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GO WITH THE FLOW
Reader's Digest India

GO WITH THE FLOW

How little acts of spontaneity can make your day

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June 2021
THEY GIVE US HOPE
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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

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June 2021
We Will Study!
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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

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June 2021
UNDERWATER NIGHTMARE
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UNDERWATER NIGHTMARE

It seemed impossible that anyone could be left alive. But an inner voice kept telling Nico that there was hope

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June 2021
He Trots THE Air
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He Trots THE Air

Her horse had stayed by her side for 25 years. Now it was time to let him go

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June 2021
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The Bank Robber on the Bicycle

Tom Justice chased Olympic gold on his bike. Then he used it as a getaway vehicle

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June 2021
THE EVER BELOVED MR BOND
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THE EVER BELOVED MR BOND

In conversation with the grand old man of Indian storytelling

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June 2021
Bring Back The Handkerchief!
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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

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May 2021
COVID 2.0: What You Need to Know
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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

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May 2021
It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
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It Happens ONLY IN INDIA

“Ok. We like her. We accept the match”

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May 2021
DON'T GO INTO THE VOLCANO
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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

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May 2021
“LET US MEET ON THE BRIDGE”
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“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

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May 2021
If Not Now, When?
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If Not Now, When?

As the country and its healthcare infrastructure reels from its biggest public-health crisis, what can we do?

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May 2021
MAKING ARISTOTLE YOUR LIFE COACH
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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.

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May 2021
DYNAMIC DUOS
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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

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May 2021
A Tool for COVID-safety
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A Tool for COVID-safety

GOOD NEWS for a Better Planet

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May 2021
ME & MY SHELF
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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.

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May 2021
Books
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Books

Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020 by Salman Rushdie, Penguin Hamish Hamilton

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May 2021
How To Eat Better For The Planet
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How To Eat Better For The Planet

You’re environmentally conscious—and hungry. Here are answers to all your eco-friendly food questions

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April 2021
He Created an Eye Saving App
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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.

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April 2021
The Costs of Narrow Nationalism
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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.

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April 2021
The Old Man Versus the Mountain
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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

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April 2021
HOW TO LIVE 100 AND LOVE IT!
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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.

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April 2021
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Nothing to Sneeze At

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

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April 2021
Life After Death
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Life After Death

By sacrificing restraint for sentimentality, Pagglait squanders its promise

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April 2021
He Fixed His Own Heart
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He Fixed His Own Heart

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

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April 2021
Can I Become Funnier?
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Can I Become Funnier?

We ask comedian Deborah Kimmett

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April 2021
GOSPEL TRUTHS
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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

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April 2021
Two Words to Avoid, Two to Remember
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Two Words to Avoid, Two to Remember

A thumbnail lesson in how to bypass the roadblock of regret

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March 2021
THE YEAR I Won THE WAR Against Cigarettes
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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

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March 2021