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Stories From the Field

Digital Literacy Bihar
Education 6 min

Digital Literacy Program Reaches 10,000th Student in Bihar

Our partnership with 48 government schools across Patna and Gaya districts has equipped an entire generation with digital skills they couldn't have imagined two years ago. The 10,000th student milestone marks a turning point for rural digital access.

Rahul Verma

Rahul Verma

Feb 28, 2026

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Mobile Health Van Maharashtra
Healthcare 7 min

One Mobile Health Van, 847 Lives: A Week in Rural Maharashtra

Dr. Meena Sharma chronicles seven days aboard our health van as it winds through the villages of Nashik district — diagnosing, treating and referring cases that would otherwise have gone unattended for months. The numbers tell an extraordinary story.

Dr. Meena Sharma

Dr. Meena Sharma

Feb 15, 2026

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Lakshmi's Journey
Women Empowerment 5 min

From Kitchen to Commerce: Lakshmi's Journey

Lakshmi Devi, a homemaker from a small village in Tamil Nadu, never imagined she would one day run a thriving pickle and preserve business employing four other women. Her story begins in a TMA self-help group in 2024.

Priya Menon

Priya Menon

Feb 10, 2026

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Organic Farming Vidarbha
Livelihood 5 min

Organic Farming Training Tripled Incomes in Vidarbha

Suresh Babu reports from Amravati, where 340 small-holding farmers abandoned chemical inputs for organic methods after a 12-week training programme — and saw their net incomes triple within the first harvest season.

Suresh Babu

Suresh Babu

Jan 25, 2026

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Volunteer Story Arjun
Volunteer Stories 8 min

I Signed Up for 2 Weeks and Stayed for 3 Months

Software engineer Arjun Mehta planned a brief stint at our Rajasthan learning centre. Three months later, he was still there — having helped build a computer lab, trained 60 teachers, and found a purpose he never knew he was searching for.

Arjun Mehta

Arjun Mehta

Jan 15, 2026

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NITI Aayog SDG Award
News & Updates 3 min

TMA Wins NITI Aayog SDG Recognition Award 2025

We are honoured to have received the NITI Aayog SDG Recognition Award 2025 in the category of Quality Education, acknowledging our decade-long commitment to bringing learning to India's most underserved communities.

Communications Team

Communications Team

Jan 5, 2026

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