thebetterindia.comadded August 2026
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta27d ago
Delhi is hosting some of the world's most powerful leaders this weekend. For travellers looking for a room in the capital, that could mean something less exciting: very expensive hotel bills.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna27d ago
Reach for a bottle of shampoo tomorrow morning, and you are, without realising it, saying a Hindi word.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna28d ago
Ask Professor Sangramsinh Parmar, Associate Professor and Lead of Space Design at Anant National University, to describe a typical PG room in Delhi, and he does not start with the collapse.
The Better Indiaby Vaishali Gautam28d ago
When women’s health received little attention, Dr Landol stepped up. Despite harsh winters, limited facilities and deep-rooted beliefs, she became Ladakh’s first practising gynaecologist and earned...
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta28d ago
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival children eagerly look forward to. From bringing Bappa home and decorating the puja space to helping prepare modaks and taking part in the celebrations, there is...
The Better Indiaby Vidya Gowri Venkatesh28d ago
When Anjani Mishra became a mother for the first time, she thought she had motherhood figured out. At the time, she was serving in the Indian Air Force.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna28d ago
The year is 1935. In Titagarh, British police break into a quiet house and find a girl barely out of her teens sitting among revolvers, explosives, and fellow revolutionaries who have nowhere left...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta28d ago
In the Sundarbans, going to work can mean entering a forest where Royal Bengal tigers live. For many families here, that is part of everyday life.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani28d ago
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 Nishtha Kawrani29d ago
When 80-year-old Maya Maker sat down to plan a six-day itinerary across Karnataka for a visiting friend, she expected it to take hours.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna29d ago
In a small town in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, a mother had a habit of repeating one sentence so often that it stopped sounding like a wish.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta29d ago
In Chetan Soorenji’s Mumbai neighbourhood, one borewell once served three houses. As more homes came up, borewells grew deeper, and summers brought water scarcity for everyone.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna29d ago
In February 2026, a dog padded into a crowded IIT Bombay lecture hall, climbed onto a desk, and sat there surveying the class as if attendance were compulsory for him too.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta29d ago
Images of five tiny, reddish-haired orangutans moving through a forest in Odisha quickly spread online, leaving people stunned.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta29d ago
During the monsoon, Maharashtra’s rocky plateaus change dramatically. Rainwater gathers in shallow depressions, seasonal flowers begin to appear, and among them grow some plants small enough to be...
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani29d ago
Meet Parag Agrawal, a Bengaluru-based technology and business professional who has spent years building companies, investing in ideas and watching money move through the business world.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta29d ago
On a Friday morning in August, a farm owner in Dhokadva village in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district noticed a foul smell coming from a well.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani8 Sept 2026
“Earlier, when it rained, water used to fall from the roof. Now there is no such tension, and we can concentrate on our studies.” For years, rainy days at school meant something very different for...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta8 Sept 2026
Madhya Pradesh has built much of its wildlife identity around big cats. In recent years, cheetahs have added another global predator to the state’s conservation story.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta8 Sept 2026
In June 2026, Jharkhand Tourism shared a social-media video of Gordon Ramsay tasting the state’s red-ant chutney, describing his reaction as “absolutely delicious”.
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