18 ways to make a difference

7. Carry biscuits or other foodstuff (preferably packaged food or fruit/veggies) to give street kids at traffic signals.
6. Donate your computer’s idle time to Google Compute, to help carry out calculations for scientific research.
5. Have a ‘Donation Day’ every quarter year, in companies, housing associations, or schools.
2. Donate old computers to balwadis/municipal schools
1. Donate old mobile phones to the deaf (SMS messages and the vibrator mode make this a very effective method of communication esp for the working deaf)...More...

You're never too old to blog

Elderly folk generally stay away from the computer, saying they can't get a hang of it and that it is too late to try. And lack of awareness of potentials of the web, even among younger middle-class parents, accounts for a low PC density. . . Most people over 65 have faith in the printed word. . .More. . .

June is a time for Charity

There are hundreds of children in our neighbourhoods who need our help. Our support. So that they may go to school like you and I have.And there are our youths who have done well in their Board exams, have set their sights on higher studies but do not have the means to realise their goal. . .More. . .

SOFTEN: Infosys staffers' initiative

Not all poor people need be needy for the kind of clothes Mr Manjunath and friends wish to distribute – old jeans, branded shirts, skirt and tops, and salwaar-kameez. Handing them out at random to alms-seekers in front of temples may not be a good idea. . .More . . .

Catalyst on Water

Four years ago, some residents of Chennai were leaving town due to water shortage. The Hindu, in an article 4 months ago, said Chennai had too much water now. If you open the city corporation tap, water actually comes out, instead of plain hot air four years ago. . .More. . .

Taking Schools on Heritage Walks

Today, we had to host yet another group of students of Abacus school in Perungudi ( on the Old Mahab Road - OMR fashionably!) on a heritage walk through Mylapore.This is the second time we are hosting Abacus.The 'we' refers to 'Namma Mylapore', a small NGO which works on civic and heritage issues in the Mylapore area. . .More. . .

Pratham: some thoughts

With its website in place Pratham could develop online networking with like-minded individuals and agencies. Speaking of involvement of others, Pratham could look out for online contact with young professionals with volunteer spirit. I know of Mr S L Manjunath and his Infosys team involved in SOFTEN initiative. . .More. . .