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Rushing off to Russia
June 12, 18 IST | | Mid Day
Samarth needs help before he can do the country proud. He is looking to raise `10 lakh through crowdfunding to finance his attempt. So, open up your purse strings if you want to support him. He is still `6 lakh short, and if he is to make it to the race, he first has to race against time since it begins next month. Read More
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Rice innovator-farmer unable to pay medical bills
May 22, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
After learning of Khobragade’s plight on social media, digital marketing consultant Sukhada Chaudhary started a crowdfunding campaign for the family to collect Rs 2 lakh for him. By Monday, she had managed to collect close to Rs 1.2 lakh. Read More
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Website nets Rs 18 lakh for rape survivor's kin
Jun 7, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
he campaign, which began on April 14, reached its target in four days. A sum of Rs 18 lakh each was transferred to the accounts of the two families. Read More
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Angel investors back crowdfunding platform
June 04, 2018 IST | | VC Circle
Ketto, which is co-founded by actor Kunal Kapoor, had raised Rs 4.4 crore in 2016 in an angel investment round led by existing investor Pradyumna Dalmia, co-founder of Calcutta Angels; and Sudhir Rao of The Chennai Angels, who is also co-founder of IndusAge Partners. Read More
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The Crowd Matters
June 03, 2018 IST | | The New Indian Express
Crowdfunding has always been a viable and popular option when it came to travel. An emerging generation of young travellers are crowdfunding their trips with the promise of perks for backers, and fueling the trend are homegrown crowdfunding websites like wishberry.in, ketto.org and fundmydream.in Many people who venture on trips funded by others, pay back in the form of vlogs or photo albums of the trip. Ketto.org has raised over Rs 20 crores in crowdfunding out of which 10 per cent was for crow Read More
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Join the campaign that’s changing the world, one straw at a time
June 04, 2018 IST | | Your Story
StrawsSuck, which aims to eliminate the use of plastic straws, had its roots in Vietnam, took shape in India, went big in Canada, and people from France and Australia volunteered to join in. Here’s how the idea spread far and wide. Read More
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New regulator to monitor crowdfunding likely
May 29, 2018 IST | | Business Standard
Currently, most crowdfunding platforms neither operate with proper authorisation nor are governed under any law. Read More
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Silver lining
May 24, 2018 IST | | The Patriot
Masoom was admitted to AIIMS, where she underwent treatment and surgery, which of course the family would not have been able to afford had it not been for the crowdfunding drives organised by Ketto - is one of the largest crowdfunding platforms in India. Read More
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How Abhishek Gogoi set aside cerebral palsy to cycle his way to glory
23 May 2018 IST | | Sports Keeda
The inspiring story of Abhishek Gogoi, a 17-year-old who suffers from cerebral palsy and yet, he excels at cycling. Arshel got know about the crowdfunding platform 'Ketto' as one of his friends had used it earlier. Read More
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Para-athlete in need of cycle for Special Olympics
May 23, 2018 IST | | The Times of India
National record-holder para-cyclist Abhishek Gogoi is facing a struggle in raising funds to buy a bicycle and other necessary equipment for the Special Olympics World Summer Games, which will be held in March 2019 in Abu Dhabi. Arshel Akhter, an avid cyclist based in Guwahati, has started an online campaign through ketto.org to gather a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh to buy a cycle and other necessary items for Abhishek's participation in the Special Olympics. Read More
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This Northeast Indian teenage sprinter who is chasing Paralympics dream needs your help!
