Library of Dreams: How Dhapara Village in Rajasthan Hopes to Tackle Alcoholism with a Books Library

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! Library of Dreams: How Dhapara Village in Rajasthan Hopes to Tackle Alcoholism with a Books Library Dec 12, 2016 03:45 pm | Aminah Sheikh Dhapara village, located in the remote district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan, is infamous for its long history of rampant alcoholism. The elders and even children of the village are drunk almost every evening. Read This Story Indian-American Scientist Wins Breakthrough Foundation Prize, Also Called 'Oscars of Science Dec 12, 2016 02:18 pm | Phalguni Vittal Rao Surjeet Rajendran won the award for pioneering a wide range of new experimental probes of fundamental physics. Read This Story TBI Blogs: A Mother-Daughter Duo from Delhi's Tughlaqabad Are Turning the Tables on Gender Discrimination Dec 12, 2016 02:06 pm | Magic Bus In our gender-skewed society, two women – Priyanka and her mother Pratima – are advocating and fighting for the need for gender justice. Read This Story Indian Photographer Bags the First Place in 'Animal Portrait' Category of Nat Geo's Contest! Dec 12, 2016 01:51 pm | Aditi Patwardhan Indian photographer Varun Aditya's click has won the first place in 'Animal Portrait' category of National Geographic's Photographer of the Year contest. Read This Story Recent Stories You May Have Missed: Pillar of Strength: Meet Triveni Acharya, a Woman Who Has Been Fighting Sex-Traffickers since 1993 8 Habits Foreigners Picked Up in India and Loved Taking Home with Them From Fighting Child Marriage to Acid Attacks: Meet 6 Inspiring Human Rights Activists from India Google Goes Green: The Company Will Run Entirely on Wind & Solar Energy from 2017! VIDEO: India Is Slowly Back-Tracking Its Way to the Cycling Trend FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOOGLE+ | YOUTUBE

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