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When Suhani Gupta and her sister spot more than seven stars from their balcony in Gurugram, they have a reason to celebrate. They step outside, open...
This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional...
A money plant is one of the easiest houseplants to grow. It can grow in a glass jar of water, adding a touch of green to a windowsill, desk, or living...
A farmer can prepare the land, choose the right seeds and spend months tending to a crop. But there is one thing no amount of hard work can guarantee:...
Imagine reaching a mountain camp 16,000 feet above sea level, only to realise that your period has started and you have no sanitary pads. There is no...
“I understood that no dish is difficult to make if you are genuinely interested and really want to cook it from your heart.” For 20-year-old...
In parts of Tamil Nadu, Diwali comes with an unusual rule: leave the firecrackers out. The reason hangs upside down in the trees. Hundreds of bats...
For nearly three decades, Rajasthan’s Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary had no documented successful tiger breeding. Tigers passed through its forests,...
In the cold, high-altitude region of Leh in Ladakh, land once considered barren is now producing one of the world’s most expensive spices. Saffron...
In Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, the garbage on the roadside was difficult to miss. What was easier to do was walk past it. Manvi Rawat and Anshika...
In November 2022, when Bharat Sisodia and his team reached a site in Ahmedabad, they found a century-old peepal tree that had already been cut down....
This story is part of The Better India’s new wildlife series, Species in Focus: 52 species. 52 stories. 52 reasons to protect India’s wildlife....
For the children gathered around her, a patch of sand becomes their first writing book, and their fingers become pencils. At 85, Indira Amma from...
On the night of the Deepdan (a traditional offering of a lighted lamp), Kamlesh Malaiya stood on the new riverfront in Nakatuwa and looked at...
For generations, a story about two tigers has travelled through Gond households in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha landscape. They were called Ram and...
A garden in the middle of a city can be more than a patch of green. Look closely, and you might spot a butterfly moving between flowers, bees hovering...
“We didn’t know if we had enough money to complete the journey. We did not even know what we would do when we came back. But we knew that if we...
This article has been published in partnership with India Mental Health Alliance. Aparna Piramal Raje is a writer, columnist, bestselling author, and...
After sugarcane is crushed for its juice, a fibrous residue called bagasse is left behind. At sugar mills, heaps of this material can be seen awaiting...
At the heart of South Delhi, in a quaint park, as the sun begins to set and the winter breeze gradually sets in, three young neurodivergent artists,...
This article has been published in partnership with SBI Life Insurance. SBI Life Insurance believes in liberating individuals to pursue their...
This story is part of “India Invented This?” — The Better India’s weekly trivia series that uncovers the Indian minds, ideas and innovations...
“Education can become a burden when a family has limited resources.” For Paturi Namratha Siri, a student from Yernagudem village in Andhra...
“How much did everyone else score?” For many teenagers, this question matters almost as much as their own marks. A friend has scored 95, a...
On a polluted day, the air can look like a grey haze hanging over a city, obscuring buildings and making every breath feel heavier. But what if some...
Imagine having to walk more than a kilometre every time you need to bring home drinking water. On a hot summer day, even filling a few pots can mean a...
A healthy garden does not always require expensive pots, planters, or gardening equipment. Some of the things that can help plants grow may already be...
What makes a museum worth travelling across the world for? In Patna, Bihar Museum has made a strong case for itself. It has been ranked ninth among...
Somewhere between Delhi and Kashmir, a two-and-a-half-year-old found herself waiting for tunnels to appear, pointing out sheep and monkeys by the...
Imagine a dozen people asked to write down what flats in the same apartment block are worth, and each gives a different figure. That is roughly what...
A 100th birthday usually calls for cake and candles, yet P Balasubramanian Menon, a lawyer from northern Kerala’s Palakkad district, received...
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