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Reader's Digest India
The Day the Atomic Age Was Born
A dramatic eyewitness account of the world's first nuclear chain reaction
9 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
Love Amid Danger
The little-known story of five Indian prisoners of war who escaped from a World War II German camp, and the strangers in an Italian village who risked their lives to keep them safe
10+ min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
The Star of Hope Still Rises
What matter the rubble and the ruins?
5 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
AWAKE THROUGH A BRAIN OPERATION
The gripping story of a patient's faith-and a surgeon's skill
8 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
TRY THE Orange Peel APPROACH
It's a sure cure for a case of keeping up appearances
3 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
Old Ben Franklin and His Miserable Maxims
This delightful-and virtually unknown-spoof was written by one of America's greatest humorists. Can you guess who?
3 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
Uncle Jim's Wink at Life
Be honest, be brave, be kind, look around—the words were never uttered, but the message always got through
7 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY...
An Italian fashion designer and founder of the haute couture house of Schiaparelli shares the best advice she ever received that has stood the test of time
4 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
I KNEW THOSE WRIGHT BROTHERS WERE CRAZY!
A firsthand account from one of the first people to hear-and initially dismiss-the news of a breakthrough that heralded the dawn of a new era
7 min |
April 2025
Reader's Digest India
GIRL UNINTER RUPTED
A powerful exploration of identity, freedom, and the quiet feminist act of a woman at leisure
5 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
MY SMART PET
These clever critters are some smart C-O-O-K-I-E-S
4 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
We're a Match!
TIA WIMBUSH AND Susan Ellis have been co-workers for a decade, and while they didn't know each other well, they had a lot in common, both working in information technology at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and both dealing with the same medical stress at home.
2 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
STUDIO
Worker drilling inside a coal mine, Asansol By Ahmed Ali, 1951 silver gelatin print with selenium toning, 24 x 30 in
1 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
The Best Guy I Know
When Uncle George calls, it’s always worth picking up
2 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
Just a Snore, or Something More?
Sleep apnoea is on the rise, and it can be dangerous. How to tell if you or your sleeping partner has it
3 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
POINT TO PONDER
COMMUNITY MEANS WE'RE collaborating. It means that you help my children and old people, and I help yours.
1 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW
Too many older adults are taking medications where the likely harms outweigh the potential benefits. Is it time to start 'deprescribing'?
10 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
A Piggyback Ride from a Stranger
After an elderly woman broke her leg on a hill, a hiker spent hours carrying her down
3 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
A Sojourn through Smuggler's Cove
Behind Cornwall's charming coastal villages lies an infamous, seafaring past
4 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
Filling the (Kitchen) Cabinet
A husband and wife formalize their division of labour
2 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
WRITTEN IN STONE
A journey of connection and reflection amidst the elusive petroglyphs of Ladakh
5 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
A Brighter Future in Sight
IMAGINE STRUGGLING to see the world clearly—something as simple as reading a book or threading a needle feels impossible. Such is the reality for more than one billion people worldwide who suffer from presbyopia, or age-related far-sightedness.
1 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
ASSAM CHIPS IN FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
Once known for tea and oil, Assam is now poised to become India's semiconductor frontier. With Tata's Rs 27,000 crore plant, global partnerships, and massive investment inflows, the state is chipping in to power India's tech future.
5 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
The Buzz About Bees
WORLD BEE DAY, celebrated in May, was chosen because it's also the birthday of the pioneer of modern beekeeping, Anton Janša of 18th-century Slovenia.
3 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
THE CRAZIEST HOTEL STAY EVER
It all started when no one was at the front desk to greet them. So the friends stepped up, and soon they were in charge
6 min |
March 2025
Reader's Digest India
Calendar Girls
After Molly Baker’s husband died suddenly, her friends organized a year’s worth of support
5 min |
February 2025
Reader's Digest India
THE GREAT WILDEBEEST MIGRATION
It's a spectacular sight when countless ruminants cross the Serengeti in search of greener pastures
7 min |
February 2025
Reader's Digest India
Soumitra Chatterjee's Tryst with Destiny
The encounter that led a budding actor to a legendary filmmaker, and sparked an iconic creative partnership during the golden age of Bengali cinema
3 min |
February 2025
Reader's Digest India
Frozen in Time
The life and work of Vittorio Sella, a pioneer of early mountain photography and the man behind some of the very first images of the Himalayas
5 min |
February 2025
Reader's Digest India
HALLUCINATIONS
There was a monkey perched on the IV drip stand to the right of my hospital bed. It scowled at me, but I wasn’t afraid: A brief simian visit was part of my daily routine. I never questioned why there was a monkey in the hospital. I wasn’t lucid enough to recognize that my mind was playing tricks on me.
3 min |