakh in One Day to Save a Cancer Patient!
Saturday, 18 November 2017 IST | | Better India
Rattled by the fact that his treatment had come to an abrupt halt due to the lack of Rs 25 lakh, netizens, helped raise the full amount, yes Rs 25 lakh in less than 24 hours! Read More
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This boy’s CANCER treatment was STOPPED due to lack of money; Netizens helped raise Rs 25 lakh in a day
Friday, 17 November 2017 IST | | Indian Express
A 25-year-old boy penned an emotional account of his life for the Facebook page 'Humans of Bombay' shedding light to how cancer had gripped his life. Soon, Netizens helped raise Rs 25 lakh for his treatment. Read More
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Former Bodybuilder's TB Treatment To Begin Soon
Thursday, 16 November 2017 IST | | Mid Day
Vasai resident and former state-level bodybuilder Anil Shetty won't have to beg outside Vasai railway station anymore to fund his bone tuberculosis (TB) treatment. After getting help from the Shetty community, his treatment will soon begin at a local hospital. Read More
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That's why the company is running the campaign 'Kareo ko karo ou'
Tuesday, 14 November 2017 IST | | India Mantra
Where do you do? This big question is for those who do not have toilet arrangements in their homes. Therefore, this question has been changed to a campaign by a Mumbai-based company 'Organica Biotech Pvt Ltd'. Read More
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Finolex launches ‘Cup of Tea’
Wednesday 15 November 2017 IST | | bureaucracytoday
As a part of its Children’s Day initiative, Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF), the CSR arm of Finolex Industries Limited launched a short film “Cup of Tea,” focusing on education and empowerment of rural India. Read More
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Engineers built the solar system to deal with the problem of electricity
Friday, 3 November 2017 IST | | India Mantra
Three young engineers suddenly met and after that some did something that the future will remember them for years. These three friends have noticed that even today the remote areas are not able to get electricity in the hilly areas. Read More
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Click for change: When social media became the face of protest
Sunday, 12 November 2017 IST | | Financial Express
The tarred roads and dusty footpaths near Jantar Mantar have fallen silent. The iconic ‘protest’ site in Delhi can no longer host demonstrations Read More
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No impact of demonetisation on philanthropy as donations surge
Tuesday 7 November 2017 IST | | Live Mint
While demonetisation may have partially affected CSR spending of some businesses, a proliferation of online payment systems limited its impact on donations Read More
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Mid-Day Report Impact: Help Pours In For Former Bodybuilder Struggling To Fund TB Treatment
Wednesday 8 October 2017 IST | | Mid Day
Another NGO, Ketto in Andheri Industrial Estate, has also extended a helping hand Read More
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‘Save him’, says a taxi driver whose son has blood cancer
Saturday, 4 November 2017 IST | | mymedicalmantra.com
Sushant Suryawanshi, a 33-year-old civil engineer who lives with his parents in Nagpur was diagnosed with blood cancer two years ago. With 74 bottles of blood and 8 chemotherapy cycles, there’s still a long way for him to beat cancer. He needs an urgent bone marrow transplantation that costs 30 lakhs. His appalled father Raj Sing is a taxi driver, for whom passenger’s safety is of utmost concern. Likewise, for his son too, he is running from pillar to post to raise funds. He appeals to help Sush Read More
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These three engineers are helping a remote school in Kashmir with solar-powered classrooms
Thursday, 2 November 2017 IST | | Your Story
Nagakarthik, along with two of his friends, Prateek Shetty and Keerthi Sagar, run Soura Mandala, a non-profit that aims to ensure off-grid, last-mile electrification in remote areas. Read More
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Kindness of strangers: How Humans of Bombay is instilling our faith in humanity
Thursday, 26 October 2017 IST | | Mumbai Mirror
With over 900 posts and 145 thousand followers, the Humans of Bombay page, run by Karishma Mehta has done more than just bring heartwarming stories to the social media populace. The page which had earlier raised around Rs. 25,29,270 for a seven-year-old boy in need of a liver transplant through crowdfunding is doing the same for an acid-attack survivor named Shabbo. Read More
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Victim scarred by father in acid attack that killed her mum appealing for £35k for operation
Thursday, 26 October 2017 IST | | thelondoneconomic
An acid-attack victim horrifically scarred by her father in an assault that killed her mum is appealing for £35,000 to pay for operations to rebuild her face. Brave Shabbo Sheikh, 23, was disfigured when her face was drenched in acid after her father allegedly threw it on her mother, while the two-year-old was in her lap. Read More
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This Acid Attack Victim Is The Epitome Of Strength & Resilience & Her Story Will Move You
Tuesday 24 October 2017 IST | | indiatimes
India has one of the highest rates of acid violence in the world and the cases keep increasing each passing year. Read More
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Bhaichung Bhutia is helping underprivileged kids kick off their football dreams
Monday 30 October 2017 IST | | Your Story
In 2012, Bhaichung Bhutia established Indian Football Foundation (IFF) to discover and nurture young footballers between the ages of seven and 19. The goal is to benefit both the player and the sport. Read More
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‘It takes a lot to ride them’
Saturday, 28 October 2017 IST | | Hindu
A travel documentary and web series ‘Full Throttle’ tells stories of passionate bikers and their vintage motor cycles Read More
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Crowd-funding for start-ups with Vista Cap
Thursday, 26 October 2017 IST | | Outlook India
We are quite familiar with the crowd-funding and millions of dollars have been raised in the name of charity, environment, literacy and many other social causes. Some of these platforms have become very successful such as actor Kunal Kapoor's Ketto. Read More
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“I’M GOING BACK TO END OF THE WORLD” – MISSION ANTARCTICA: V2.0 – KETTO
Tuesday 24 October 2017 IST | | C4n
Antarctica had been my dream for over 4 years. I was 14 when I first got introduced to Robert Swan. Ever since, I was amazed by the idea of going to the icy continent, not only to see how beautiful it is but also to go there with an agenda- SAVE THE ANTARCTIC. I had been inspired since I was 14 to do this, and I was 18 when this dream finally came true! Read More
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Make Diwali Prosperous For The Underprivileged: Rajkummar Rao
Thursday, 19 October 2017 IST | | News 18
The fund raising campaign will address the requirements of the people who are striving for the welfare of the needy. Read More
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Will Crowdfunding Become a Big Deal in India?
Friday, 19 October 2017 IST | | Little India
Crowdfunding the practice of raising small amounts of capital from a large number of people to fund new ventures — is finally gaining traction in India. The question is: Will it deliver like it has in other markets? Read More
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This Diwali, you can help educate a girl child
Monday 23 October 2017 IST | | India Today
Little things you do can do a big way. This Diwali season, you can actually help make sure a girl child goes through school. Read More
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How Crowdfunding is lightning up people's lives this Diwali
Friday, 18 October 2017 IST | | India Today
Crowdfunding can change the lives of many simply with the power of the people or the crowd. This Diwali, see how it is changing the lives of these four people. Read More
