Sisters Ritwika and Radhika Mitra are 16 and 18 years old. They started a nonprofit called “Renaissance Now,” based in their Fremont home, and they provide underprivileged artisans in their native Bengal, India with the tools they need to make the art that is their livelihood, and in some cases, it’s their ticket out of dire situations, including human trafficking. KALW's Hana Baba sat down with the teen sisters to find out what inspired them to start this project.
Though the Gulf War was recognized as a decisive victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous damage, and Saddam Hussein was not forced from power.
