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After Losing Her 16-Year-Old Son, Meena Finds a Way to Start Again
The clothes are still being arranged on the shelves. Some hang loosely from the walls, while others lie folded in small, uneven piles.
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Miles2Smile Brings Stability to Yaseen’s Family After Son’s Violent Ordeal
In a small yet mesmerizing Warsun village, Kralpura, Jammu and Kashmir, the life of Mohammad Yaseen revolves around his Smile Confectionery shop.
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Targeted for Love, Saved by Hope: Asif and Afreen’s Journey
On April 7, 2020, pain echoed in the air of Asif’s life. Cries were muffled while bulldozers roared high—three shops and a house built by sweat and blood in 11 years were obliterated.
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For Riot-Scarred Women, The Stitching Center Sabaat Becomes A Path To Recovery
The two-story building of Sabaat, the stitching center, nestled in the dilapidated building of Shiv Vihar, North East Delh, has seen many a fray of pain, hatred, anguish, and losses.
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How Miles2Smile Stood by Tabish After a Violent Attack Over His Identity
We travelled with pain in our hearts to Himachal Pradesh, with our breath hanging on a fragile thread, on the news of the young Kashmiri trader assaulted violently.
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At the Heart of Parveen's Smile Shop, Hope Lives Again
“My life has become a little better now. At least I have something to eat. I can manage dal and roti. Things are far more peaceful than before,” says Parveen, sitting inside her small shop, neatly arranging packets of rations on the wooden shelves.
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Passion Rekindled: A Teacher’s Artistic Revival
“I feel I am reliving my childhood… Hunar Academy has fulfilled my childhood dreams.” This was the sentence of Ms. Zahida Khatoon (41), an Urdu teacher by profession and a student of Khattati classes at Hunar Academy.
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A Shop of Hope: Rebuilding Guddu’s Family’s Life
When mob violence took away Guddu Khan, the sole breadwinner, Miles2Smile stepped in to restore hope and rebuild his family’s livelihood in Jammu.
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Thriving Through Turbulence with Miles2Smile
The consistency of communal riots in the country has left no room for survival, yet there are a plethora of stories of courage and transformation that hold imm
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She Never Quit: The Tale of Courage and Resilience
The residents of Muzaffarnagar found themselves grappling with a tragedy that unfolded during the riots of 2013. The violence claimed the lives of nearly 6
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Restoring Kallu miyyan’s mattress shop : Miles2Smile
Kallu Miyyan, 75 years old, hails from the Amroh district of Moradabad. He was left anguished as his mattress shop was engulfed in flames on a Tuesday afternoon, in plain view. After the violence i
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‘Sabaat’: Assistance to Her Resilience
Numerous resilient women, reflecting their inner strength, gathered at the Sabaat stitching center in north-east Delhi. This center has been supporting these women, who have endured the trials of the