This episode of 'Real Heroes' focuses on women who, despite their ordinary backgrounds, are performing extraordinary services to the society. ...
11:41 PM, May 04, 2013
Keonjhar: Tulasi Munda, a woman who never got to go to school herself, is leading the education revolution amongst tribals in Odisha. She set up a night school for the children of other tribals. Being a little girl born at the cusp of freedom in the tribal belt of Odisha, her life was never going to be easy. Like thousands of other adivasi children in the mining town of Koenjhar,...
11:29 AM, May 03, 2013
Purulia: Every second girl in India is married underage, according to UNFPA data. The UNFPA also says that India has the highest number of child brides. Nearly 47 per cent of girls are married under the legal age of 18. The agency adds that nearly 140 million child marriages may take place between 2011 and 2020 across most developing nations. This means that on an average, 39,000 child marriages will...
04:54 PM, May 01, 2013
This episode of 'Real Heroes' focuses on women who, despite their ordinary backgrounds, are performing extraordinary services to the society. ...
11:08 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: At a time when stories of child abuse are hitting headlines every day, CNN-IBN meets a 17-year-old girl who dared to do the unthinkable. She blew the lid off a horrific sex scandal at a child care shelter in Haryana. The young girl showed tremendous courage to expose rampant sexual abuse at children shelters in India. CNN-IBN is calling her Vijeyta to protect her identity. Vijeyta's story started...
08:59 AM, Apr 24, 2013
CNN-IBN Real Heroes in partnership with the Reliance Foundation is an honour that recognises ordinary people who are making an extraordinary contribution to society. Real Hero Sabbah Haaji from Jammu and Kashmir is giving the gift of free education in a village called Breswana, literally at the back of beyond. ...
09:55 AM, Mar 21, 2013
Real hero Priti Patkar runs night shelters for children in Mumbai's red light areas. Her mission is to provide children with a safe haven and grooming them for a future away from prostitution. ...
09:40 AM, Mar 20, 2013
This episode of 'Real Heroes' focuses on women who, despite their ordinary backgrounds, are performing extraordinary services to the society. ...
10:25 PM, Mar 16, 2013
The sixth edition of Real Heroes is celebrating ordinary women performing extraordinary service. Real hero Saroja amma is fighting child labour in Karnataka's silk industries. According to the Census 2011, 12.6 million children work as labourers in India. India has the highest number of child labourers in the world, according to UNICEF. ...
09:59 AM, Mar 15, 2013
The sixth edition of Real Heroes is celebrating ordinary women performing extraordinary service. Real Hero Bhawani Munda and her football team are girls who persevere despite no equipment and zero encouragement. ...
12:13 PM, Mar 14, 2013
CNN-IBN's Real Heroes Awards in partnership with Reliance Foundation is an honour that recognises and acknowledges ordinary Indians doing extraordinary things. One such story is that of Dr Laxmi Gautam, a professor by profession, who is transforming the lives of the widows of Vrindavan. ...
09:37 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Sunitha Krishnan is a gangrape survivor, but that is not why she is a real hero. Sunitha is a real hero for many reasons. The work and efforts she has put in helping women and children who faced exploitation in the past, forget their tragedy and move forward is exemplary. Sunitha started anti-trafficking organisation Prajwala and since then she is rescuing brothels across the country. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 10, 2013
On International Women's Day, CNN-IBN brings a story of hope. A gangrape survivor herself, Sunita Krishnan fought back and set up Prajwala, a home for sexually exploited women and children. Sunita was CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2008. She has now made a film on her trauma and the trauma of others like her. ...
11:44 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Sunitha Krishnan, who has fought against women trafficking for years, has now produced a film to create awareness. ...
09:48 AM, Dec 31, 2012
Guwahati: It's been a year since Uttam Teron was given the CNN-IBN Real Hero Award for his school Parijat Academy, a free school for underprivileged children in Assam. Today the school has 500 students from 14 different tribal communities. The award has helped the school but the road ahead has not been easy. The school is heavily dependent on help from friends and well-wishers. "It is very difficult sitting in...
08:47 AM, Jun 10, 2012
Jamshedpur: In Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, Kantha Singh is a father to 65 orphaned children. His extraordinary work fetched him the CNN-IBN Real Hero award in 2010. But two years down the line, Kantha Singh is facing the biggest challenge of his life. He doesn't have enough money to take care of his ailing wife. His wife is suffering from cancer and Kantha is helpless. He has been languishing in...
10:50 AM, May 15, 2012
Twenty-four unsung heroes were honoured by CNN-IBN and Reliance Foundation in the 5th edition of the Real Heroes awards. ...
11:45 AM, Apr 01, 2012
Murshidabad: Babar Ali was CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2009 as he was perhaps the youngest school principal in the world. It's a unique school where a 27-year-old Mumtaz Begum sits attentively and listens to the teacher and her 7-year-old daughter studies in the nearby classroom. Mumtaz is in her 9th standard and wants to give board exams next year. Babar was a young and lanky 16-year-old when CNN-IBN met him...
09:53 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Sundernagar: Karsanbhai Patel has been training state and national level swimmers in a small village lake in Gujarat. He said the CNN-IBN Real Heroes award helped give them a boost. The swimmers prepare for the championships in a canal at the tiny hamlet of Sundernagar. The canal that has produced many state and national level swimming champs. It is the government school teacher Karsanbhai Patel, CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2009,...
02:00 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Madurai: Narayanan Krishnan, a former five star chef who left his job, to feed the homeless was CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2008 and went on to become a CNN Hero in 2010. It's been 10 years since the former five star chef decided to leave his promising career and dedicate his life to feeding the homeless. In 2008, Narayanan Krishnan was recognised as a Real Hero by CNN-IBN for his...
09:32 AM, Mar 28, 2012
