The Storm-Proof Homes in the Sundarbans That Survived Every Cyclone Since Amphan
A non-profit and a team of architects are turning to local materials, traditional wisdom and community collaboration to rethink what climate resilience could look like in one of India’s most vulnerable regions.
How Colonial India Was Photographed, Classified and 'Typecast'
Through rare ethnographic photographs, the DAG exhibition Typecasting: Photographing the Peoples of India 1855–1920, examines how the British colonial project turned India’s immense diversity into rigid visual 'types'—and why those images continue to resonate today.
How Camels, Boats and Bullock Carts Are Bringing Books to Rural India
From camel caravans in Rajasthan to floating libraries in Uttar Pradesh, the India Gets Reading campaign is finding inventive ways to nurture a love for reading among children in some of India’s most remote communities.
A Sitcom Writer's (Reluctant) Trip to the Titanic
In 2023, the submersible Titan imploded on its way to view the famous sunken ocean liner. A year earlier, our author—a sitcom writer—took the same trip. Here’s what he saw
Good News: Sustainability on Track, A Sisterhood in the Wild, and More
Heartwarming, world-shaking, awe-inspiring and straight-up happy making reasons to smile
The Case for Curiosity
Two trivia enthusiasts explore how wonder fades with age—and why asking questions might be the key to finding it again
The Strange Mathematics of Speaking Six Languages
A language lover gets put through the paces.
Narayani Basu's 10 Favourite Books of all Time
Historian and foreign policy analyst, Narayani Basu is the author of the critically acclaimed biography V. P. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India (2020) and Allegiance: Azaadi and the End of Empire (2022). Her most recent release is A Man For All Seasons: The Life Of K. M. Panikkar.
The Cult of Amitabh, A Glimpse into the Making of an Indian Icon
An early-career profile of the India’s most beloved and enduring film actor whose following still verges on the incredible. From RD's April 1981 edition
Good News: Stepwell Revivals, The World is Smoking Less, and More
Heartwarming, world-shaking, awe-inspiring and straight-up happy-making reasons to smile
Adrift On An Endless Sea
When the current swept Nathan and Kim Maker far from their dive boat, all they had was each other.
Syros: Greece's Gift to the World
The Aegean island is eager to welcome visitors—but on its own terms.
Old Ben Franklin and His Miserable Maxims
This delightful—and virtually unknown—spoof was written by one of America’s greatest humorists. Can you guess who?
The Cat Who brought a Community Together
How one friendly feline turned a street of strangers into a family