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Nishtha KawraniThe Better India |
Summer vacations, once upon a time, didn’t begin with a buzz in your pocket, they arrived slowly, almost unnoticed, like a long, golden afternoon...
On a humid afternoon in Mumbai’s Bhandup, the smell of rain still lingers in the air. The lanes are busy, children weave through traffic, and in a...
When Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story dropped in 2020, it didn’t just trend; it lingered. The background score became a ringtone staple, dialogues...
Imagine standing in the middle of a dense forest. You can hear leaves rustle, a distant alarm call echoes, and suddenly, a tiger walks past, close...
Maths and science have always felt like a maze for many of us. If you’ve ever flipped through Concepts of Physics, hoping to finally ‘get it’...
When we think about the beauty of mountains, we imagine snow-capped peaks, winding treks, and postcard-perfect views. What we often don’t picture is...
The afternoon sun doesn’t just shine in an Indian summer — it blazes overhead. Terrace floors burn, curtains trap heat, and ceiling fans whirl...
A soft mist hangs over the hills of Nagaland as the first light of day filters through dense forest canopies. Water trickles down the slopes,...
From the icy stretches of the Himalayas to sunburnt grasslands and dense tropical forests, India’s landscapes are as diverse as they are alive. This...
Summer holidays with kids often begin with a dreamy plan — sunny destinations, happy photos, a break from routine. But somewhere between packing the...
Look around you for a moment.The sky is blue. The ocean looks blue.But when it comes to living things, that colour almost disappears. Very few plants...
Across India’s hinterland, far from boardrooms and venture capital buzzwords, a quiet revolution is unfolding — led by women who are building...
When we think about solar energy, most of us picture large solar farms or panels on rooftops. But that’s the beauty of innovation: it can turn...
The morning light stretches gently across the still waters, broken only by the quiet rhythm of a sail cutting through. A 15-year-old girl leans into...
As the first rays of sunlight fall on the thick sal forests of Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, the jungle slowly comes alive. Birds call out from...
Parents rarely compromise when it comes to their children. From the food they eat to the clothes they wear, every choice is made with care. But...
At 9 am in New Delhi, 28-year-old Rakesh Chitkela adjusts his formal shirt, gathers his notes, and prepares to leave for work at the Ministry of...
For many, the journey to finding one’s identity is long, uncertain, and often invisible. Years pass in quiet effort, in showing up without...
The whir of a 3D printer blends with the sharp hum of a laser cutter. In one corner, a group of first-year students huddle over a circuit board,...
Stories have the power to outlive the moment they are told in. Long after the lights dim and the credits roll, it is often the words, the quiet,...
As global tensions continue to disrupt energy supply chains, the ripple effects are being felt closer home. The ongoing war-driven volatility in fuel...
In many parts of India, education remains out of reach, especially where poverty, distance, and social barriers collide. For women in such regions,...
Art is not always made of marble, canvas, or permanence. Sometimes, it is made of something as fleeting as sand. It begins as a feeling — soft,...
When we think of farming, we think of vast lands, muddy hands, tractors cutting through fields, and seasons dictating everything, from sowing to...
For most engineering students, final-year projects often stay confined to classrooms or lab submissions. But for one student from Mohan Babu...
When summer arrives in India, it doesn’t just bring soaring temperatures — it brings streets alive with colour, rhythm, and centuries-old...
By early afternoon in peak summer, many homes begin to feel like furnaces. The ceiling radiates heat, fans whirl at full speed, and yet the air feels...
In a sunlit corner of her Bengaluru home, 15-year-old Manya Harsha sits bent over a sieve, her hands steady as she presses onion peels into textured...
There’s a very specific feeling that arrives every April. It sits somewhere between excitement and dread, the ‘Sunday night feeling,’ but...
Not all strength is loud or visible at first glance. Sometimes, it reveals itself in the quiet decision to keep going — to rebuild, to return, and...
Sometimes, it takes just one line of music to stay with you long after the song ends. Not because it is loud or dramatic, but because it feels real,...
On a warm afternoon in Gunawad village in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, a group of women sit in a circle beneath the shade of a neem tree,...
At a time when many young Indians are moving away from traditional careers, an unexpected shift is taking root inside agricultural classrooms. Across...
There’s something undeniably magical about children — their laughter, boundless curiosity, and the way their innocent questions leave adults...
We all look forward to weekends, a pause from the week’s rush, often filled with plans of eating out, catching a movie, or simply spending time with...
At first light, the forests around Singchung should have been alive with sound — the rustle of leaves, the chatter of birds, the distant movement of...
It’s early morning at the Rajarambapu Institute of Technology campus in Sangli, Maharashtra. The corridors are still waking up, but inside a...
Think about the last argument you overheard — on the street, at home, or even in a movie. Chances are, it involved casual, family-targeting slurs....
At first glance, it feels like you’ve stepped into a painting — one that breathes, evolves, and quietly tells stories with every brushstroke. Just...
Every year on April 1, the internet floods with pranks, fake announcements, and “too good to be true” ideas. April Fool’s Day thrives on...
Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder, is not a limitation — it’s a different way of seeing and experiencing the world. Where some hear noise,...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming how we live and work — writing emails, generating art, and answering questions in seconds. But beyond...
The sun is still soft over the fields in rural Tamil Nadu. Two young women walk barefoot across the soil, their hands busy, their conversation easy....
On a quiet morning in Bihar’s Kalyanpur block, 66-year-old farmer Ajay Kumar Chaudhary scrolls through an app on his phone. The screen shows...
In 2014, with her husband critically injured and an eight-month-old in her arms, Archana had little time to think. She stepped out to work in other...
Every conservation story begins somewhere. Sometimes, it starts deep inside a forest and sometimes it begins in a classroom, with a question, a story,...
We live in a world where paying with a few taps feels second nature. From booking a cab to splitting a dinner bill, our phones have quietly taken over...
Summer arrives like a celebration you can see, smell, and taste. It isn’t just the rising heat — it’s the sudden burst of colour at fruit...
This article has been published in partnership with Tata Capital. For years, uncertainty shaped everyday life in Manganallur village, where farming...
At 9 am, when most of Mallikheda village is just settling into its day, Suman (49) unlocks her small banking outlet and switches on the lights — no...
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