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Taking Care of You ... All of You

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health
Photo Courtesy: Vadhera Gallery, Delhi
Culturescape

Obeshwar by A. Ramachandran, 2022

Oil on canvas, 78 x 192 inches

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The Hidden Costs of Care

Behind every hospital invoice lies a maze of exclusions, add-ons, and loosely regulated fees that is fuelling healthcare inflation across India

Illustration by Tom Newsom
Features

Our Best Worst Christmas Idea Ever ...

... had four legs and a wagging tail—a puppy!

The red table-top marking on the NH-45 stretch slows down traffic to prevent animal-vehicle collisions. Photo: @NHAI_Official
True Stories

Good News: A Road Safe for Wildlife, Care during Care, and More

Heartwarming, world-shaking, awe-inspiring and straight-up happy-making reasons to smile

Illustration by Siddhant Jumde
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Left Behind in a Right-Handed World

Excuse the elbow, I'm a leftie you see ...

Sonam Wangchuk’s life inspired one of the most popular characters in recent Bollywood history.
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Extraordinary Indians: Sonam Wangchuk's Mission to Reimagine Schools, Water, and Work in the Himalayas

Through SECMOL and the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, he is creating self-sustaining models for education and climate resilience.

Photo: Sharmi Roy
Features

Anuradha Roy: A Home Less Ordinary

With honesty, humour and literary grace, Anuradha Roy’s new memoir Called by the Hills traces her shift to the hills of Ranikhet, replacing the dream of pastoral bliss with something tougher, truer, and more deeply earned

Illustration: Shutterstock
True Stories

I Am My Mother's Older Brother

As the onset of dementia reshapes their world, a daughter becomes her mother’s carer and keeper while navigating grief, duty, and unwavering love

The Angel of Indian Rocks
True Stories

The Angel of Indian Rocks

A once-in-a-lifetime flood didn’t stop a man on a paddleboard from rescuing his neighbours

Holiday Magic: The Christmas Tree Mystery
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Holiday Magic: The Christmas Tree Mystery

Who decorated the big pine along a remote stretch of Montana highway?

The Truth about Workplace 'Families'
Better Living

The Truth about Workplace 'Families'

How to navigate workplaces where warm, embracing, and familial language disguises power, hierarchy and unsafe dynamics

Extraordinary Indians: Nipun Malhotra's Fight for the Right to be Ordinary
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Extraordinary Indians: Nipun Malhotra's Fight for the Right to be Ordinary

The 38-year-old activist advocates for systemic inclusion of those with disabilities and special needs.

Tipriti Kharbangar: She Carried Home the Blues
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Tipriti Kharbangar: She Carried Home the Blues

Powerhouse singer Tipriti Kharbangar discusses music, identity, and why her roots matter now more than ever.