Part 2 This is the Part 2 of our story The Deadly 7 AM. For Part 1 please click here . Offdhook in conversation with Mr. Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation, India. There has been a long debate around school zones safety measures so where exactly are we failing? Is it the problem of implementing rules and guidelines by the schools or awareness among the school commuters?  While there has indeed been some talk about demarcating an area around the school as a “School Zone” for enhanced safety measures, there is no policy or law at any State or Central level to define what such a policy…

If you have ever dropped a child off for school in the morning or have ever driven through the school zone then you know what I mean to say here. This is the time when school buses, vans, private cars rush to reach their respective schools. I call it the most dangerous hour one can witness in the wee hours of morning.

A short story which taught me a lesson.

More empathy and compassionate behavior by each individual is the need of hour. Because when we stand together we lead the path of progress and success.

Sometimes we see things happening around us but tend to ignore due to lack of time or concern. You can’t do this now! With our campaign #Childhoodatstake we are aiming to take some concrete actions by creating awareness around the issues concerning young lives in our country. Join us! 2018 is coming to an end and India probably has celebrated all its major festivals by now. India is a country, which boasts its unity in diversity theory in all its glory. We Indians are definitely proud of it and feel extremely happy to build our emotions around this wonderful philosophy. Thus, we get excited on every festival and celebrate it…

Its 2019 and is time to take life easily and avoid stress for any thing. So, why stress to celebrate New Year, 2019.

Breaking gender bias and stereotypes, Frieda Kahlo is an inspiration for women who believe in real empowerment. Who is Frieda Kahlo? And why are we talking about her? I am sure your mind is popping up with all such questions! Your inquisitiveness is evident as I also had plethora of questions till the time I met Vertika Kanaujia, who is a journalist by profession but a photographer by heart. She lives her passion for photography by making calendars and this year she has done an exemplary work of art, which will definitely stimulate the feelings of being bold and powerful in women. Here’s Vertika Kanaujia talking for the first time…

Never knew Tuesday morning would bring such an horrifying incident. A friend calls at 9:50 am horrified and panicked informing about the mishap just a kilometre away. Unaware of the exact incident we rushed to the crashed site and found everything in flames. Fire trucks & ambulances rushed to the site and police cordoned off the area. As per the news reports the BSF plane was going to Ranchi and was carrying 10 BSF personnel and two pilots on board. According to initial reports the Superking aircraft developed some technical snag just after taking off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport runway 28 around 9:35 am. It is also reported…

Storytelling, the oldest art form and a valuable tool in education and language development; is here to stimulate your imagination and senses as Kabuliwala has arrived, with his jholla (bag) full of stories. Dressed in quiet impressive attire, he comes on the stage and immediately gets surrounded by the kids of all age. His artistic and dramatized way of story telling definitely leaves everyone impressed, leaving out the notion of age segregation. Telling stories at German Spring fest in the German language, Kabuliwala captivate kids with his array of expressions. As the story unfolds, so do his looks. Perfectly styled and embellished story goes on and kids glare at him…

Having a Creative background, what made you start  jobsfordisabled.org?  Yes, I have extensive experience of creative writing and digital space. I am a blogger as well. Naturally I caught on the nuances of new media techniques like blogging and social media very early. For long I wanted to do something that could bring the power of internet to the people who need it most. I dabbled with couple of ideas, including for  a neo blog for senior citizens. Many ideas caught my fancy but then I didn’t feel too committed to those ideas for long. When I thought of starting a job site for specially abled  professionals, I realized this is what I was looking for long.…