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Reader's Digest India
DON'T GO INTO THE VOLCANO
A dream honeymoon hike to the rim of a jungle crater nds with a terrible fall. Now a young bride must get her severely injured husband medical care—by herself
10 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
“LET US MEET ON THE BRIDGE”
It broke the young couple’s heart that they had to give up their infant daughter to save her life. They never stopped loving her
10+ min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
If Not Now, When?
As the country and its healthcare infrastructure reels from its biggest public-health crisis, what can we do?
6 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
MAKING ARISTOTLE YOUR LIFE COACH
Happiness is both an aspiration and a commodity. For all the smartphones, cars, clothes and real estate our money can buy, we still yearn for our happy place, that somewhere beyond the rainbow.
10+ min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
DYNAMIC DUOS
Researchers are continually finding that certain foods deliver an even bigger health boost when consumed together. Make the most of these nutritious foods by teaming them up
5 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
A Tool for COVID-safety
GOOD NEWS for a Better Planet
3 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
Mumbai-based journalist and author Taran N. Khan has written for Guernica, Al Jazeera, The Caravan and Himal Southasian. Her debut book Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul won the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize.
3 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 by Salman Rushdie, Penguin Hamish Hamilton
1 min |
May 2021
Reader's Digest India
How To Eat Better For The Planet
You’re environmentally conscious—and hungry. Here are answers to all your eco-friendly food questions
5 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest India
He Created an Eye Saving App
Like almost every set of new parents, Bryan and Elizabeth Shaw started snapping pictures of their son, Noah, practically from the moment he was born.
2 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest India
The Costs of Narrow Nationalism
After taking charge in August 1947 as India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, began writing fortnightly letters to the chief ministers of the Indian Union. In these communiqués—at times persuasive, at others brimming with command—Nehru discusses the emerging blueprint for a young republic. Here is an edited excerpt of one such missive dated 20 September 1953.
3 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest India
The Old Man Versus the Mountain
It wasn’t the first time Bill McDonnell had blazed his own trail in the wilderness. But at 92, he had slowed a bit. And this time, he was really lost
10+ min |
April 2021
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
Life After Death
By sacrificing restraint for sentimentality, Pagglait squanders its promise
1 min |
April 2021
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
Can I Become Funnier?
We ask comedian Deborah Kimmett
3 min |
April 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Forever Dev
An interview with a Bollywood legend we lost a decade ago this year
10+ min |
March 2021
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
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 |