by Charu Thakur | Jun 20, 2025
(June 20, 2025) One evening in Virginia, Vidya Ambati noticed her grandmother struggling to knead dough for dinner. Her hands were stiff from arthritis, and even small movements caused pain. Vidya didn’t know much about the condition then, but the moment stayed with...
by Charu Thakur | Apr 25, 2025
(April 25, 2025) When Prisha Prakash Bhat visited her ailing grandmother in India a few years ago, she discovered a shocking culprit behind the illness: chronic arsenic poisoning from rice. In parts of India and other South Asian countries, rice can absorb arsenic...
by Charu Thakur | Mar 7, 2025
(March 7, 2025) In 2025, California finally stepped up. A new law made headlines, mandating that child influencers—kids who racked up millions of views online—must receive a fair share of their earnings. It was hailed as a victory for young content creators. But...
by Charu Thakur | Oct 4, 2024
(October 4, 2024) The first wave of Covid brought the entire world to a standstill, and changed the way everything functioned till then, including education. Moving from the vast spaciousness of classrooms to 17-inch laptop screens, students had a hard time fitting...
by Charu Thakur | Jul 12, 2024
(July 12, 2024) “Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you, and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use.” This quote by Steve Jobs resonates the...
