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A Helping Hand

By writing exams for persons with disabilities, one woman hopes to help them realize their dreams

Cold-Water Cure

A chilly practice has some promising health benefits

Are We Looking At Addiction All Wrong?

We ask author and psychiatrist Dr Anirudh Kala

Books

Shadows At Noon by Joya Chatterji, Vintage

Finding Freedom

This detective story, set in pre-Independence India, combines a fastpaced plot with reflections on what freedom means for individuals

WAKE UP WITHOUT COFFEE?

Do you blame your coffee habit on a biological incompatibility with mornings? It turns out that being an early riser isn’t genetic, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications

The Dog-Park Trading Post

DOWN AT MY local dog park, the scene is one of constant frivolity

Pass It On

In the best mentoring relationships, everybody learns

THE BLIND WOMEN DETECTING CANCER

HEALTHCARE According to a 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey report, less than one per cent of Indian women have ever undergone breast-cancer screening

Rachel's Winning Ticket

She won the lottery and used her good fortune to help those in need

E-Waste to Eco-Art

Ever wondered where your defunct headphones go after you throw them away? Parts of at least some of them could end up in one Bengaluru artist’s creations

Swiss Miss Marple

A husband with a whip in his car. A con man eyeing an elderly woman's wealth. It's all in a day's work for Louisa Erismann, private detective

MY LUCKY BAMBOO

If the plant could thrive, maybe I could too, even with cancer

Talking to Siri

How my son found his soulmate

A Dream of HEALTH for All

Innovative civil society initiatives that have enabled health care to reach the last mile

Local Colour

Be it plains, mountains, rivers or sky, our little planet never ceases to amaze

Rise Above Pain

THE REMEDIES AND STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP YOU ENJOY LIFE AGAIN

Back to Poker Table

Men don't make friends as easily as women do, and the pandemic didn't exactly help. I'm glad to return to my dates with mates

Let's Be Friends

How to make lasting connections that lift you up

How To Live Life More Fully

Happiness experts and palliative-care doctors share their strategies

13 Things - A Bouquet Of Facts About Flowers

1 According to the ‘language of flowers,’ known as floriography, each month can be symbolized by a flower. June has the rose, symbolizing affection, and the honeysuckle, which represents devotion in love.

At the Heart of Every Home

Innovative ideas for kitchens that enjoy pride of place

Good Vibes Grow on Trees

Science shows that our plants take care of us too

To Do or Not To Do

Why we procrastinate and how to stop

GOOD NEWS ABOUT HOUSEWORK

A 2021 STUDY from Singapore found that people who do housework are fitter than those who don't. Tackling 'high intensity' tasks such as cleaning windows helps improve physical health and mental faculties, especially among the elderly.

Made in Afghanistan

Nasrat Khalid turned his artisan website into a grassroots disaster-relief organization

Hunting with Dolphins

An extraordinary encounter reveals how environmental neglect endangers more than just our non-human neighbours

A Life in Books

A daughter learns how stories have shaped her world

A WILD RIDE IN PATAGONIA

My unforgettable horseback trip in Argentina put me on top of the world

The Memories Remain

A revered storyteller reflects on how the power to remember builds, shapes, and even rescues, who we are