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"SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED"

FLAT-PACK FURNITURE was once a small segment of the market. Those who were up for a challenge could visit IKEA and test their wits against the evil geniuses who wrote their instruction manuals.

ME & MY SHELF

Radhika lyengar is an award-winning journalist based in Mumbai, who writes on arts and culture, marginalized communities, history and gender. Her debut work of non-fiction is Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras, which has been shortlisted for KLF Non-fiction Book Award.

HEART & SEOUL

This bustling metropolis will woo you with its melting pot of futuristic architecture, ancient culture and natural beauty

Dr Elliott's Very Polite PREDATORS

New Zealand shark scientist Dr Riley Elliott is happiest when diving below the waves observing sharks, or lobbying for better understanding about the ocean's most maligned occupants

Keeping Hope Alive

Jane Goodall isn't slowing down in her mission to raise awareness about the planet's shrinking biodiversity

Love is Winter

Fairytale marriages do not exist. But is a lifelong commitment to show up for each other still possible?

SPEARED BY A MARLIN!

A fishing trip turned to terror for three friends when the huge fish leapt directly toward them

DEAR READERS...

To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Indian edition of Reader's Digest, editors of this legacy publication share their stories of what it was like at the helm of one of the world's most widely read magazines from 1954, until today

Over Rainbow

RD speaks to queer-rights activist Pawan Dhall, one of the most prominent names at the head of the rainbow wave in India since the 1990s

SIMMER DOWN

Eight compelling reasons your body wants you to dial back the stress in your life

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

Ingenious innovations that are making the world a better place

75 Easy Ways To Improve Your Life

Reader's Digest editors share their best no-effort tips to make the most of every day

Getting Old Is A Full-Time Job

“YOU'RE A CANDIDATE for glaucoma”, the optometrist told me the other day. ‘Candidate’ sounds rather grand, as if I’m in the running for a PhD. I wondered if, like a university degree, I could abandon my candidacy, but, alas, glaucoma apparently runs its own race.

10 Nutrition Myth's

Plus what health experts want you to know instead

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

NEWS ABOUT MEDICINES

RD RECOMMENDS

SAM BAHADUR, LIFT and EXPATS

LIVES IN THE BALANCE

REAL-LIFE STORIES BY A LEADING NEUROSURGEON

Braving the Depths

A glimpse into the lives of India's intrepid women seaweed divers

NIGHTMARE AT THE NIGHTCLUB

WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED, A COMBAT VETERAN'S LIFESAVING INSTINCTS KICKED IN

On Becoming A Flâneur

Cath Johnsen explores the romantic French notion that you don't really know a city until you've been lost in it...

Crowning Glory Conundrums

We wish it weren't, but hair is everything!

THE CURE NOT TAKEN

In the fight against cervical cancer, an easily available and affordable vaccine is the ultimate weapon. Why then are tens of thousands of Indian women still dying of this disease?

ONWARD AND UPWARD

We all hit headwinds on life's turbulent flight path. These readers navigated toward sunny skies

Young at Heart

Why do we feel younger than we actually are?

A Cup of Comfort

The delicious beginnings of a beloved winter tradition: drinking hot chocolate

High-Flying Facts About Drones

13 THINGS - About Drones

Just Add Poles

Nordic walking is a boon for mobility and overall health

FIND YOUR NEW FAVORITE HOBBY

Have more fun. Learn new things. These aren't bad New Year's resolutions! Here's how to get started

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