Rickshaw Driver's Son Gets Admission to Ballet School in London

20-year-old Kamal Singh studied at a local government boys' school in Vikaspuri, Delhi, and didn't know anything about ballet - though he was fascinated by this dance form - till fate intervened in the form of Maestro Fernando Aguilera, director of a ballet school in Delhi. Aguilera recognized the boy's wonderful gift and now with financial aid coming in through crowd funding, Kamal is all set to dance his way on to the world stage. 

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/from-bhangra-to-ballet-delhi-rickshaw-drivers-son-becomes-first-indian-to-be-accepted-at-prestigious-ballet-school-6619261/

Right Now: Forever by Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Time has not the power to extinguish me...

Hathras makes daughter translate Mom's poetry for all girls. 

https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/calcutta/hathras-makes-nandana-sen-translate-for-all-girls-nabaneeta-dev-sens-poem/cid/1794564

Volte-face on Bollywood

After ripping Bollywood apart on an unsubstantiated premise, two TV channels are being taken to court by Bollywood's big names now that the truth is out. 

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bollywood-files-lawsuit-seeking-a-restraining-order-on-republic-tv-times-now-their-lead-anchors-and-social-media-platforms/cid/1794609

India’s first transgender Sub-Inspector

This is a story about beating incredible odds. K Prithika Yashini has reported for duty to serve the country in Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu.


http://www.thebetterindia.com/94432/irst-transgender-sub-inspector-india/?utm_source=The+Better+India+Newsletter&utm_campaign=52d85a66b4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cd579275a4-52d85a66b4-74060141

The couple who transformed barren land into a wildlife sanctuary

Pamela and Anil Malhotra bought 55 acres of land in the Kodagu district of Karnataka 23 years ago, and today they have converted it into a beautiful forest of over 300 acres. Here’s how SAI Sanctuary, the only private wildlife sanctuary in India, came to host animals like Bengal Tiger, Sambhar and Asian Elephants.


http://www.dailygood.org/story/1555/the-couple-who-bought-barren-land-in-1991-and-transformed-it-into-a-300-acre-wildlife-sanctuary-shreya-pareek/

Mexico's piñatas

A piñata is a colourful, hollow papier-mâché sculpture designed to be filled with candy and then smashed to smithereens. Piñatas are a ubiquitous ingredient of life in Mexico, and are as vital to Mexican celebrations as mariachi music.


http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170331-the-mysterious-origins-of-the-piata

Jeff De Young and his black Labrador Cena

Jeff De Young served in Afghanistan with a bomb-detection dog named Cena N641, a black Labrador. In the intense atmosphere of war the two developed an unbreakable bond. This is the story of how Cena helped Jeff survive not only war, but also life after war.


http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39355775