Meet the Facebook Storytellers of India

Here’s a compilation of some of the best stories from the Facebook storytellers of India.

Some stories from India’s version of Facebook story-telling. (photo: The Quint/Hardeep Singh)

Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York is easily one of the most popular pages on Facebook. The page which aims to capture the faces and stories of ordinary people in Manhattan has gone on to inspire a number of similar initiatives from other cities and countries as well.

Humans of India, Delhi, Bombay, are similarly tasting life through their lens. Here are some of their stories, hand-picked by us.

81 years and still walking.

Many go to this platform to reminisce their parents.

Work, after all, isn’t just about money, it’s also about making a difference in someone’s life. This man does it one drop at a time.

Love and passion speak louder than words. This chef explains how.

When disability becomes just a state of mind.

And education needs no age.

The rawness of these stories is their most endearing quality. Do keep your story ready; they may come to your street very soon.