May 17, 2018 IST | | The North East Today
The 17 year old Abhishek Gogoi from Guwahati, Assam is a very talented sportsman with interests in multiple sports, especially in Cycling in which he currently holds the National Record of 19 minutes and 21 seconds, which is the 12th fastest timing in World for the 10 km Individual Time Trial Read More
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Whiso to represent Nagaland at Miss India
May 19, 2018 IST | Dimapur | Nagaland Post
FBB Colors Femina Miss India Nagaland 2018 Ruopfüzhano Whiso is all set to represent Nagaland in the 55th edition of the Femina Miss India 2018 on June 19 at Yash Raj Film Studio, Mumbai. Fans and supporters can vote for her at toi.in/superjudge, an online portal for voting on who they think will win the Miss India Crown, and also donate and help Ruopfuzhano to spread smiles for Children Help Foundation (CHF) by following the link- missindia2018.ketto.org. Read More
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Miss Nagaland Ruopfüzhano Whiso appeal for support
May 19, 2018 IST | Kohima | Morung Express
FBB Colors Femina Miss India Nagaland 2018 Ruopfüzhano Whiso is all set to represent Nagaland in the 55th edition of the Femina Miss India 2018 on June 19 at Yash Raj Film Studio, Mumbai. Fans and supporters can vote for her at toi.in/superjudge, an online portal for voting on who they think will win the Miss India Crown, and also donate and help Ruopfuzhano to spread smiles for Children Help Foundation (CHF) by following the link- missindia2018.ketto.org. Read More
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Actor Sushant Singh Rajput Makes His Entrepreneurial Debut, Launches Innsaei Ventures
18 May, 2018 IST | Mumbai | Business World Disrupt
Celebrated Indian movie actor Sushant Singh Rajput in partnership with serial entrepreneur Varun Mathur, makes his entrepreneurial debut with the launch of Innsaei Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Other Bollywood stars who also runs their own ventures are such as Kunal Kapoor along with co-founder Varun Seth launched Ketto. Read More
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GUJARATI BUSINESSMAN CONQUERS MT EVEREST
Friday, May 18, 2018 IST | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad Mirror
It’s a proud moment for Gujarat. On Wednesday, Himmatnagar resident Mehul Joshi, climbed the Mt Everest summit, a dream he has been chasing for five years. The entire expedition cost adds up to approximately Rs 37 lakh. In addition, he spent funds over three years on preparation and scaling other peaks. To meet his expenditure, Joshi used crowdfunding to augment the of Rs 15 lakh on fixed deposits that he had taken. Read More
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CROWDFUNDING: The Current Industry, its Trends and Growth
May 2018 IST | Mumbai | Insights Success
Ketto is featured in the cover story on The 10 Best Emerging Fintech Startups in 2018 Read More
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A painter needs your help for his only child’s expensive liver transplant
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | The New Indian Express
While the first operation improved Kavya’s health, it didn’t cure him. We still have to take him to the doctor every 15 days for a checkup Read More
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Crowdnewsing agency transferred 1.8 million rupees in Kathua victim parent’s account
Thursday 26 April 2018 IST | | OnlyKashmir.in
An online campaign agency which earlier raised two million rupees with reference to Kathua’s rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old nomadic Muslim Bakerwal community girl in a bid to help her family has transferred the Rs 1.8 million to the parent’s of victim family. Read More
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Crowdnewsing agency transferred 1.8 million rupees in Kathua victim parent’s account
Thurssday 26 April 2018 IST | | Only Kashmir.in
online campaign agency which earlier raised two million rupees with reference to Kathua’s rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old nomadic Muslim Bakerwal community girl in a bid to help her family has transferred the Rs 1.8 million to the parent’s of victim family. Read More
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ADULT BABY Man, 23, trapped inside body of baby after he stopped growing before he could walk or talk
Thursday 26 April 2018 IST | | The Sun
A 23-year-old man has spent his life trapped inside the body of an 11-pound baby unable to walk or talk. Read More
