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ME & MY SHELF - Dharini Bhaskar's Favourite Reads
Mumbai-born Dharini Bhaskar was formerly the editorial director of Simon & Schuster India. Her debut novel These, Our Bodies, Possessed by Light (2019) has been shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize for Literature and the Valley of Words Book Awards, 2020.
Rage by Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster India
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ME & MY SHELF - The Cairo Trilogy
Author-journalist, film-maker and founder of the Draco Books publishing company, Janaki Lenin specializes in writing about wildlife and conservation practices in India. She is the author of My Husband and Other Animals, A King Cobra’s Summer and her latest, Every Creature Has A Story.
7 Heart Numbers You Should Know
These measurements offer important clues to health risks you may face
How To Get A Healthy Home
Most of us have spent more time at home recently than we ever imagined possible. Maybe you took the opportunity to clean, or maybe you plan to do it ... tomorrow. These tips can help make your domicile better for your body and your mind.
7 Diabetes Symptoms Every Man Must Know
Warning signs men should not ignore
THE SMOKE JUMPERS
When wildfires break out, this elite team parachutes into dangerous places to fight them
The Kindness of Strangers
RD readers share their experiences of random acts of benevolence and decency from the most unexpected saviours
The Arrow That Saved My Life—Twice
After a freak backyard accident almost kills her, a Texas woman is taken on a miraculous medical journey
The Hairbrush
My Mum had wanted Dad to find new love. I was the one having trouble with it
SCAMMED
Even the most savvy among us can be duped. I learnt that harsh lesson myself when an urgent and heartfelt plea arrived in my inbox
The Woman Who Studies Women
Reader’s Digest meets Vidya Balan, award-winning actor, producer, inveterate observer and author of her own unique life story
Bitten by the Acting Bug
Having made her mark in the world of fashion, designer Masaba Gupta breaks new ground with a self-titled online series
ME & MY SHELF: Benyamin's Top-10 Reads
Benyamin is an Indian novelist and writer of short stories in Malayalam. His 2008 book Goat Days won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Another novel Jasmine Days was awarded the JCB Prize for Literature and the Crossword Book Award (both in 2018). His latest works include Al Arabian Novel Factory and Body and Blood.
Books - Spirit of Cricket: Reflections on Play and Life by Mike Brearley, Hachette India
Ex-cricketer Mike Brearley reflects on the importance of the rules and the spirit of ‘justice’ in the game of cricket in his latest book.
21 Health Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
21 Health Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
THE FIGHT TO SAVE A MOUNTAIN
A former Air Force pilot and tea planter describes why, at 77, he is still ready to fight to protect the Himalayan landscape he calls home
The Versatile Mr Grover
An accomplished stand-up comedian, Varun Grover is an adept screenwriter, lyricist, and now author, as well
MAKING DO TO SURVIVE
Famine, floods, poverty and now a pandemic— Indians have faced it all. So what keeps us going? Often, it’s a clever little thing called jugaad
Children of Destiny
Once a victim of child labour, Neeraj Murmu now leads other disadvantaged kids out of the trap of exploitation and poverty
The Things We Leave Behind
After my grandmother’s death, we found drawers filled with knick-knacks her pilot son would bring her. Is it our anxiety to not forget and not be forgotten that makes us collect things?
The Great Indian Jugaad
INDIANS ARE NO STRANGERS to hardship but the current coronavirus pandemic has surely tested the limits of desi homegrown cleverness. Here we feature some of the ways in which the Indian jugaadu came through against COVID-19.
Miracle in Mid-Air
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of the most daring feats in aeronautical history
Lessons for India's Democracy
On 25 November 1949, the principal architect of the Indian constitution Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar addressed India’s Constituent Assembly for the last time, the day before the Constitution was adopted. Here is an excerpt from the speech.
Five Lessons in Harmony
What choir singing taught me about life, fellowship and happiness
Me & My Shelf
Manjula Padmanabhan is an author, playwright, artist and cartoonist. She won the 1997 Onassis Award for Theatre, in Greece, for her play Harvest. Her comic strip Sukiyaki appears in Chennai’s BusinessLine. Her books include The Island of Lost Girls and two collections of plays, Blood And Laughter and Laughter And Blood.
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Shaheen Bagh and the Idea of India, edited by Seema Mustafa, Speaking Tiger Books
What Goes In Must Come Out
Healthy bowel movements mean a healthy you. Here's how to avoid or fix problems
An Insurance Cover For Covid-19
With the pandemic still raging, there are new guidelines in health insurance to keep you and your family covered
Rules of the Job Game: Learn and Upskill
In a changing job market, adapt by building skills the marketplace needs—don’t wait for another similar role