Child scientists designed Easy walker for a friend

It was a wonderful meeting with four little ones from Perambalur district who presented their papers in the National level Children Science Congress held in Chennai.
With tender fingers three kids designed a walker for their differently abled friend and presented the same as their invention in the conference.
Kids were happy that they were able to make for the national level conference. They said when they saw their differently abled friend walked along with them, they were confident that they would win the award.
I wished them well.
I found these kids when the programme was about to complete, but managed to film them within 15 minutes. That was thrilling exercise!!
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This part of digital India yet to see a government bus 
Hundreds of children lined up for their evaluation at the National children science congress held in Chennai last week.
Mosquito coils made of nochi leaves, solar powered agri vehicles, cost effective easy walker for differently abled children  and many more.
One group of tribal children from Andhiyur forest caught my attention. They presented a paper on how lack of government bus service has forced each villager to pay Rs.100 a day to private van service.
These kids calculated how much would it cost for an year for villagers to travel the 60 kms distance in a year. They found out that would be around Rs. ONE CRORE.
I hope these kids would be rewarded for their work. They spent a week in counting people who opt for private van and calculating fares.

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Waves washed ashore hundreds of dreams

Its not the rain but tears of the fishermen families drenched Kanyakumari last week post Ockhi cyclone. I heard horror tales of fishermen who witnessed deaths of their friend, relative in the mid sea while waiting for rescue boat or helicopter.
One man told me his son in law died infront of his eyes and he returned him and couldnt find words to give any hope to his daughter, a mother of two children now.
After interviews, questions raised by widows in those families echoed in my ears again and again. The images of those women and children disturbed me.

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