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    Smile India - English With Shifa Maitra

    Welcome to Smile India, hosted by the Media Consultant Shifa Maitra, where you get positive and uplifting news on India. Shifa shares the profile of people and institutions that are doing great work in the nation-building. The podcast also sheds light on interesting rituals and practices that help us thrive.

    Our host gives some tips that can help you to do your bit for India. This is the kind of news that makes you feel good about your country and is guaranteed to make you smile.

    Tune in to the new episodes every Thursday.

     

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    Episodes (117)

    Gender neutral uniforms

    Gender neutral uniforms
    A school in Ernakulam introduced gender neutral uniforms. We also tell you about an MBA Chaiwala who flunked his CAT exams but earns in crores today! Listen in on Smile India!

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    When love conquers all

    When love conquers all
    Today on Smile India get to know about a HIV positive couple from Delhi who believe in truly living in the moment. Also get to know about eco warrior Janak Palta who helps people live a sustainable 
    life.


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    Pure pani in Puri

    Pure pani in Puri
    Today on Smile India get to know how a city in India gets clean filtered water from the Municipal Corporation round the clock. Also get to know of a Mumbai couple who set up a flourishing business in their 80s!

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    Saving the Single Screen Theaters

    Saving the Single Screen Theaters

    Today, on Smile India get to know about Pagalor Pathshala – a Kolkata based NGO that’s trying to help single screen cinema halls survive by going there to watch films regularly!

    We also tell you about the cafe in Bangalore that has special innovations for it’s waiters, who are disabled and delightful.

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    Lighting Up Diwali for Orphans

    Lighting Up Diwali for Orphans

    Today, on Smile India, hear the story of Vimal from Kerela, who celebrated Diwali by sponsoring 4 orphans' education including other expenses. Vimal is an orphan too and grew up in the same orphanage.

    Shifa also tells us about an old man who lived in an old age home in Baroda. He saved a little each month and on Diwali, distributed boxes of sweets to people less fortunate than him.

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    Home Cooked Meal for Just ₹5

    Home Cooked Meal for Just ₹5
    Today, on Smile India get to know about Nilanjana Chatterjee, who showed bravery and risked her life to save an unknown woman's life.

    We also tell you about the place in Noida where you can get a great home cooked meal for just 5
    rupees.

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    Trust Shops Exist!

    Trust Shops Exist!

    Today, on Smile India get to know about shops without shopkeepers in Mizoram. Based on a price list people take what they want and leave money in a box on the counter.

    Also, get to know about an unlettered Padma Shri Award Winner, Bhuri Bai who painted in stones as a construction labourer before she got discovered.

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    A Call to Save a Life

    A Call to Save a Life

    Today, on Smile India get to know about Dr. Aparna Hegde whose NGO, ARMMAN calls pregnant women and new mothers and gives free counselling in their mother tongue...selflessly saving lives.

    Shifa also tells you about the youngster from Bhilwara, Rajasthan who gave up a cushy life abroad to come serve the nation.

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    Making Furniture with Empty Tetra Packs

    Making Furniture with Empty Tetra Packs

    On Smile India, find out how Monisha from Mumbai uses empty cartons of tetra packs to create durable furniture for schools.

    Also, find out about how a Mangalore couple are successfully unschooling their twins.

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    From Madhya Pradesh to Paris Fashion Week

    From Madhya Pradesh to Paris Fashion Week

    Today, on Smile India we tell you about Asrar Usmani from Bangalore who commits daring acts to save animals in danger.

    We also talk about designer Vaishali Shadungle who made it from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh to the Paris Fashion Week purely on grit.

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    Chuck Your Plate!

    Chuck Your Plate!
    Today, on Smile India get to know about bio-degradable crockery made from surgarcane waste in Ayodhya.
    We also tell you about the lady in Kolkata who is protecting the Rabindra Sarovar Lake for the last 20
    years.
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    Carrying Your Home With You

    Carrying Your Home With You

    Today on Smile India, get to know how villagers from Nagaland carried a home on foot to help one of their own.

    Also get to know about the Mumbaikar who builds food forests for the needy.

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    House Of Uncommons

    House Of Uncommons

    Today, Shifa Maitra tells us about Queer Bagh in Rajpipla where members of the LGBT community live together in a palace!

    Shifa also tell you about a music therapist who helps cancer patients.

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    The Vet We Love

    The Vet We Love

    Today on Smile India, we tell you about Meril Raj from Madurai who travels by bus and not his own bike. Because a squirrel family have made his bike their home!

    We also tell you about how a constable in the Delhi Police is now an IPS Officer.

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    Creating Indian Community Cookbooks

    Creating Indian Community Cookbooks

    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells you about how 3 college students from Pune have collected lost recipes from pan India and uploaded them on the web for all to use.

    We also tell you about a young environmentalist in Surat who makes bricks out of discarded PPE kits.

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    Tea For Travel

    Tea For Travel

    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about a couple who saves money from their tea stall earnings and have traveled to 16 nations so far!

    Also, get to know how a dancing competition helped an athlete get to the Olympics!

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    From Watchman to IITian

    From Watchman to IITian

    Today on Smile India, Shifa Maitra tells us about Poly Pattnaik, a school principal in Bhubaneswar. She started this late school because as a child she hated having to wake up early for class. Also, get to know about a night watchman who is today an IIT professor.

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    Conductor Turns Writer

    Conductor Turns Writer

    Today, on Smile india we tell you about R S Ranju who is a bus conductor by day and detective stories writer by night! Also get to know about the mother who is helping specially abled youngsters become entrepreneurs.

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    Spoons You Must Eat!

    Spoons You Must Eat!

    Today, on Smile India we tell you about Bakeys edible cutlery that's made of millets and is good for both you and the envoirnment.

    We also talk about Amey Hete, a Mumbai based businessman who paid 1 lakh 20 thousand for a dozen of mangoes so that the seller (a young girl) could get herself a smartphone and a chance to study online.

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    Whistle Language

    Whistle Language

    Today on Smile India, we tell you about a village in Meghalaya where their language involves whistling!

    We also talk about a youngster from Noida who is walking across the country for fun!

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