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Niki Lauda's Duel with Death: The Incredible Comeback story of the Legendary Formula-1 Racer

The accident at Nürburgring should have meant the end of his racing career. Instead it was the beginning of this champion’s greatest triumph
Photograph courtesy of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
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Speechless City by Gulammohammed Sheikh

122 cm x 122 cm, Oil on Canvas, 1975

illustrations by Kate Traynor
Better Living

How to Celebrate 'Veganuary'

You’ve heard of Dry January. Now meet its plant-based cousin

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Of Paper Boats and Kayaks

A mother reflects on the passage of time via a kayaking lesson with her son

Photo by Emiko Franzen
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Make Small Changes, See Big Results

Who needs an overhaul? You can get healthier, happier, more fit, better rested...one little step at a time

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A Trail Of Spirits Through Japan

Exploring Japan’s Alpine wine regions reveal some hidden historical and cultural wonders

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Better Living

Because The Heart Has Room For All

How my blended family taught me that parenthood isn’t about who came first—it’s about who stays, cares and makes love feel endless

Illustration by Guy Shield
True Stories

Two Horrific Attacks, One Forever Love Story

He survived multiple shark bites. She was hit in the Boston Marathon bombing. Then they found each other

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To Mom with Gratitude

A Pakistani man writes a letter of love to the mother of his Indian donor upon completing 10 years as an organ recipient

Painting by former Chicago Tribune artist Gary Sheehan which recreates the scene in which Enrico Fermi and a small group of researchers observed the world’s first nuclear chain reaction as it became self-sustaining.
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The Day the Atomic Age Was Born

A dramatic eyewitness account of the world’s first nuclear chain reaction

Untitled Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi by Clare Leighton
Kavitha Rao's 10 Favourite Reads of All Time
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Kavitha Rao's 10 Favourite Reads of All Time

Kavitha Rao is a London-based journalist, former lawyer and author of four books. Her third book, Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s first Women in Medicine was a bestseller and long-listed for several awards. Her latest book is Spies, Lies and Allies: The Extraordinary Lives of Chatto and Roy (Westland).

Srinath Raghavan's 10 All-time Favourite Reads
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Srinath Raghavan's 10 All-time Favourite Reads

Srinath Raghavan is the author of several books on the history of modern South Asia, including most recently, Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India. He won the Infosys Prize for social sciences in 2015. He teaches at Ashoka University.

My Motorbike, My Freedom
True Stories

My Motorbike, My Freedom

There is a magic and solidarity that come with two-wheeled journeys

I Knew Those Wright Brothers Were Crazy!
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I Knew Those Wright Brothers Were Crazy!

A firsthand account from one of the first people to hear—and initially dismiss—the news of a breakthrough that heralded the dawn of a new era