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It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
“It was my father before my marriage and now my husband, they have the same habit.”
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January 2022
Reader's Digest India
RETELLING THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD
In Eden, mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik, reinterprets Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore through an Indian lens. He tells us how he strikes a balance between the intimate and the panoramic in his writing
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January 2022
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Books
Book Review
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January 2022
Reader's Digest India
More Than Winter-Dry Skin
Eczema and psoriasis flare up this time of year. Here’s what you need to know
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December 2021
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Book Of Recipes That Will Change Your Kitchen, And, Possibly, Your Life!
Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee’s book of recipes will change your kitchen, and, possibly, your life
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December 2021
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Can This Digital Wild West Be Controlled, And More Importantly, Should It Be?
With over 500 million users, it’s a frenetic arena: emergency help pleas and political debates jostle for space with cat videos, fake news and threats of violence. Can this digital Wild West be controlled, and more importantly, should it be?
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December 2021
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Does This Dog Know Whether You Have Cancer?
The canine nose is a marvel of nature. Science believes that a computerized model will save millions of lives
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December 2021
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ME & MY SHELF
In her recent book, Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence, Harvard-trained economist Shrayana Bhattacharya uses the lens of fandom to show how India neglects women and their desires.
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December 2021
Reader's Digest India
A Season of Sweetness & Joy
A wish list that found its way to ‘Santa’. An unlikely Christmas far from home. A community that brightened a grief-stricken home. If you need a little extra warmth this year, these wonderful stories will do the trick.
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December 2021
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Bye-Bye, 2021
Two years ago, before The Time of the Virus, my husband and I spent a wonderful New Year’s Eve ringing in 2020. We drank prosecco and played charades with good friends at their country house surrounded by sparkling snow. Our two kids were off at parties with dozens of their friends, as one would expect from young adults.
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December 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
Under Something of a Cloud: The Best Travel Writing of Dom Moraes, Speaking Tiger
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December 2021
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DRAMA IN REAL LIFE THE BOYS IN THE CAVE
For the soccer team trapped deep in a Thailand cave, rescue seemed impossible
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December 2021
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The Dark Web Demystified
13 THINGS
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December 2021
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STRENGTH AND SENSIBILITY
In her new novel, The Blind Matriarch, author and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Namita Gokhale speaks of the resilience women and families have shown during the pandemic and the renewed importance of pluck and perseverance
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December 2021
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Up In LIGHTS
A community puts on a dazzling display of support for a grieving family
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December 2021
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Awesome Tips For Getting Back Into Social Shape
How to navigate friends, family and social outings in a vaccinated world
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November 2021
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Brain Games That Really Work
Researchers know more than ever about how puzzles and twisters keep your mind sharp (Hint: Start with games that are tough!)
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November 2021
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How You Can Control Or Even Reverse This Diabetes
Striking new studies show how you can control or even reverse this common disease
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November 2021
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Covid-19 And The Road Ahead
The long-awaited victory may be closer at hand than ever
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November 2021
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THE WOMAN WHO WRESTLED A COUGAR
Her mind racing, Larrane Leech leapt on to the cat, hoping against hope she could protect the children
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November 2021
Reader's Digest India
BORN THIS WAY
A glimpse into a transwoman’s resilient life, both synchronously coveted and singled out
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November 2021
Reader's Digest India
Appealing to Our Better Nature
Amitav Ghosh’s novels— The Shadow Lines, The Glass Palace, the Ibis trilogy—were always things of delight. We savoured his prose while losing ourselves in the expanse of the worlds he had imagined.
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November 2021
Reader's Digest India
ME & MY SHELF
Rahul Raina is the author of How to Kidnap The Rich. He divides his time between Oxford, England, where he runs his own consultancy, and Delhi, where in the down season, he teaches English and works for charities for disadvantaged children..
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November 2021
Reader's Digest India
Books
Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh India’s Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence
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November 2021
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The Benefits of Cuddling
Touch is actually good for us
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October 2021
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ME & MY SHELF
After moving to England in the 1960s, Farrukh Dhondy seemingly did everything. He worked as a writer, teacher, a journalist and a commissioning editor for Channel 4. His recently released memoir, Fragments Against My Ruin, records the highlights of a very full life.
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October 2021
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LET'S GO FOR A WALK
I discovered that this gentle activity supports healing for both body and soul
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October 2021
Reader's Digest India
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
FREQUENT INTERNET USE: NOT ALWAYS BAD
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October 2021
Reader's Digest India
MY PENNILESS JOURNEY
In 1998 I decided to walk 805 km across England and into Scotland with no money. Would I be shown enough hospitality to keep going?
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October 2021
Reader's Digest India
EACH ONE A CHAMPION
India’s para-athletes made history in Tokyo, but the story of how they got there is a true lesson in grit
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