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Reader's Digest India

HOW TO LIVE 100 AND LOVE IT!

We’re living longer than ever before, thanks to healthier lifestyles and medical advancements such as vaccines and antibiotics.

10+ min  |

April 2021

Reader's Digest India

Nothing to Sneeze At

Adult-onset allergies are on the rise. Here are some theories why

3 min  |

April 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Life After Death

By sacrificing restraint for sentimentality, Pagglait squanders its promise

1 min  |

April 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

He Fixed His Own Heart

When Tal Goles worthy (above) was told he needed life-saving heart surgery in 1993, he said no.

2 min  |

April 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Can I Become Funnier?

We ask comedian Deborah Kimmett

3 min  |

April 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

GOSPEL TRUTHS

With his new novel, the increasingly prolific Jeet Thayil brings to the fore women who were once relegated to the peripheries of the Bible

5 min  |

April 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Two Words to Avoid, Two to Remember

A thumbnail lesson in how to bypass the roadblock of regret

7 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

THE YEAR I Won THE WAR Against Cigarettes

A pack and a half a day veteran of 36 years’ standing tells of the agony and the ecstasy

6 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

The Remarkable Life and Work of Salim Ali

The story of the great scientist, who inspired three generations of Indian naturalists

9 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

THE FAIRY-TALE WRITER WHO CHALLENGED A GOVERNMENT

Just like her creation, Pippi Longstocking, Astrid Lindgren wasn’t afraid to upset the apple cart

7 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

The DOCTOR of Lennox

This memorable pen-portrait was the very first of the Reader’s Digest series titled ‘The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met’

8 min  |

March 2021

Reader's Digest India

The Best Advice I Ever Had

THIS COUNSEL RANG constantly in my ears when I was a boy: “Go the last mile—and enjoy it.” It has stayed with me ever since, comforted me in difficult times and brought me moments of deep contentment.

3 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Stowaway in the Landing Gear

The thrilling story of a teen who made a daring escape from Cuba—in the frigid belly of a transatlantic DC-8 jet

8 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Has Anybody Seen Me Lately?

A noted humorist describes a predicament in which most of us find ourselves at times

4 min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Forever Dev

An interview with a Bollywood legend we lost a decade ago this year

10+ min  |

March 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

ANDY GOOSE Steps Out

A kind-hearted inventor meets a goose with a special problem

7 min  |

March 2021

Reader's Digest India

The Road To Recovery

The pandemic did more than attack our health—it hit our wallets too. But smart, sensible investments can bring personal finances back on track in 2021

10 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

A Valentine's Day Lesson

As a child, I had a humiliating experience on 14 February. Now that I’m a teacher, my students celebrate the day with love

5 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Three stories to remind us that LOVE CONQUERS ALL

Stories of ending love and partnerships that beat the odds

10+ min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

REUNITED BY SCIENCE

The first time Jay called King Kpodegbe Toyi Djigla, the traditional ruler of the kingdom of Allada in southern Benin, the king hung up. The second time, the king handed the phone to his English-speaking wife, Queen Djehami Kpodegbe Kwin-Epo. She and Jay started messaging each other online. She told him he was a descendant of King Deka, who had ruled Allada centuries earlier. “We would be delighted to welcome you to your home, dear prince,” she wrote.

9 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Politically Incorrect

Much like the politics it depicts, Tandav is messy, clumsy and avoidable

1 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

GO AHEAD, DO NOTHING

We push ourselves to work harder, but taking a break can often fuel a burst in productivity and creativity

4 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

Department of Wit - I'M NOT SUPERSTITIOUS! (Touch Wood)

No rational, scientific, knowledgable person would bother with lucky colours or ‘slate magic’ ... would they?

3 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

“I Didn't Know How Long I'd Survive”

With his leg caught in the sharp, whirling teeth of a gigantic corn conveyor and no one around to hear his cries for help, this farmer grabbed his pocketknife and did the unthinkable

8 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

THE SIMPLE LIFE

A life of humility, diligence and unerring compassion is the only way of living known to Sudha Murthy

8 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

NO PUTTING HER DOWN

Even though her next book is set in an exclusive club, Anuja Chauhan’s writing is for everybody

4 min  |

February 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

10 Foods That Heal

These nutritional powerhouses can make you healthier with every bite.

8 min  |

January 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

The Perils of Indifference

It can be tempting to look away. It is easier-to avoid such interruptions to our work, our hopes, Dreams.

4 min  |

January 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

The Mark of Kane

A biopic of Herman Mankiewicz, the man who wrote Citizen Kane, Mank is a labour of love

1 min  |

January 2021
Reader's Digest India

Reader's Digest India

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

In 2020, a year defined by loss, Lijo Jose Pellissery reinvented himself spiritually and as a filmmaker. India might have its Oscar hopes pinned on his film, Jallikattu, but its maker prefers to look beyond

4 min  |

January 2021