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Tragic story of 23-year-old man trapped inside body of a baby
Thursday 26 April 2018 IST | | Metro
Manpreet Singh was born in 1995 but at the age of just one, and weighing only 11lbs, he stopped growing Read More
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The 23-year-old man trapped in a baby's body: Mysterious condition stopped Indian man's growth and now locals see him as an incarnation of God
Thursday 26 April 2018 IST | | Dailymail
A mysterious condition has left a 23-year-old man trapped in a baby's body in India - with locals seeing him as an incarnation of God. Read More
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From Lungi Dance to Ekla Chalo Re: 23 children from disadvantaged backgrounds will sing at Washington choral festival
Monday 23 April 2018 IST | | YourStory
With songs encompassing hope, integrity, and brotherhood, 23 children from Chennai government schools are set to represent India at the Serenade International Choral Festival in Washington. Read More
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Mumbai unites for causes, effects changes
Wednesday 25 April 2018 IST | | Hindustan Times
“Citizens of this digital India opt for online transactions and shopping,” said Varun Sheth, founder of Ketto. “Moreover, rather than taking out a day from your busy schedule to make a physical donation, philanthropists feel more comfortable in changing lives with a couple of clicks. Donors gets the choice of anonymity, convenience and satisfaction of transparency in making the payment. Read More
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Social Entrepreneur in India: “To be or not to be” (Part 2)
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Medium
In Part 1, we discussed the need of social entrepreneurship across various sectors in India — Education, Healthcare, Livelihood, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Clean Energy. We also discussed the government’s efforts in each of these sectors and the impact it has had. In this part, we shall cover the investment and other fundraising opportunities for sociopreneurs; the efficacy of Indian laws and government schemes — do they encourage or discourage social entrepreneurship? Read More
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Social Entrepreneur in India: “To be or not to be” (Part 1)
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Medium
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PLatform Feature- Ketto
Tuesday 10 April 2018 IST | | Social Samosa
Based out in Mumbai, Ketto is Asaia’s most popular online crowd funding space for social, creative and personal causes. Founded in the year 2012 by Finance Wiz Varun Sheth along with Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor and Tech gig Zaheer Adenwala, Ketto has raised over 150 crore till date Read More
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Why Indians are crowdfunding medical treatments
Saturday 10 March 2018 IST | | Times Of India
Today, on the World Health Day, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared 2018 as the year for creating awareness about universal health coverage. The need for universal health coverage is especially acute in India with its heavy load of hospitalizations and very low penetration of medical insurance. Read More
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1-year-old boy from Gujarat undergoes liver transplant in Navi Mumbai, recovers well
Thursday 5 April 2018 IST | | Hindustan Times
A critically ill one-year-old baby, weighing 6.5kg, underwent a liver transplant surgery in Navi Mumbai recently and has recovered well, making him the smallest infant in Maharashtra to have successfully faced such a procedure, doctors said on Thursday. Read More
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Xiaomi Mi Crowdfunding platform launched in India
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | BGR
The platform currently has two products listen on it - Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver and the Mi Selfie Stick Tripod. Read More
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One-Year-Old Undergoes Liver Transplant In Mumbai Hospital
Thursday 5 April 2018 IST | | Mid-Day
The surgery in February was performed after the baby boy's aunt Divya donated a part of her liver, the doctors said and claimed that he was the youngest child to undergo such a procedure in Maharashtra Read More
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1-year-old boy from Gujarat undergoes liver transplant in Navi Mumbai, recovers...
