Mizoram Sets An Example, Has Shops Without Shopkeepers. Take And Deposit Money

The entire country is moving towards unlock while Mizoram is completely lockdown. The state reverts back on June 9th for two weeks and further extended till the 30th of June. And in this lockdown, the northeastern state is setting an example.

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Mizoram has set up shops without shopkeepers. Along with the roadside number of shops are set up. It is called the ‘Nghah Loh Dawr’ culture of the state which means ‘Shop Without Shopkeepers.’

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These shops work on the principle of trust. You take what you want & keep money in the deposit box.

Also, the cops in the state are relaxed during lockdown unlike the other parts of the country. Twitter is all praise for the people of Mizoram and is applauding their trustworthy act.

Former Students Raised Funds As Teacher Forced To Sell Banana After Loosing Job

As the world is dealing with the pandemic and every individual has suffered one way or the other. Many have lost jobs, the business has shut. The world stopped. Amid all this crisis, one heartwarming story is coming in from Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore.

P. Venkata Subbaiah was earning his and his family bread and butter as a Telugu teacher in a corporate school. The coronavirus took his job away and he was forced to sell bananas to earn for his livelihood.

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He is a Bachelor in Education (B.Ed) and also holds two master’s degrees in Public Administration and Telugu. This is the worst phase for a 43-year-old teacher.

He lost his job as management asks him to ensure 6-7 admission for the academic year to get his salary and retain his job. Subbaiah said:

“In the current situation, it is not possible to get new admissions. Who will enroll their children now? They will not even allow me to enter their house because of the fear of coronavirus.”

Amid this crisis, he is now seen wearing a mask pulling a hand-drawn cart in the town and sell banana. “I had no other option to support my family,” said Subbaiah. He lives with his wife and two children, aged five and six years.

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However, selling banana can only fetch ₹200 a day while teaching he was earning ₹16,000 a month. He has over 15 years of teaching experience and never thought that his life would turn out this way.

Some of his former students, after finding out about his condition raised funds to help him and have managed to raise about ₹87,000.

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Subbaiah is overwhelmed by what his former student did to him in the toughest times of his life. He said he will now return to his profession and will start teaching again.

Kolkata Groom Who Refused Dowry Gets 1000 Books As Wedding Gift

The Dowry tradition in India is old, which still continues in some parts of India. And there are families who openly demand it. But, a groom from Hirinchi village, Kolkata has set an example for everyone by not accepting any dowry.

Suryakanta Barik 30, an English teacher at a private school in Sonarpur in South 24-Parganas, had told his prospective in-laws well in advance that he would not accept any dowry. When Barik arrived for his wedding he was in for a pleasant surprise.

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The grooms family decided to gift the bridegroom ₹1 lakh worth of books. Around 1,000 books were gifted as both Barik and Priyanka love to read.

Telegraph India reports,

“I had made it clear that I would not accept any dowry. When I arrived for the wedding, I was pleasantly surprised to find a huge pile of books as a gift,”

Bride, Priyanka, who is herself a book lover expressed how happy she is to marry a man who is against the concept of dowry. She said:

“My family knew that I don’t like the concept of marriages that involve giving or taking dowry. So I am very grateful to have a husband who understands that. My father also knew that I love to read. That’s why he gave us this gift,” 

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The bride, Priyanka also requested the wedding guest not to bring any gifts but can contribute by bringing in flowers or books. A relative who attended the wedding said: “It was a welcome gesture.” Another guest said: “People read fewer books these days thanks to the Internet. I hope this will encourage people to gift books,”

In last wedding season, Assam’s Baksa district witness a unique wedding reception where guest Old Books, Clothes as a gift for newlyweds.

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Dog Saves More Than 30 People From Fire. But, Later Died In The Cylinder Blast

Yesterday, the fire broke in the building in Banda, Uttar Pradesh. A dog started barking continuously which alerted people about the fire. It was only because of the animal people escaped on time.

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According to Times Now, after a fire broke out in a building, this dog kept barking so that people would know about fire and can escape on time.

An eye witness told ANI:

“The dog kept barking at the fire which alerted everyone and allowed them to escape safely. Later died when a cylinder blasted.”

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As the incident came into light, people were heartbroken.

There are a few previous instances when dogs saved humans from physically assaulted, molested, or robbed. At the same time, humans giving some love to animals will also be appreciated.

Mizoram Kid Accidentally Runs Over Chicken, Rushes To The Hospital With His Entire Pocket Money

Little kids are love and have the purest hearts. They didn’t know the pros and flaws of the world but have enough mind to distinguish between the right and wrong. Sometimes their actions inspire all of us.

This little kid from Mizoram had an amazing story which will surely be inspired a lot of lives.

“This young boy from Sairang, Mizoram, accidentally ran over his neighbour’s chicken with his cycle. He took the chicken, ran to the nearby hospital and with all the money he had, asked for help. (I’m laughing and crying all at the same time)”

The post instantly goes viral on the Internet and is shared widely. The face of the boy looks pretty scared by the mistake he made. He holds the chicken in one hand while the money in other.


The Internet is amazed by the kindness of the boy in such a small age.

The world needs such sweet hearts, which will surely make this world a better place to live for sure.

Guest Brought Old Books, Clothes For The Newlyweds As A Gift In This Assam Wedding

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The people of The No. 2 Kataligaon in Assam’s Baksa district witness a unique wedding reception where guest instead of normal items as gifts turned up with unusual items as a gift for the couple.

Couple requested all the guest to bring in the old book and clothes as a gift which will be distributed for those in need. And everyone was happy to contribute to the noble cause.

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The wedding reception was of Bhupen Rabha and Babita Boro with a message on the invitation card read ‘Service to Mankind.’

According to news18 “When we talk about marriage, it is usually about people, gifts and food. I thought of using this moment as an opportunity. Presuming that around 3,000 people from far and near would be attending my wedding, I put out a message in the invitation card. People can take back an example from our village, an awareness message I intended to spread,” said Rabha.

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All the clothes received in the form of gift at the wedding will now be distributed to the needy by the village society. Books received will be stacked at an open library. Groom believes this type of steps in the wedding will also encourage other members to do the initiative which will end up in helping out the needy.

The guests were asked to choose from saplings of deodar, cedar and devadaru as a return gifts.

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New18 reports: “This was sponsored by the Assam’s forest department in order to spread the message of greener earth and the need for planting more trees. The local ranger of Batabari helped us immensely. Those who brought clothes and books got a sapling each,” said Rabha.