An oasis of peace and serenity in this noisy, sprawling metropolis of over eight million in southern India, Ashirvad (meaning blessing in the local language) is a Jesuit centre where Fr. Arun Luis and ...

Discover how Rouble Nagi transforms slums into vibrant classrooms, blending art and education to empower underprivileged ...

An Indian teacher who founded over 800 learning centers for kids who’ve never attended school won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

The bulldozers and government officials arrived just before dawn, tearing down the row of shanties as its bewildered residents watched inconsolably nearby. “We were so frightened,” said 56-year-old ...

The re-settlement site in Perumbakkam is the newest of three colonies built by Tamil Nadu state in India to house slum dwellers. More than 52,000 families have been relocated to sites on the outskirts ...

AHMEDABAD, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hansaben Rasid knows what it is like to live without a water tap or a toilet of her own, constantly fearful of being evicted by city officials keen on ...

Is he a slumdog millionaire? An Australian influencer has been accused of engaging in “poverty tourism” after filming himself “surviving” in an Indian slum, as seen in a viral Instagram video. “I ...