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | Nyooz
The couple was desperately looking for help when an NGO, Transplants – Help the Poor Foundation, stepped in. With donations from the NGO, some of their own funds and crowd-funding through Ketto.com, the couple managed to meet the bulk of the transplant expenses. Read More
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One-year-old undergoes liver transplant
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | Business Standard
A critically ill one-year-old from Gujarat underwent a liver transplant at a private hospital here recently and is doing fine, according to the doctors of the hospital. Read More
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One-year-old from Gujarat gets new liver in Navi Mumbai
Friday 6 April 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Boy was born with rare congenital condition; parents went against advice from relatives and family members to fight for his life Read More
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Trans Rights Activist Akkai Forced to Raise Funds for a House
Monday 2 April 2018 IST | | The Quint
Just about a year after they got married, Akkai Padmashali, a trans woman, and her partner Vasu have broken the norms yet again. Read More
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International Day of Happiness: India’s diversity makes its millennials happy
Tuesday, 20 March 2018 IST | | Livemint
“I am happy to see that India is now opening up to the idea of crowd-funding. It’s wonderful to see people wanting to help people that they don’t know and believing in the power of the crowd. Read More
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Chennai Children's choir selected to perform in the US:Here's how you can help them
Monday 19 March 2018 IST | | Newsminute
Remember the children’s choir from Chennai whose rendition of AR Rahman and Michael Jackson’s hit songs went viral in 2016? The group is now one among the choirs selected from 25 countries across the world to perform at the Serenade! Washington, DC Choral Festival in June 2018 Read More
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Music heals: Choir of disadvantaged children from city to perform in US
Monday 19 March 2018 IST | | Times Of India
For 23 kids from corporation and government-aided schools across the city, every weekend in the last four months, has begun with an exciting new discovery – about themselves and the outside world Read More
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Children’s choir all set to serenade Washington DC
Thursday 15 March 2018 IST | | The New Indian Express
I want to become a world famous singer and make my family, mentors and my country proud,” says a 15-year-old K Muthuselvan from the choir, whose father works as a bakery salesman. Read More
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Hockey is beautiful sport and we should push it well says Kunal Kapoor
Sunday, 14 December 2014 - 10:17am IST | | Bollywood Online.com
Hockey is beautiful sport and we should push it well says Kunal Kapoor Read More
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This non-profit’s work is giving a new lease of life to many juvenile offenders
Thursday 8 March 2018 IST | | You
Started by a law graduate, Healing Dove Foundation works closely with young delinquents at David Sasoon Juvenile Home in Matunga, Mumbai. Read More
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IIT-Roorkee to hold E-Summit from March 10
Thursday 1 March 2018 IST | | Tribune
The entrepreneurship development cell of IIT-Roorkee is organising E-Summit-18 from March 10 to March 11. The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Plunge to the pearl’. Sourabh Kochhar, founder, FoodPanda; Sandeep Jain, executive director, Monte Carlo; Sandeep Aggarwal, founder, Droom; Kat Manalac of Y Combinator and Varun Sheth, founder and CEO, Ketto, will grace the occasion. Read More
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moneycontrol, India’s leading financial digital platform associates with the country’s most trusted donation – crowdfunding platform to launch the #ColorsOfHumanity campaign this Holi. The campaign intends to add colours to the lives of the underprivileged kids through End AIDS India that comprises
Tuesday, 27 February 2018 IST | | Indian Television
moneycontrol, India’s leading financial digital platform associates with the country’s most trusted donation – crowdfunding platform to launch the #ColorsOfHumanity campaign this Holi. The campaign intends to add colours to the lives of the underprivileged kids through End AIDS India that comprises the capacity of not one but five NGOs.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/moneycontrol-and-ketto-come-together-to-celebrate-joy-of-holi-with-colorsofhumanity-campaign-180227 Read More
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Akriti Kakar sings for a cause
Wednesday 21 February 2018 IST | | http://www.musicunplugged.in/news/trade_news_info/1103/0
IIT Bombay and Akriti Kakar joins hand with Ketto for a social cause Read More
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What’s up Northeast? Let’s Crowdfund!
Thursday 22 February 2018 IST | | time8
Crowdfunding is a way to raise funds through online campaigns. Today, most of the crowdfunding platforms offer space for social and creative campaigns and charity crowdfunding is increasing in the country. For instance Ketto started with a handful of NGO’s and now we have more than five thousand onboard. Many more NGO’s are opting for crowdfunding because of the positive approach they have received from the crowd in the form of funds. Read More
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‘Next Raksha Bandhan, I will tie her rakhi as she saved my life’
Thursday 22 February 2018 IST | | My medical mantra
One of the biggest tragedies for a parent is to see their kids suffer. Unfortunately, this is a tragedy that a lot of parents in the world are destined to undergo. One such couple from Akola has taken to crowd-funding to provide treatment for their 7-year-old Read More
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Crowd funding helps raise Rs 60 lakh for six NGOs in India's biggest online fundraising event
Sunday 11 February 2018 IST | | DNA
Ketto, a crowd funding platform along with BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow, recently awarded six NGOs a total of Rs 60 lakh as part of Book 6 Million Smiles campaign – reportedly India’s biggest online fundraising event. Read More
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Funding for a real purpose!
