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Reader's Digest India
THE POWER OF NO
Why it’s okay to turn down favours
5 min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
THE THINGS THAT MAKE US INDIAN
The story of some of India’s favourite products can trace the history of our nation’s evolution
10+ min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
Triumph of an Olympian
Competitors from different countries, the two men showed the world the true meaning of sportsmanship
8 min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
In books such as Daughters of the Sun and Heroines, Ira Mukhoty made apparent her love for feminist narratives in Indian history and mythology. Released earlier this month, her first novel, Song of Draupadi, helps further that abiding affection for strong, radical women.
3 min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
Better to Have Gone: Auroville—Love, Death and the Quest for Utopia by Akash Kapur, Simon & Schuster
2 min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF
In Irwin Allan Sealy’s latest novel, we discover an Asoka who is more human than saint
6 min |
August 2021
Reader's Digest India
Why Do People Fall for Conspiracy Theories?
We quiz Ghayda Hassan, psychology professor
3 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
What Our Planet Needs Now
India’s leading eco-experts explain our biggest environmental challenges and what we can do to make a difference
10 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
How To Lift Your Own Spirits
We all feel down now and then, especially lately. These techniques can help you bounce back
6 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
GOOD NEWS for a Better Planet
Food for Furry Friends
3 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
“Damned the inflation. All my dough is worthless.”
3 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
Science Must Prevail
Overcoming the problem of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in India
4 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
Fire in the Belly
More stress brings more heartburn, but there are easy ways to beat it
3 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
Born in Trinidad, West Indies, Peggy Mohan has taught linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Milia Islamia. Author of three novels, her most recent book, Wanderers, Kings, Merchants, tells the story of India through its languages.
3 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
Asoca: A Sutra by Irwin Allen Sealy, Penguin Viking
1 min |
July 2021
Reader's Digest India
Why Am I So Tired?
If you feel pooped all day, the solution isn’t always more sleep
10+ min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
5 Best Foods To Help You Bounce Back After Covid
5 best foods to help you bounce back
2 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
A communications consultant and former photojournalist with Reuters, Farah Bashir is the author of Rumours of Spring, her debut coming-of-age memoir about growing up amidst the political turmoil and violence in Kashmir.
3 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam, Hamish Hamilton
1 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
HAVING FINALLY ARRIVED
Fresh off the success of web series Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, actor Pratik Gandhi talks about how he suffers a “multiple passion disorder”—how he wants to now do many things
5 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
GO WITH THE FLOW
How little acts of spontaneity can make your day
4 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
THEY GIVE US HOPE
As the country coped with the trauma of a second COVID wave, a new set of citizen heroes came to its rescue
10+ min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
We Will Study!
School closures have pushed rural girls in India back into a life of labour, underage marriage and gendered roles. It’s time their voices are heard
4 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
UNDERWATER NIGHTMARE
It seemed impossible that anyone could be left alive. But an inner voice kept telling Nico that there was hope
9 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
He Trots THE Air
Her horse had stayed by her side for 25 years. Now it was time to let him go
10 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
The Bank Robber on the Bicycle
Tom Justice chased Olympic gold on his bike. Then he used it as a getaway vehicle
10+ min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
THE EVER BELOVED MR BOND
In conversation with the grand old man of Indian storytelling
10+ min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest India
Bring Back The Handkerchief!
I have used a pocket-handkerchief all my life—and was ridiculed for it. Now, my habit has found its moment
4 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
COVID 2.0: What You Need to Know
One year into the pandemic, we’ve learnt a lot about the coronavirus, but new questions have emerged. Here are answers to some of the more pressing ones
5 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
“Ok. We like her. We accept the match”
2 min |