{"id":13717,"date":"2016-07-08T14:45:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T14:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=13717"},"modified":"2016-12-02T21:24:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T21:24:45","slug":"austin-based-devika-chhipa-kumar-brings-sanitary-pad-machines-in-rajasthan-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/austin-based-devika-chhipa-kumar-brings-sanitary-pad-machines-in-rajasthan-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian American Devika Chhipa Kumar Educates Rural Women on Menstrual Hygiene in Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"
More and more Indian Americans in philanthropy are connecting with their roots and giving back to their native communities in a number of ways<\/strong>. Whether it is Washington-based Frank Islam or Ruchita Zaparde from New Jersey or Robin Chaurasiya from Chicago, they are making positive changes in the lives of less or underprivileged people in India through philanthropic activities at different levels.<\/p>\n 17th<\/sup>-year-old Devika Chhipa Kumar from Austin, Texas, is the newest in the league of Indian American philanthropists<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong> A 12th<\/sup> grader at Westwood High School in Austin, Devika along with her parents is currently touring the rural interiors of Rajasthan for an important cause. She is on a mission to educate the socio-economically less privileged women and girls of different age groups about the importance of menstrual hygiene for better health.<\/strong><\/p>\n