Sunday 11 February 2018 IST | | For independent filmmakers who often work with small teams & struggle to get their films out, a succ
Funding for a real purpose! Read More
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Keep giving even after living
Thursday 8 February 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Patients who need organ transplants have long waits, and the surgeries and aftercare are expensive; this foundation wants to change that Read More
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Renuka Shahane’s scathing Facebook post after 8-month-old’s rape will leave you unsettled
Sunday 4 February 2018 IST | | The Indian Express
Now, as the nation is still reeling under the shock of the news of an 8-month-old getting brutally raped by her 28-year-old, Renuka Shahane took to Facebook to ask if we have become immune to rape. Read More
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Why SHe-Box will get a thumbs-up from the working women of India
Monday 5 February 2018 IST | | YourStory
Last year, the #MeToo campaign opened the eyes of the world on how deep-rooted and rampant sexual harassment is, and how important it is to report and talk about it. Read More
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23 medals and one big dream: specially-abled athlete struggles to procure a racing wheelchair for this year’s Asian Para Games
Tuesday, 6 February 2018 IST | | YourStory
Gulfam Ahmed is nursing a dream of winning a Asian Para gold for India. Read More
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Finding cash for a cause
Monday 5 February 2018 IST | | Hindu Business Line
Crowd-funding platform Ketto helps campaigns and projects raise money through donations Read More
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Akshay Kumar doesn't take his stardom seriously: Kunal Kapoor
Saturday 3 February 2018 IST | | Zee News
Kunal, whose crowd funding platform Ketto collaborated with BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow, says that it is fun to work Akshay. Read More
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Cancer treatment appeals on the rise on crowdfunding sites
Sunday 4 February 2018 IST | | Times Of India
Ritu Kumar Gupta, a housewife from West Bengal, came to Chennai last year seeking treatment for her two-year-old son Biban, diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia. When she was told his chemotherapy would cost around Rs 10 lakh, she did not know what to do, as she and her husband could not afford it with his salary as a worker in a store. Read More
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Post-budget 2018 Reaction Mr. Varun Sheth- CEO & Co-founder at Ketto
Saturday 3 February 2018 IST | | Onlineand you
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Kunal Kapoor says he is passionate about writing
Friday 2 February 2018 IST | | Freepressjournol
Kunal Kapoor says he is passionate about writing and that he is working on co-developing four scripts. Since he has a flair for writing, asked if script-writing is a passion he intends to pursue, Kunal said, “That’s something I am working on! I am actually working on co-developing four scripts right now and I have always been really passionate about writing. Read More
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Mangaluru: Nrityaangan to organise classical dance festival ‘Samarpan’ on Feb 3, 4
Friday 2 February 2018 IST | | Dajjiworld
Nrityaangan, a registered trust in Mangaluru, will organize ‘Samarpan 2018, the fifth edition of classical dance festival at Don Bosco Hall, on February 3 and 4 at 5.30 pm Read More
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Kunal Kapoor, 'Passionate About Writing,' Is Co-developing 4 Scripts
Thursday 1 February 2018 IST | | NDTV
Kunal Kapoor said, "Even as a young kid I remember stories were something that would always excite me" Read More
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Winners of online fundraising event announced
Friday 31 January 2018 IST | | IndiaCSR
BookASmile, the charity initiative of BookMyShow and Ketto, an online crowd funding platform together announced the winners of Book 6 Million Smiles campaign – India’s biggest ever online fundraising event for NGOs in India at an event in Mumbai. The six winning NGOs received a total of Rs 60 lakhs in funding from BookASmile, presented to them by Farzana Cama Balpande, the head of the charity initiative by BookMyShow and actor and co-founder of Ketto, Kunal Kapoor. Read More
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Ramayana recycled
Thursday 1 February 2018 IST | | The Hindu
Ramanaya plays with the Indian epic using multimedia, videos and exploration of space for a surreal experience Read More
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Meet Lakshmi Menon: Winner of Miss South India 2018
Sunday 28 January 2018 IST | | New Indian Express
Miss Humaneness title was given to the lady who will raise maximum fund from the public using the crowd funding program launched in association with Ketto Online Ventures to fund the social activities. Read More
