POSITIVE CHRONICLES

Sneha, an NGO based in Mumbai’s Dharavi slums, is supporting the lives of thousands through an outpouring of loving service.  More...

The Vada Pau Seth, as he is affectionately called, has brought hope into the lives of children whose only home are the cruel mean streets of Mumbai. More...

It is almost as if the trees, the hills, the people who quietly go about their work, the land itself is speaking to you, inviting you to come and give of your best More...

A chance encounter with cab driver Ahmed Ansari enlightens the author on how divinely protected she has been all her life More...

Meet Garry Davis, an extraordinary humanist and founder of the world government for world citizens who gave up his american citizenship to fight for the formation of a world without borders or More...

Millions of india’s children are out on the street, suffering deprivation, hunger and abuse. Meet Jamghat, an NGO which is reaching out, rescuing and rehabilitating  More...

In a new column on positive initiatives, we profile businessman Kiran Raval who combines altruism with the responsibilities of the householder life  More...

Are we seeing the movement from the age of information to the age of wisdom, asks the author, an eminent scientist and mystic More...

Taking on responsibility for the state of the nation through volunteerism is a hallmark of the new world order. The author, a software professional from Chennai, embodies this with his Dream India, More...

Small steps is an initiative based on the premise that it is not necessary to take big steps and big actions to make a difference More...

Despite threats to his life and trumped up charges, Elango Ramaswamy is testimony to the change one man can bring in a corrupt system, by using Panchayat Raj as a tool to build strong local economies More...

Neither a teacher nor a trainer, Abdullah was responsible for the author’s insight that being humble meant not wanting to be special More...

A special educator dispatched to a public school in the US, describes how she transformed the unruly students through love and patience More...

Small Contributions from enlightened individuals can light up the path of darkness for others. More...

A singer competing for the indian idol title brings together the warring khazis and bengalis in shillong. More...

The author meets and talks with nomadic photographer michel szulc-krzyzanowski, who through his photography projects, shows that beautiful people can be found anywhere, even in the filthiest slums More...

The word ‘ex-president’ will never be used for dr apjJabdul kalam. he has already made a place for himself in indian minds and souls. a reformist, a visionary, an educationist, dr kalam remains, More...

Meet tt rangarajan, a former software consultant and entrepreneur, whose organization, alma mater, is committed to awakening humanity More...

Disturbed by the poverty and deprivation around her, Anouradha Bakshi decided to reach out and help in the process, she discovered her true purpose in life More...

As spiritual counsellor for iskcon’s bhaktivedanta hospital in mumbai, damodar pandita dasa smoothens the passage between life and death for terminal patients More...

An 84-year-old woman offers signal lessons on the art of living More...

Mother teresa touched many lives.here are stories of two who drank at the fount of her love – the writer, and an irishwoman who responded to the call More...

A gift economy is an economic system in which goods and services are given freely, rather than trade. join up and transform the way we do business

by Chintan Girish Modi with Megha Bajaj More...

Meet Nanima, an englishwoman and spiritual teacher turned healer, living high up in the himalayas More...

If you thought catholicism and feminism could never be reconciled, sr margaret gonsalves will prove you wrong. here she speaks about a personal experience of this reconciliation More...

Meet R Rajgopal, an organization consultant who diagnoses people on their resonance with mythological figures More...

Meet a bunch of extraordinary ordinary people who, inspired by love, have reached out and helped those around them  More...

When baby halder, a housekeeper with a retired delhi-based professor, published the story of her life, a life less ordinary, a new literary icon was born. Hhere’s a profile of this remarkable More...

Here, an inspiring account of someone who slid into ill-health but doggedly worked her way back More...

An integrated approach to holistic medicine can often heal patients given up by allopathy. one doctor narrates her experiences with healing the integrated way More...

The superlative quality of the food available at the osho international meditation resort, pune, is on account of the care and loving attention taken More...

Indian psychology has delved deep into the profound impact of food on the mind More...

Meet Swami Satchidananda, who is committed to wresting economic, social and spiritual freedom for this country and thereby achieve Mahatma Gandhi's purna swaraj. More...

Sandeep Pandey, founder of the Asha Ashram, Lucknow, does not believe in God, yet his selfless work of upliftment and empowerment of the downtrodden is the essence of divinity More...

The story is one of the most powerful purveyors of spiritual truths. Here, a report on a recently conducted workshop. More...

"I am sure even you have problems. It is the human condition. We are all supposed to have problems and we are meant to solve them. It is karma. Then we will leave this body and take another form. More...

by Devi Lakhiani as told to Arvind
How Yoga helped a woman combat and overcome the immobility and pain of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Turning points are nature's way of giving us an opportunity to grow and enhance our potential. Some encounter them in adversity, some through a teacher, a book, a thought, or the inspiring lives of More...

