IT'S CHAI TIME
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November 2018 -
Shreya Ramachandran, a 14-year-old from California, was a winner of the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, for founding a nonprofit to promote safe reuse of grey water to address drought.
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November 2018 -
Quotes from an investigative reporter, director of a film on an acid attack survivor, Senator Kamala Harris, a deaf business journalist, PepsiCo chairman Indra Nooyi, and son of a murder victim.
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November 2018 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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November 2018 -
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) unveiled a spacesuit at the recent Bengaluru Space Expo, to be worn by astronauts on India’s first manned (and womanned) space mission in 2022.
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November 2018 -
Vijay Gupta was 19 when he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a violinist. After giving lessons to a musician whose mental illness led to homelessness, Gupta now brings music to the underprivileged.
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November 2018 -
Contestants on the Great British Bake Off, a British television baking competition, were asked to make 12 samosas, half of them sweet, not savory. Some viewers didn't like that idea!
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October 2018 -
Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian games. She is a first cousin of Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, whose story was told in the hit movie Dangal.
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October 2018 -
Karina Jadhav, a third-grader in California, is America’s top-ranked golfer among 7- and 8-year-old girls. She is ranked fourth in the world, and can drive a ball more than 160 yards.
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October 2018 -
Anuva Shandilya, a high school senior in Illinois, has visited 24 countries and knows that sports equipment is unaffordable for many children. Her Chance for Sports nonprofit collects equipment for them.
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October 2018 -
Quotes about racism on Facebook / Senator John McCain / global crisis of intolerance as linked to patriarchy and misogyny / decriminalizing gay sex in India / providing power to the poor.