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BENGALUREAN CONQUERS THE SEVEN SUMMITS
Saturday 27 January 2018 IST | | Bangalore Mirror
Satyarup has climbed the highest mountain on each continent Read More
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A 5-step guide to fundraising for social entrepreneurs
Wednesday 24 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
Raising funds for a social enterprise is an exercise that requires nuance and skill. Here are ways you can go about it. Read More
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City engineer's automated divider promises to ease traffic
Thursday 25 January 2018 IST | | Deccan Herald
Will this automated divider ease Bengaluru's traffic congestion? City-based engineer Ashwin Natarajan - who has designed the automatic smart divider or SMIDER - thinks so. SMIDER is engineered to function both in automatic and manual modes. Read More
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TEDxBITSPilani 2018: Ketto founder Varun Sheth, Aashna Shroff to speak at 2018 edition
Saturday 20 January 2018 IST | | FirstPost
TED talks are always an event which are looked forward to, as has been proved in the case of poet Sarah Kay and the recently aired TED Talks India: Nayi Soch, which saw the inclusion of Shah Rukh Khan as a host. But the speaker line-ups are not the only reason they are anticipated; the content of these talks and the way they are delivered are also highlights, which propel lesser-known speakers into the limelight. Read More
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Schoolmates on an attempt to make traffic and city smarter
Sunday 21 January 2018 IST | | New Indian Express
Schoolmates on an attempt to make traffic and city smarter Read More
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Restoring the French connection
Friday 12 January 2018 IST | | Economic Times
The Chandernagore Strand, spread out in tranquil dignity along the waterway, remains the leitmotif of French presence in Bengal. Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62479575.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read More
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From rolling beedis to making sustainable charcoal: these village women are returning carbon to the earth
Tuesday 11 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
CharGlo aims to create alternate economic opportunities for rural clusters of women to enable them to break out of the low-income trap. Read More
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CITY TAKES THE HIGH ROAD
Sunday 14 January 2018 IST | | Bangalore Mirror
Two Bengalureans are raising funds to build a hospital in a remote village in Uttarakhand. And 45 per cent of the contribution towards accessible healthcare is from the city Read More
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Made in India, world’s first self-adjusting road divider, promises to ease traffic woes
Thursday 11 January 2018 IST | | YourStory
Built by a Bengaluru innovator, this technology not only helps in decongesting traffic but also makes way for emergency vehicles on priority. Read More
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Online Platform For Indie Musicians Aims To Democratise The Industry
Saturday, 9 December 2017 IST | | Mid Day
The Indie Music Industry In India Has Its Own Caste Bias, Metaphorically Speaking. That Is To Say, The Movers And Shakers Of A Big City Are Far More Likely To Get Big-Ticket Gigs Than Those Who Haven't Played The Market Adequately Read More
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Help 10-year-old Nisha fight thalassemia and go back to school
Tuesday 9 January 2018 IST | | Hindustan Times
Gajanan Jadhav is struggling to fund his daughter’s bone marrow transplant. Find out how your contribution can change a family’s future. Read More
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No rich relative? Here's how you can raise funds
Tuesday 9 January 2018 IST | | DNA
A wealthy industrialist's struggling business recently received a bailout from his elder brother. The massive relief for the younger brother came at a time when his company was saddled with a mountain of loans and was facing possible bankruptcy proceedings. Read More
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My 10-Month-Old Baby Needs Urgent Liver Transplant
Monday 8 January 2018 IST | | Buzz Yoo
My son Ram is just 10 months old. It’s been only 300 days since he came into this world yet he has experienced the worst a child possibly can. Ram was born with a condition called ‘Liver Cirrhosis secondary to Biliary Atresia causing end stage liver disease’ – the root cause of all our problems today. Read More
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Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon goes International
Saturday, 9 December 2017 IST | | News 18
