Daily Archives: August 1, 2016

Shiva is training HIV-infected children in computers to make them financially independent

This story was first published in The Better India on July 22, 2016. Shiva Kumar of Vaithikuppam in Puducherry is using digital literacy to help individuals living with HIV get access to a better life. Excited shouts of “Computer sir is here! Computer sir is here!” fill the air every afternoon at the Shanthi Bhavan HIV/AIDS…

PCs are taking folk music from Rajasthan to a Global audience

This story was first published in The Better India on July 30, 2016. Yusuf Khan, now 34, first learnt to operate a PC at the age of 16. Today, technology is an integral part of his everyday life and helping him preserve his rich musical legacy for posterity. Hundreds of years ago, Khan’s ancestors roamed the…