I am Parth Kothekar from Ahmedabad, India. For more than 4 years now I have been experimenting with, and learning from, papercuts. In order to challenge myself, I come up with a thematic series of artworks from time to time. I have shared all my previous series on Bored Panda (find here, here and

When you’re a kind enough person to volunteer your own time in order to help kids learn to swim, the least you should expect is a little gratitude. However, there is a certain kind of person out there that can’t appreciate kindness for what it is, choosing to see it as a weakness to be exploited

The world is a mysterious place with so many vibrant and varying cultures. However, in this day and age, when everything is controlled by technology, it is easy to contact anyone from anywhere in the world. With over 7 billion people on this earth, there are still some tribes that do not support

The largest river island in the world, Majuli, may disappear. Over the last 70 years, Majuli has shrunk by more than half and there are concerns it will be submerged in the next 20 years. The island is under constant threat due to the extensive soil erosion on its banks. The reason for this is

More than 40 years ago a beautiful love story began between an Indian artist and a young Swedish woman. After defeating all the odds this beautiful couple is still together. Here’s their story. Pradyumna Kumar Mahanandia was born an “untouchable” in a remote village of India in 1949. According to