Coming Sunday will see the running of the Tata Steel Kolkata Marathon. Dec 17 will witness Kolkata take the streets to make their mark in this international marquee run Read More
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Meet The Top 20 Finalists Of The 5th Edition Of Wharton India Startup Challenge
Wednesday 20 December 2017 IST | | inc42.com
The 22nd Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has announced the finalists of the Yes Bank – Wharton India Startup challenge. Originally announced in August this year, the contest offers up-and-coming Indian startups a platform to interact and connect with investors and industry stalwarts from the Indian startup ecosystem. Read More
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Ador Group Start Up’s project with Kunal Kapoor’s Ketto and other initiatives
Sunday 31 December 2017 IST | | Indiaeducationdiary
The youngest business of 109 year old multinational listed Ador Group of Companies, Be. The Solution strives to make a female consumer’s routine safe and convenient in the workplace and home, while also contributing 5 percent of its net revenue for hygiene awareness and sanitation initiatives for women and girls in the rural communities. Read More
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How to Raise Funding for Your Business Idea In India
Tuesday 2 January 2018 IST | | Entreprenuers Of India
So you have decided to start an Indian ecommerce store and you have found the right product to sell. But now you need some cash to get things off the ground? Read on to find the best sources of funding for your new startup in India. Read More
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Indian frisbee team take to crowdfunding to participate in championship in Australia
Friday, 5 January 2018 IST | | Times Of India
A 23-member team is set to represent India at Perth in Australia in the World Under 24 Ultimate Championships to be held just a few days from now. Read More
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PERIODS WILL NOT STOP ME. PERIOD! – KETTO
Tuesday 3 January 2018 IST | | C4N
“I use old cloth from home during my periods. Sometimes that is also not available. Then all I can do is reuse them, but washing and drying those clothes are so embarrassing. It’s so frustrating. I don’t know why I had to be a girl. ” stated visibly upset Geeta (name changed). She ruefully added “I sometimes have to miss my school during those days. Once the boys in my class made fun of my stained skirt. Since then, I’ve decided to stay at home during my periods.” Read More
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What we don't want to see in 2018 - Part 4
Wednesday 3 January 2018 IST | | ET Brand Equity
Cyrus Oshidar, Pratik Gupta, Titus Upputuru, Rohan Mehta, Nirmalaya Sen, Varun Duggirala, Vikas Mehta, Dheeraj Gupta, Karthik Nagarajan and Varun Sheth share their two cents Read More
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Theatre without borders: the Remembering Veenapani Festival 2018
Friday, 29 December 2017 IST | | The Hindu
The fourth edition of Remembering Veenapani Festival 2018 will see Adishakti come up with an interesting repertoire of performances, including one by Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia Read More
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Be The Solution Partners With Ketto For Rural Hygiene And Sanitation
Wednesday 20 December 2017 IST | | Youth ki Awaz
Children, especially young girls, hailing from extremely poor and marginalized families of urban Lucknow have to fetch water for daily needs from nearby water sources and finish other household work before commencing for school regularly. Read More
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NGO launches organ donation funding campaign for poor
Wednesday 13 December 2017 IST | | eHealth
Mumbai-based NGO Transplants-Help the Poor Foundation has joined hands with online crowd funding platform Ketto to crowd-source funds for those who are in dire need for organ transplant, and cannot afford it. Read More
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Haji Public School, the mountain-cut village school that speaks of education red tapes in the stereotypically 'terror-ridden' Kashmir
Friday, 15 December 2017 IST | | India Today
Haji Public School is trying to provide quality education in a place where motorable roads do not exist. School Director Sabaah Haji speaks about the education red tapes in Jammu and Kashmir and the number of state governments schools that exist only on paper. Read More
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Three-year-old girl's head has DOUBLED in size due to a rare disease that could kill her or cause permanent brain damage – but her family are too poor to help her Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5084753/Girl-s-head-DOUBLES-size-rare-disease.html#ixzz51IudesSd Follow us: @MailO
Wednesday 15 November 2017 IST | | Daily Mail
