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About Shipwrecks

If you don’t want your ship to sink, you’d better break a bottle of champagne on it before launching.

Freaky Phobias

Just because it doesn’t make sense doesn’t make it any less scary

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

HOW SHUTTING UP FOR THREE MONTHS AND WALKING NEARLY 1,000 KILOMETRES TRANSFORMED MY LIFE

Taking on Goliath

How one man led a successful campaign that saved 4,45,000 acres of forests from 21 planned coal mines in India

HEARTS of STEEL

FOUR STORIES THAT PAINT A VIVID PICTURE OF BRAVERY, SACRIFICE, AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF WAR ON THE HUMAN SPIRIT

ME & MY SHELF

Chitra Divakaruni is the author of 23 books including The Forest of Enchantment, Mistress of Spices and Palace of Illusions. Her latest book is An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayan Murthy.

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Who's Getting Colon Cancer

With rates rising among younger people, testing should start sooner

25 Lessons That Last A Lifetime

Suggestions about life are a little like lottery tickets: You may collect a lot of them, but they rarely pay off. Yet if you are truly lucky, you receive a few words of wisdom that inspire you forever. That's called hitting the jackpot

A Symphony Of Irritation

In the 2022 film Tár, Cate Blanchett played a conductor who was affected by misophonia—an acute sensitivity to certain sounds. For Lydia Tár, Blanchett’s character, the clicking of a pen or the beat of a metronome was enough to drive her to distraction.

Is Poverty Alleviation Truly Possible?

We ask economist and Nobel laureate Esther Duflo

The Alpha Dog

To rescue lost animals, she climbs into places most of us avoid

Let's Say Yes!

What started out as a way to get my son to try new foods opened up a world of adventure for my family

Hey Dad, Can You Help Me Return the Picasso I Stole?

A painting went missing in 1969, then turned up at a museums doorstep. No one knew how or why—until now

Band of Survivors

Armed with his drum kit, a Holocaust survivor fights anti-Semitism one musical note at a time

A Race Well-Limped

A reluctant runner’s key to keeping high spirits? Low expectations

THE Beauty Queens OF AL DHAFRA

Welcome to Al Dhafra’s camel beauty pageant, where the competition is tough

Words from the Heartland

A letter can contain many things: an expression of warmth, consolation for a loved one’s absence, or perhaps a reminder of provinciality

DISASTER ON THE RIVER

__ Two canoeists struggle to keep themselves—and their friendship—afloat

Let's Dance!

It’s good for your body, soul and even your brain

Next Stop: Who Knows?

We wanted to do a once-in-a-lifetime trek in northern Laos. Just getting there became the adventure

ME & MY SHELF

Former director-general of the Delhi Policy Group, Radha Kumar is an academic, author and policy analyst. Her most recent book, The Republic Relearnt: Renewing Indian Democracy (1947-2024), explores the triumphs and the democratic decay of the Indian Republic.

The Journey Of The Kon-Tiki

Is it possible to cross the Pacific on a wooden raft? Natural scientist Thor Heyerdahl risks everything to prove it

Hot and (Un)bothered

Not that anyone in India needs to be reminded, but summer is here, and the collective energy dissipated by people complaining about the heat is making climate change even worse.

GOTCHA!

We asked for it: What’s the best prank you ever pulled?

Do More With Your Tech

You're undoubtedly missing out on cool features that can help make life easier, safer and even more fun

Why Water Workouts Work

Swimming and other aquatic exercises have special benefits

Surf's Up... Again

A Hawaiian helps victims of a devastating fire in the most Hawaiian way possible

HUMOUR in UNIFORM

I got sloppy with my shaving one morning and nicked my skin.

Leave the WILD Things Be

Wild animals have been made to serve a variety of human needs, including recreational ones. It’s up to everyday folk to decry the use of animals for entertainment