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Rewire Your Brain
Cognitive behavioural therapy can be as effective as meds for treating depression
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
13 Things World Cup Goaaaaals!
1 The 2022 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup kicks off this month, with more than 30 teams participating. In the tournament's 92-year history, only eight countries have won: Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Uruguay and England. This year, Brazil goes in as the big favourite, with odds of nine to two. The host nation automatically earns an invite, though Qatar will need a miracle to cinch the trophy. Their odds of winning: 250 to 1.
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
What I'm Currently Reading
Classics? Self-help books? Not for this Reader's Digest editor
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
No Child Left Behind
Built to bridge the learning divide worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, this e-learning resource is an effective, inclusive option for all children
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
The Many Lives of Dabba
My mother used recycled yoghurt containers to share food-and love. Now I do the same
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
Over 3.5 billion people worldwide spend an average of three hours a day glued to their smartphones-on social media, texting, checking emails-and according to researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, there's good reason to cut down.
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
Dead Man Talking
Shehan Karunatilaka's The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida was awarded the Booker for a reason. It's unputdownable
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
ANOTHER STRANGE AND SUBLIME ADDRESS
In Sojourn, Amit Chaudhuri's latest novel, an Indian academic arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. With time, he merges with the city, loses his sense of self, flits between the past and present, creating a haunting reading experience. The author speaks to Reader's Digest about his book, history, music and his attitude towards the teaching of creative writing.
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
THE Double Triple
A triple transplant-heart, liver, kidney-is among the rarest of medical procedures. In one 48-hour stretch, a team of doctors performed two back-to-back
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
The Day at the Beach
How a wise and understanding doctor's 'prescription' helped me regain my sense of purpose
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
A Hundred Visions and Revisions
George Saunders says he can revise anything he has written, making it better, even if marginally. His confidence is not bluster. If Saunders writes the way he speaks with generosity, with attention-anything must be possible.
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
The Amazing Science of Instant Savants
In rare cases, traumatic head injuries unleash remarkable creative talents in the victims. Is there a genius lurking in each of us?
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
Brilliant Breakthroughs
Our rundown of 15 amazing scientific discoveries and innovations made this year
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November 2022
Reader's Digest India
Ghostbusters: When Science Meets The Supernatural
While some dismiss it completely out of hand, others believe inexplicably in the spirit world. We ask the experts to weigh in
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
Immune System Supercharger
Vitamin D appears to help prevent many illnesses, including COVID
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
What's Your Weird Phobia?
It has always interested me what people are afraid of versus what they should be afraid of, such as complications from their diabetes.
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
Country's first biggest urban employment guarantee scheme starts in Rajasthan
Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Yojana
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
My Dad and I, Rebuilt
Working on a home repair project with my father showed me I had more to learn about him than I thought
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
Swimming with Orcas
A plunge into forbidding waters off Norway leads to an extraordinary encounter
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
FRIENDS, INDEED
I had just gone through three big life changes within nine months: a divorce after 32 years of marriage, a move and receiving custody of my 22-month-old granddaughter.
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
OUT ON A LIMB
FROM THE WASHINGTON POST
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
LESSONS FROM A LOAF OF BREAD
FROM A QUIET UNDERSTANDING OF GOD
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
GOOD NEI GHBOURS
A heartwarming collection of stories about community and kindness
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October 2022
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
Co-founder of Aleph Book Company, David Davidar spends much time fussing over the quality of books. That exacting approach to words is reflected in his own novels. He has just edited A Case of Indian Marvels, an anthology of stories by young Indian writers. Here are some of his favourite books of fiction by international writers.
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
Way to One's Hurt
Darlings, a breezy comedy, captures the raw realities of domestic violence
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
Singing Mama's Song
Ritviz Srivastava was only 21 when he broke out as a musician with the viral track 'Udd Gaye' (2017). Five years later, he's a part of the soundtrack for the hit webseries Ms. Marvel. RD catches up with the songwriter, days before the release of his debut full-length album, Mimmi
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
Clean The Things You Never Do
We often ignore important things in our housework routine. But adding a task or two is easy
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
WE FOUND A FIX
HELP, HACKS AND HOW TO
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
MIND OVER MIGRAINE
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September 2022
Reader's Digest India
Green Is Good
The surprising health benefits of gardening
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