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Conversations with a Chatbot

While chatbots—computer programmes that simulate human conversation through text or voice interactions—can be a boon for businesses, they’re often frustrating and cumbersome for customers who just want someone to fix a problem.

Aren't I Allowed to Complain?

“THE SIGHING AND the groaning only makes it worse,” says Jocasta, referring to the sounds I make while hopping out of bed in the morning.

A Clean Sweep

How a simple two-pit toilet system changed the landscape of household sanitation and the fates of manual scavengers nationwide

The Key To Happiness

It lies in learning of the different ways in which we can rise and live anew even as we keep falling

Is Intuitive Eating Better Than A Conventional Diet?

Is this approach better than a conventional diet?

Colours and Camaraderie

Happiness delivery: The Art Sanctuary treasures young persons with intellectual disabilities, crafting with care artists, photographers, filmmakers and sculptors out of an abundance of natural talent

Mad about Children

Happiness delivery: Founded by Jithin Nedumala when he was just 20, Make a Difference has helped hundreds of orphaned children break free of the cycle of poverty

Sunshine Village

Happiness delivery: Modhera in Gujarat has become a net-renewable energy generator, setting an extraordinary example for sustainable living

A Shade Better

Happiness delivery: Forest First has not only helped restore native plant species in the Western Ghats but has also improved the lives of local communities

Battling the Black Scourge

Happiness delivery: A victim of kala azar black fever) in her pre-teens, Pinki has taken it upon herself to create awareness about the dreaded disease in her home district, Deoria, in UP

Nurturing the Next Generation

Happiness delivery: Born out of the tragic infant deaths in Kota in 2019, Suposhit Maa Abhiyan provides specially curated nutrition kits and regular medical check-ups to underweight expectant mothers and ensures their children get a healthy start in life

Helping Hand on the Sundarbans

Happiness delivery: Baikunthapur Tarun Sangha helps people in the Sundarbans’ remote coastal villages battle grim lives by taking care of their basic needs

A Cut Above the Rest

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is a rare bigticket sequel that hits all the right notes

Finding Light Amidst Shadows

Author Nilanjana Roy speaks with Reader’s Digest about writing Black River, her latest literary thriller, and facing the darkness of man with compassion and vulnerability

SKY RUNNER

How pure resilience helped this young man from Morocco scramble his way to victory-in both sport and in life

A Species In the Pink

Despite pressure from development, flamingos are thriving on the shores of one of India's most populous cities, with a little help from its locals

The Many Gifts of Chandralekha

Remembering a master of movement, architect of modern Indian dance and a friend to all she met

UNDER SIEGE

Two years ago, rioters stormed the US Capitol in a bid to overturn election results after Donald Trump lost. This is the story of the people who protected it

Art is... a Matter of Perspective

A harmless sidewalk or is there more to the story? These 3D street artists see beyond the asphalt

Speaking Tongues

Native languages carry within them a vision of the world we inherit. But can one get to the heart of dreams without one?

Only Good News

Start the new year right with our list of heartwarming, awe-inspiring and straight-up happy-making reasons to smile, from around the world

The Secret Of Grandparenting

WHEN A GRANDCHILD comes along, especially for the first time, it's important to have the right help. In our case, it's a lovely young couple who seem absolutely perfect when it comes to bringing up our grandson.

It Happens ONLY IN INDIA

An Inside Job, A Ruff Day and Three's Company

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

Symptoms of Long COVID, Prevent Kidney Stones and Your Brain on Junk Food

Going Goblin

It was the year of the slow slide back into our chaotic public lives; of a ceaseless pandemic's third year, and also one in which a world war seemed imminent. There was but one word to describe how many of us were doing in 2022: 'goblin mode!

Does my Baby Know I'm Reading to Her?

We asked certified infant and child sleep specialist, Himani Dalmia, for answers

All Talk

How to quiet your inner critics

A Few Kind Words

A passerby convinces a distraught woman not to end it all

The Spirit Of Christmas Cake

An annual baking tradition that heralded the season of cheer and year-end magic

The Truth About The Man In Red

Losing Santa didn't have to mean losing Christmas