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Krystelle DsouzaThe Better India |
Where do we come from? Where are we heading? The last place you’d expect to be reminded of these existential realities is in a park. But brace...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. “Recycling cannot simply be a...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. The air at Villa Saudade — a...
From mud homes in the deserts of Rajasthan to houses made only with old beer bottles — sustainable homes are the talk of the town these days, and so...
Pritha Sen (66) does not think of herself as a great cook. Instead, she describes herself as “a deconstructor of food”. Her career as a...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Thinles Singhey, a 35-year-old...
There’s a cat-shaped kettle that’s been in my family for generations. It’s played the role of a timekeeper. Shaped like a Persian feline — the...
Originally reported and written in April 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. At the intersection of ancient Hindu...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Navnoor Kaur, a 27-year-old from...
Sports, science, art, and more — India has left her mark on many fields over the course of her history. And to spark these revolutions, it often...
Ask anyone who has spent time in Kashmir, and they’ll likely recall these famous lines: Agar firdaus bar rū-ye zamīn ast, Hamīn ast o hamīn ast...
With their array of delicious snacks and a cuppa chai made to go, cafes in India are underrated for the kind of experience they provide. However, in...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Software engineer Shailesh Modak...
Architects Sridevi Changali and Rosie Paul go to great lengths to ensure a project is sustainable, often even pushing the envelope on the material of...
As the world moves towards sustainability, numerous upcoming ventures are priding themselves on producing everyday items using waste. This is...
If you happen to walk into The Secret Kitchen in Ahmedabad — a restaurant run by Aanal Kotak — you may find yourself awestruck at the kind of...
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In 2016, engineer Ramesh Biswal was...
When was the last time a vacation felt like reliving a childhood adventure? Your next trip to the Kuruvinakunnel Tharavadu homestay in Kerala’s...
The Oncotype DX test analyses a breast cancer tumour sample to predict the likelihood of cancer recurrence. The test helps the oncologist conclude...
In a remote village in Bihar, a group of women huddle around a city wall tracing what appears to be a painting on the blank canvas of mud. To a...
Last year, on his trip to a village (name withheld for privacy) in Tamil Nadu, Navjot Sawhney presented Divya with a washing machine, an updated...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As you scroll through Samriddhi...
Most people grow up hearing fairy tales and stories from their grandparents. Dr Nilima Kadambi (now 63) was no different. But in her case, she says,...
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the Bodo movement shook Assam. It went down in Northeast India’s history as one of the most significant autonomy...
This article has been sponsored by Infosys Foundation. In 2018, mechanical engineering student Ajinkya Dhariya received an excellent opportunity to...
This article has been sponsored by Wingify Earth. On the outskirts of Bengaluru in Kaggalipura lies an 8,000 sq ft sustainable property that was...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. A strange world exists in the...
The highest degree of love is to let. To do what you can and then let go. That’s what Dr Arun A Sha learnt during the 23 years that he’s...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. "Life is unpredictable,"...
Having lived in Mumbai all my life, it's natural that my best memories are closely linked to my travels on the city’s local trains. That mad...
While travelling solo could be the big break you need to discover yourself, it could sometimes be intimidating. Here to the rescue are groups and...
According to Sarang Bobade, Co-Founder & CEO at Donatekart, kindness is most powerful when it’s put into action. Early on, this social...
There’s a stack of over 300 newspapers in Bipin Ganatra’s Kolkata home. If you ask Bipin (70) to share his heroic efforts in fighting most of...
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. At the break of dawn in Gurugram,...
The fishermen in Gujarat spend a great deal of time looking for stars. Not in the sky, but in the water. I’m amused as one of them, Ratilal...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. As Raja Ramakrishna Chinna Swamy...
Naresh Purohit (12) is like any other child when it comes to going to school. Some days he just doesn’t feel like it. Except that Naresh has an...
Yushika Jolly, a 26-year-old from Ankleshwar, Gujarat had been colouring her hair all through college using formulations she bought off the internet....
Originally reported and written in February 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Anaya Jethanandani’s schedule is...
Have you ever seen a house being transported from one place to another? Yes, like a complete house. Me neither, until Moon Bhandari (38) sent me...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Every day, Ghaziabad in Delhi...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. The suburbs of Bombay have a certain...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. This year on 12 January, when Prime...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In 2002, Sowmya, the a student at...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Mohammad Thaha Paloli, Jethin...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In August 2021, Amritha and Harshit...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Sunil Vashisht, a 45-year-old...
Originally reported and written in January 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In Zarine Mohideen’s home, any...
The forest and Daleep Akoi have always had a lot to say to each other. And their favourite language is silence. Daleep reasons, “Even when it is...
Mumbai-based Renuka Advani (now 61) was 47 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer. Like many patients who receive this diagnosis, she was...
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