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Nishtha KawraniThe Better India |
When Rashmi Pandey looks back at the early days of parenting her daughter Nandini, one habit stands out clearly: the phone had slowly become a way to...
There’s something magical about the arrival of litchis each summer. Their rosy-red shells peek out from fruit carts, kitchen bowls overflow with...
A pastel-coloured stroller stands folded behind a bedroom door. A box of tiny onesies sits untouched on the top shelf. Battery-operated toys that once...
For generations, millets were a familiar sight on Indian plates. Bajra rotis paired with garlic chutney in Rajasthan, ragi mudde in Karnataka, and...
The school courtyard is louder than usual. A group of teenagers stand in a semicircle, some holding hand-painted banners and others mid-dialogue in a...
Books have a unique way of changing lives. For some, they open doors to new worlds; for others, they become the spark for a lifelong mission. For...
This article has been published in partnership with Roche Pharma India. For around 2 lakh people in India, life with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a...
Layers of clay come together to tell a story. A musician playing a drum, a village procession, a traditional figure or a beloved folk hero – all...
On a warm afternoon in Balipur village, a group of women sits in a circle inside the Panchayat building. Some have come straight from the fields,...
At first glance, dragon fruit looks less like something you’d slice into a fruit bowl and more like a prop from a fantasy film — bright pink skin,...
Every winter, thick smoke from burning crop residue blankets parts of northern India. For many farmers, stubble left behind after harvest is often...
Every sporting milestone begins long before the medal, the record, or the applause. It starts with a young dreamer showing up day after day, believing...
On a long train journey from Delhi to Jaipur, Meera reaches into her bag and pulls out a small carton of milk for her son. They have been on the train...
On a quiet afternoon in Mumbai, two large drums sit on a terrace, filled with lemon peels, jaggery, and water. Nearby, the laughter of children floats...
Innovation has no finish line. Across India, people are constantly finding unexpected ways to solve everyday problems — from turning agricultural...
Harekala Hajabba knew what it meant to grow up without a classroom nearby. In his village in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, children were...
We have become so dependent on electric appliances that it is easy to forget what life felt like before air conditioners hummed in every room and...
There’s a certain magic in stumbling upon art where you least expect it. Not inside the white walls of a gallery or behind a velvet rope, but...
On a quiet afternoon in Aurangabad, a teenager sits at his desk, deeply focused. A laptop screen glows softly in front of him. His fingers — steady,...
A giant cockroach bends down to pick up a discarded plastic bottle from the banks of the Yamuna. Around it, more cockroaches, armed with gloves,...
“Family is about finding the people you can build a life with — and discovering there are no rules to how that life should look,” Aditi Anand...
The Manorama River in Uttar Pradesh had almost disappeared beneath layers of plastic, filth, and waste. The water that once flowed through the region...
With orange alerts taking centre stage on our phone screens, summer no longer feels like just another season. It arrives with warnings, power cuts,...
In a world grappling with overflowing landfills, single-use plastics, and the environmental cost of celebrations, a new wave of entrepreneurs is...
A child sits cross-legged on the floor, her fingers dipped in paint. Blue blends into yellow, then green, not within the lines, not following any...
Every morning, travellers passing through a dusty stretch between Hulikal and Kudur in Karnataka walked under the shade of hundreds of banyan trees...
On a warm morning in Maharashtra, 47-year-old Jayashree Gorakh Mali bends over a small vermicompost pit on her farm, carefully lifting a handful of...
Do you remember your craft classes in school? The smell of glue, the excitement of picking colours, and the quiet thrill of turning scraps into...
It is often said that pain shapes us, that the most difficult chapters of our lives leave lessons etched deep within us. But for some, pain transcends...
What if school weren’t just about report cards, ranks and racing through textbooks? What if classrooms gave children the freedom to ask strange...
For generations, menstruation in India has been wrapped in silence, stigma, and a maze of myths. From being told not to enter kitchens or temples to...
The scorching heat of summer in India is nothing new. Every year, the sun’s relentless rays turn the land into a baking oven, with temperatures...
Step out on a blazing May afternoon, and the first instinct is almost automatic — reach for something cold, fizzy, and bottled. But long before...
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...
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