A three-year-old girl's head has doubled in size due to a rare disease that has caused a build up of fluid on the brain. Reshmi Marak, from a small village in Tripura, north eastern India, urgently needs medical assistance but her family are too poor to pay for it. She has hydrocephalus, which left untreated can cause permanent brain damage, blurred vision, difficulty walking, learning disabilities and can even be fatal. Her head now has the circumference of approximately 68cms but remarkably Read More
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Help the Poor Foundation announces association with Ketto to raise funds for organs' transplant for underprivileged
Wednesday 13 November 2017 IST | | pharmabiz.com
Help the Poor Foundation, a Mumbai-based NGO that has been working towards assisting the lesser privileged in having equal access to organ transplantation recently announced its association with Asia’s most visited online crowd funding platform Ketto. Transplants, through its programme Joint Effort to Enable Transplants (JEET), along with Ketto aims to crowd-source funds for those who are in dire need for organ transplant, and cannot afford it. Read More
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App for strays becomes a hit among animal lovers
Tuesday 12 December 2017 IST | | Hindu
Let It Wag helps users rescue injured animals, provides platform to discuss options for adoption Read More
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Sajida, six other leprosy patients get enrolled for Aadhaar in Bengaluru
Wednesday 7 December 2017 IST | | New Indian Express
After her plight hogged national attention following a report in The New Indian Express, Sajida Begum (65) along with six other leprosy patients got enrolled for Aadhaar on Tuesday. A special enrolment camp was held for them at Leprosy Hospital on Magadi Road by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Read More
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Meet the man who took on a builders’ lobby to fight for aviation safety
Thursday, 30 November 2017 IST | | Your Story
Many of the illegal constructions are slums, and many other such buildings are inhabited by poor people. It is clear that the whole system needs to be fixed to ensure a fair solution. Read More
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The State India Is Counting On To Realize Its Hyperloop Dream
Thursday, 30 November 2017 IST | | Forbes
Earlier this year, a small team of student volunteers called Hyperloop India became the first to design an innovative travel prototype called OrcaPod for Elon Musk’s SpaceX competition. Read More
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CROWDFUNDING SET TO GROW
Wednesday 29 November 2017 IST | | The Pioneer
Crowdfunding activity in India is driven increasingly by mobile applications and payments. This trend is likely to witness exponential growth Read More
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3 inspiring Children's Day stories about children paying back to the society
Tuesday 14 November 2017 IST | | India Today
This Children's Day, see what happens when children think beyond their age, and decide to empower others through crowdfunding Read More
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Son of daily wage worker battles rare heart disease, looks for new hope in America
Monday 20 November 2017 IST | | Your Story
A surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital in the US might be the toddler’s last ray of hope. Read More
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Crowdfunding websites reflect the stunning individual success stories that we carve out with nothing but razor-edged grit
Thursday, 23 November 2017 IST | | Live Mint
For 26-year-old Ritika Sharma, teaching ballet is like therapy. “I’ve not done anything else but ballet. When I watch ballet, the whole world is shut out,” says Sharma, who decided this would be her life when she was a toddler. Read More
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Screams That India Ignored
Monday 20 November 2017 IST | | the Quint
Sonia was 20 when she was picked up by her friend Nadeem and an acquaintance. The two men drove to his farmhouse, where they took turns to rape her. They emptied a bottle of acid on her face and abandoned her on the road, about a kilometre away from her home. Read More
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Internet Raises Over Rs. 25 Lakh In A Day To Help Cancer Patient In Mumbai
Saturday, 18 November 2017 IST | | NDTV
After a Facebook post profiling a cancer patient went viral, people managed to raise over 25 lakh to help him continue his costly treatment. Read More
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Internet Raised Over Rs. 25 Lakh In A Day To Help Cancer Patient, Check Out What He Posted On Facebook
Sunday, 19 November 2017 IST | | All India Roundup
After all the nonsense we might have noticed on the social media platforms, here’s something that will make your day. This simple act of humanity will restore your faith in goodness. Thanks to the Internet, it all started with a Facebook post on popular “Humans of Bombay” page. Read More
