13 year old, founder of the initiative mindovermatter.help Mind over Matter initiative is to Make our Voices Heard, where we use a variety of platforms to speak up about mental health and all its glory- the stigmas, the stereotypes, its importance, the issues and the plausible solutions- everything under the…

By Agastyaa Goradia, age 13, founder of mindovermatter.help an initiative by the teens, for the teens A simple question arises in my mind, “Why is it so hard for us to be ourselves, to take the opportunity, to speak up? Where has the self-confidence gone?” The answer isn’t as complicated…

By Agastyaa Goradia, Age 12, India, Mumbai Last 13 months living with Covid19, I realized Life is very precious, and Life is to be lived alive, actively with awareness. To adapt, we need to be brave, as inflexibility stems from fear. To be happy, we need to be explorers and…

A video of the hardships endured by the aged couple running the “Baba Ka Dhaba” eatery in South Delhi prompted social media outpouring. In the video, 80-year-old Kanta Prasad shows dal, curry, parathas kept in large dishes, ready to serve. A widely shared video of a tearful aged owner of…

September 11, is remembered for the terrorist attack, for the people who lost their lives in the twin tower attack 19 years back. To this day it is probably one of the scariest incidents. I cannot even Fathom what came to their mind before crashing the plane into the twin…

On August 15, 2020, the former India captain announced his retirement from international cricket in a post on his Instagram account. No press, No media Now with him not at the crease, the silence will be deafening. What I want to write about is what he meant. To me, of…

By Agastyaa Goradia, Age 12, India — 25 July’2020 Love, humanity, kindness, empathy and compassion, yes it’s a magical tonic, it’s a therapy that does wonders! My mother always says “You come to this world only once, and, if you live that right, once is enough” Most people don’t wake…

By Agastyaa Goradia, Age 12, Mumbai, India News, “The Tribal dominated area in Madhya Pradesh is in the grip of malnutrition”. The COVID 19 induced lockdown has a severe effect on the nutritional health of Children, Pregnant, and, lactating women. …

This week, the world that was…. The news this week that struck a chord with me is of a girl named Roshni Bhadouriya from Madhya Pradesh. As we are well aware, students in rural parts of India are not new to hard work but when these hard workers do something…