Ahana Bhattacharya

Diwali brings happiness to all our lives. It is that time of the year when we not only light up our homes but also gift sweets, chocolates, dry fruits, clothes, diyas etc our loved ones and help those in need to spread a smile on their face as well. We get immense joy and...

Let’s celebrate the festival of lights Diwali but a little responsibly. Let’s all burst out together in laughter instead of bursting fire crackers which contribute to noise as well as environmental pollution. Let’s decorate our homes, schools, colleges, hospitals and workplaces with beautiful rangolis made with organic colours and flowers only, let’s buy diyas...

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter and entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda along with entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty recently launched the second cohort of Nimaya in Mumbai. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Navya and Samyak open up on project Nimaya. What is Nimaya Nimaya is a 21st century workplace skills programme for young women co-founded by...

Earlier, handwashing was just a habit, which mothers used to teach children at home and teachers used to remind students at school. People, who would wash hands frequently, were often subjects of ridicule by friends, colleagues and relatives. However, the Covid- 19 pandemic, which affected the world in early 2020, changed the picture completely!...

On the International Day of the Girl Child, The CSR Journal presents a very unique and inspiring tale of an eye hospital which is transforming lives of girls coming from marginalized families in rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The ‘Football to eyeball’ program at Bihar’s Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital has been a game-changer for...

Isolation, loneliness, disconnection, depression, suicide, anger, anxiety are issues which have taken a front seat especially in the last few years when our country was busy fighting the Covid – 19 pandemic along with the rest of the world. Where do we stand now? How do we deal with these? Why should we seek help...

World Cotton Day is observed across the globe on the 7th of October every year. On this day, Dubai-based noted plastic and cosmetic surgeon Dr Vikas Kumar Verma opens up to The CSR Journal talking about the health benefits of wearing cotton clothes, benefits of using cotton bedsheets and pillow covers at home and...

Every year, World Cerebral Palsy Day is observed on the 6th of October. What is cerebral palsy? Is it curable? How children with cerebral palsy are different from others? What are the social, physical and emotional problems people with cerebral palsy have to face every day? Manjusha Singh, special educator and in-charge, Cerebral Palsy...

Whenever we see a ‘pay and use’ public toilet on the street, the fear that instantly grips our mind is that, “It must be very dirty, I should not use it, I might catch an infection” etc. However, Hyderabad-based Abhishek Nath and his team has taken an initiative to bring the much-needed revolution in...

World Animal Welfare Day is celebrated globally every year on the 4th of October with an aim to spread awareness about welfare standards of animals everywhere, in order to make the world a better place for all animals. We live in a world where cruelty towards animals is rampant. However, there are a few...

On World Heart Day 2022, The CSR Journal talks to renowned cardiologist Dr Debdatta Bhattacharyya from Kolkata about a disturbing trend of youngsters increasingly falling prey to cardiac problems, sometimes even leading to their death. Heart attack, which affected people above 50 or 60 years in earlier times, is now happening even in the...

For most of us who can listen and speak, we often get disturbed by a car honking on the road, or feel happy listening to the soft sound of a bird singing sitting on the branch of a tree right outside our window! But there are people for whom these noises are neither disturbing...