Gregory Roberts, author of Shantaram, was a poet and writer who became a criminal, fugitive and Mumbai gangster before he found redemption. Here he talks about his philosophy and the turning points More...

Former CBI Director and President of Life Positive, D R Kaarthikeyan looks back upon his lifelong tryst with spirituality and pursuit of truth. More...

Through her lifelong search for god, the writer moved from Christianity to spirituality, healed herself of childhood traumas and discovered the purpose of her existence. More...

An accomplished medical doctor, Mumbai-based Aniruddha Joshi is today revered by millions as the reincarnation of the Sai Baba of Shirdi. Credited with having performed many miracles, he  More...

Despite the horrors of violence, war and destruction, humanity has steadily moved towards an unfoldment of a Cosmic Consciousness. This is a sign that ultimately, we will move towards manifesting More...

What do we do when faced with unspeakable horror?
Play music is what a resident of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, did, even as bombs rained around him. His is a story
of courage More...

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize winning democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi offers us a great vision that places self-respect, human dignity, compassion and love above material considerations.
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Not everyone who changes the world is a household name, much less a martyr.
They are people like you and me, who refuse to say: “This is how it’s done;
this is how it is,” and More...

A woman’s journey into the self and the spiritual begins with the tragic death of loved ones. Seven years on, she finds herself in a place of certainty and equilibrium  More...

The following are people who exemplify the theme of our issue. Even though they are well known, we felt we had to include them in some way. Here is our very own ‘roll of honour’ More...

A friend helps a dying woman connect with her self through sound and music, so that her being glows with newfound energy even as her body withers away More...

Fear is born of separation of the individual from the cosmos, courage from the awareness of the oneness of life. Like Arjuna, connecting with this truth will give us the power to emerge victorious More...

We present touching accounts by two readers of Life Positive Plus, who dealt with adversity in their lives with great dignity and courage More...

In the many struggles life presents us lie our growth, glory, joy, purpose, our true Self. Life’s meaning unfolds only as far as we face it courageously and tackle the tasks it issues. The more More...

Prejudices against the ill, disabled or aged have equally to do with our ideas about the well and able-bodied and what, for us, is a meaningful life More...

Disillusioned with conventional medicine and years of battling sickness, a woman embarks on a pathfinding journey towards physical and emotional wholeness. Her experiments with the body’s natural More...

Contracting a life-threatening disease need not stunt our lives or keep us from achieving our potential. After all, how long we live can never be more important than how well we live More...

A cancer survivor’s account of living with his disease, and how it eventually turned out to be a boon for him More...

The Jaipur foot is the unpatented, durable hero of medicine that has made a normal life possible for lakhs of amputees around the world More...

Disability is of the mind, never of limb or organ. One needs to open one’s mind to opportunities that are available, instead of brooding over those that are not.
A soldier’s story More...

A sannyasin comes to Osho with the plea:
“I have so much pain inside, what can I do?”
Osho responds by detailing the nature of pain, physical and emotional, and giving pointers on More...

A heart attack served as a wake up call to a smoker to quit. Here’s how he turned his life around through healthy lifestyle choices and willpower to stick to them More...

Children with autism have special needs in terms of education and life skills.
A mother’s account of how she dealt with her situation, and now shares her experience with others.  More...

Self-esteem is about paying attention to our feelings, trusting how we feel about situations and people, and accepting responsibility for ourselves. Those with a healthy sense of self are better More...

Forgiveness means acknowledging the pain, but also that you are willing to let go of that hurt and move on More...

Incarcerated in Nazi death camps during the Second World War, psychologist Viktor Frankl observed that those who found meaning in life were the most likely to survive. Later, he evolved this More...

There are more women in the workplace today than ever before. How do they do it? More...

Can art change the world? It just might, discovers an artist, as he creates temporary hay sculptures to overcome his own helplessness and frustration as well as to bring attention to the plight of More...

It is easy to be overwhelmed by hopelessness as we look around the world. Instead, let us have faith in ourselves, in our intellect, in our staunch spirit. Let us develop respect for all living More...

“I in India stands for Innovation”, says Prof Anil K Gupta the founder of the Honey Bee Network, who seeks out innovators from remote villages across the country, to bring grassroots innovations to More...

To some, a trauma is not a setback but an impetus to growth. Matthew Sanford was involved in a devastating car crash at age thirteen, that took the lives of his father and sister, and left him More...

NGO Highlight – Enable India - Enabling many lives to become independent More...

God works in mysterious ways and for 17-year old Azhagi, and in fact for her entire family, he worked through a local vernacular newspaper. More...

If he was not attending to needy patients in Lucknow today, Manish Kumar would most likely have been a washerman in his birth place, Ballia district of eastern Uttar Pradesh. More...

An activist, an educationist and leader. Nandalal Master is all of this today. Not a mean achievement for a saree weaver. More...

Prerana works with prostituted women in the red light areas of Mumbai, empowering women to educate their children in the complete sense. More...