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The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani2 Sept 2026
This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional advice to document how real families are actually...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta2 Sept 2026
At dawn, a carcass is dragged into a fenced clearing near Assam’s Kulsi landscape. By midday, dark shapes begin gathering overhead.
The Better Indiaby Guest Contributor1 Sept 2026
The story has been reported and written by Vasudev Jagarlamudi. He works at the intersection of marketing and technology, with a deep love for writing — from ad copy to occasional storytelling.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta1 Sept 2026
As a child, Kanika Ahuja once mistook a landfill for a small hillock. She wanted to play there until she was warned she could get hurt or fall sick.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1 Sept 2026
This Janmashtami, when boys climb into a human pyramid to smash a clay pot overhead, they are breaking one of India's oldest inventions, a device that has cooled water without electricity for over...
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta1 Sept 2026
A coconut falls from a palm, lands in the sea, and begins a journey that could take it thousands of kilometres away. Days turn into weeks.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani1 Sept 2026
This story is part of “India Invented This?” — The Better India’s weekly trivia series that uncovers the Indian minds, ideas and innovations behind inventions that have shaped the way we live.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1 Sept 2026
This Silicon Valley Engineer Believed Every Child Deserves a Dignified Classroom — So His Initiative Rebuilt 150+ Rural Schools in India In 2003, a small group of Indian engineers in Silicon Valley...
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani1 Sept 2026
This story is part of “How Tech Changed It” — The Better India’s series that looks at how technology has transformed the sectors, systems and everyday experiences around us.
The Better Indiaby Vidya Gowri Venkatesh1 Sept 2026
Why would anyone choose to build a life in Bengaluru? For many, the answer lies in its pleasant weather, tree-lined neighbourhoods and the joy of watching the city come alive during the monsoon.
The Better Indiaby Prasanth Shanmugasundaram31 Aug 2026
As the monsoon sets in across parts of India, hot and humid days can still make stepping outdoors uncomfortable. For humans, reaching for a glass of water is easy.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta31 Aug 2026
No new leaves. No fresh shoots. A plant that was once thriving suddenly seems to have stopped growing altogether.
The Better Indiaby TBI Team31 Aug 2026
Born in 1927 in Niranam, near Thiruvalla in present day Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, Anna Rajam George studied in Calicut and earned a masters in English literature from Madras University in...
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna31 Aug 2026
Munnar’s hills turned deep blue-purple in 2018, and ever since, one number has been associated with the region’s next neelakurinji bloom: 2030.
The Better Indiaby Vidya Gowri Venkatesh31 Aug 2026
The Gandak Barrage at Valmikinagar, in West Champaran, stands close to the India-Nepal border. Its purpose was ambitious: regulate the river’s flow and channel its water towards agricultural land...
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta31 Aug 2026
At Theppakadu Elephant Camp in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, the day begins with a meal prepared by hand for some of the forest’s largest residents.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani31 Aug 2026
From paper art and lamps to embroidery and skill training, these five women built businesses from what they knew and, along the way, created livelihoods for many others.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani31 Aug 2026
Every morning at 9.30, the doors of Colours Centre for Learning open not to the ringing of a bell, but to warm smiles and cheerful “Happy Morning” greetings.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna30 Aug 2026
From afar, you could almost miss Kadangotu House near Kannur. Its terracotta roofs peek through coconut palms and jackfruit trees, with paddy fields stretching beyond the thick green foliage.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani30 Aug 2026
Smoky, juicy, spice-coated soya chaap, fresh off the tandoor— it is hard to resist. But would you still dig in if you knew what might be hiding inside it?
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