Kids adopt adults
Helpage India presented a cheque last week to the students of Springdales' school for the Adopt-a-Gran programme. The school children have adopted 35 old grannies and have taken upon themselves the responsibility to look after their needs.

Leaders of tomorrow
Polio would be eradicated by 2001, after that I will start doing something else." Says Abhishek Eshwar the 10-year-old from St George's School, Alaknanda, New Delhi. Eshwar is the millennium dreamer from Delhi, a child with commitment beyond his years and dreams, too.

Drama for the displaced
Doing right by the community is a passion for them. Feroz Khan is addicted to it. Anupam Kher plays the role quite frequently. Shabana Azmi has it in her blood. So after the Orissa cyclone, it was only a matter of time before Khan and some of his celebrity cast would stand up again for another cause.


  Instant registration, routine redressal
  Short Takes
  Pitching in for young portraitists
  Healthy initiative
  Campaign to press for eco-friendly fridges