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ANOTHER STRANGE AND SUBLIME ADDRESS

In Sojourn, Amit Chaudhuri's latest novel, an Indian academic arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. With time, he merges with the city, loses his sense of self, flits between the past and present, creating a haunting reading experience. The author speaks to Reader's Digest about his book, history, music and his attitude towards the teaching of creative writing.

THE Double Triple

A triple transplant-heart, liver, kidney-is among the rarest of medical procedures. In one 48-hour stretch, a team of doctors performed two back-to-back

The Day at the Beach

How a wise and understanding doctor's 'prescription' helped me regain my sense of purpose

A Hundred Visions and Revisions

George Saunders says he can revise anything he has written, making it better, even if marginally. His confidence is not bluster. If Saunders writes the way he speaks with generosity, with attention-anything must be possible.

The Amazing Science of Instant Savants

In rare cases, traumatic head injuries unleash remarkable creative talents in the victims. Is there a genius lurking in each of us?

Brilliant Breakthroughs

Our rundown of 15 amazing scientific discoveries and innovations made this year

Ghostbusters: When Science Meets The Supernatural

While some dismiss it completely out of hand, others believe inexplicably in the spirit world. We ask the experts to weigh in

Immune System Supercharger

Vitamin D appears to help prevent many illnesses, including COVID

What's Your Weird Phobia?

It has always interested me what people are afraid of versus what they should be afraid of, such as complications from their diabetes.

Country's first biggest urban employment guarantee scheme starts in Rajasthan

Indira Gandhi Shehari Rojgar Yojana

My Dad and I, Rebuilt

Working on a home repair project with my father showed me I had more to learn about him than I thought

Swimming with Orcas

A plunge into forbidding waters off Norway leads to an extraordinary encounter

FRIENDS, INDEED

I had just gone through three big life changes within nine months: a divorce after 32 years of marriage, a move and receiving custody of my 22-month-old granddaughter.

OUT ON A LIMB

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST

LESSONS FROM A LOAF OF BREAD

FROM A QUIET UNDERSTANDING OF GOD

GOOD NEI GHBOURS

A heartwarming collection of stories about community and kindness

ME & MY SHELF

Co-founder of Aleph Book Company, David Davidar spends much time fussing over the quality of books. That exacting approach to words is reflected in his own novels. He has just edited A Case of Indian Marvels, an anthology of stories by young Indian writers. Here are some of his favourite books of fiction by international writers.

Way to One's Hurt

Darlings, a breezy comedy, captures the raw realities of domestic violence

Singing Mama's Song

Ritviz Srivastava was only 21 when he broke out as a musician with the viral track 'Udd Gaye' (2017). Five years later, he's a part of the soundtrack for the hit webseries Ms. Marvel. RD catches up with the songwriter, days before the release of his debut full-length album, Mimmi

Clean The Things You Never Do

We often ignore important things in our housework routine. But adding a task or two is easy

WE FOUND A FIX

HELP, HACKS AND HOW TO

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

MIND OVER MIGRAINE

Green Is Good

The surprising health benefits of gardening

What It's Like to Be in a Coma

The twilight zone between life and death is a mystery that doctors can solve

I’m a Hero Behind the Wheel

The automobile industry is spending billions on self-driving cars, just so we can sit in the back seat being chauffeured around, like some high-powered corporate executive. But what if we quite like driving?

The Trouble With Phil

My chubby feline needed to lose weight—if I could only convince him to try

MIRACLE IN THE BLIZZARD

The remarkable thing about the fiery crash was not that 28 people died, but that 54 lived

In Step with Her Self

From Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam to acting and activism, there is little that Mallika Sarabhai has not done in her celebrated and eventful career.

Music of the Heart

When I was young my father taught me flamenco guitar. Now I yearned to be part of that world again

YOU CALL THAT A COMPLIMENT?

A LITTLE PRAISE IS ALWAYS NICE-EXCEPT WHEN IT IS A TAD TOO HONEST!