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Reader’s Digest India • VOL. 63 NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2022
HUMOUR in UNIFORM
OVER TO YOU • NOTES ON THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE
SEE THE WORLD … … DIFFERENTLY
The Many Lives of Dabba • My mother used recycled yoghurt containers to share food—and love. Now I do the same
AS KIDS SEE IT • “Honey, do you think you could try being a little less overprotective?”
No Child Left Behind • Built to bridge the learning divide worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, this e-learning resource is an effective, inclusive option for all children
YOUR TRUE STORIES in 100 Words
What I’m Currently Reading • Classics? Self-help books? Not for this Reader’s Digest editor
It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
POINTS TO PONDER
A Diabetes Cure • New research shows that some people can reverse what used to be a lifelong curse
Rewire Your Brain • Cognitive behavioural therapy can be as effective as meds for treating depression
World Cup Goaaaaals!
All in a Day’s WORK
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
Brilliant Breakthroughs • Our rundown of 15 amazing scientific discoveries and innovations made this year
BUILD A Better Brain • New research has found that to boost memory and stay sharp, it makes sense to stick to the basics
The Amazing Science of Instant Savants • In rare cases, traumatic head injuries unleash remarkable creative talents in the victims. Is there a genius lurking in each of us?
LIFE’S Like That
SO YOU’VE HAD IT ROUGH? GOOD! • HOW WE APPROACH HARDSHIP COULD TELL US HOW LONG WE’LL LIVE
A Hundred Visions and Revisions
The Day at the Beach • How a wise and understanding doctor’s ‘prescription’ helped me regain my sense of purpose
THE Double Triple • A triple transplant—heart, liver, kidney—is among the rarest of medical procedures. In one 48-hour stretch, a team of doctors performed two back-to-back
ANOTHER STRANGE AND SUBLIME ADDRESS • In Sojourn, Amit Chaudhuri’s latest novel, an Indian academic arrives in Berlin as a visiting professor. With time, he merges with the city, loses his sense of self, flits between the past and present, creating a haunting reading experience. The author speaks to Reader’s Digest about his book, history, music and his attitude towards the teaching of creative writing.
LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine
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Films
Books • The Last Heroes: Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom by P. Sainath, Penguin Viking
STUDIO • Hospital, 2021
Dead Man Talking • Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida was awarded the Booker for a reason. It’s unputdownable
ME & MY SHELFA • V. Sudarshan’s earlier non-fiction titles—Adrift and Abduction—told us gritty tales of survival and escape. The journalist’s two new books—Dead End: The Minister, the CBI and the Murder that Wasn’t and Tuticorin: Adventure in Tamil Nadu’s Crime Capital—are both just as action-packed.
BRAIN TEASERS
SUDOKU
WORD POWER • Alert the (social) media! This issue, we’re testing your knowledge of tech terms....