thebetterindia.comadded August 2026
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna10h ago
Ganesh Baraiya was still in primary school when a circus troupe walked into his family's home in Gorkhi village, Bhavnagar district, and offered his father Rs 5 lakh to take the boy away as a...
The Better Indiaby Vaishali Gautam11h ago
Meet Prasad Phadke, who quit his corporate job to take on one of India’s biggest public-health nuisances: mosquitoes.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta13h ago
"1 Plant, 100 Uses" explores the many ways familiar Indian plants, leaves, fruits and trees have been part of everyday life — from food and farming to homes, traditions and natural remedies.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta13h ago
Every monsoon, India’s grasslands witness a rare spectacle. The lesser florican (Sypheotides indicus), locally called kharmore or likh, is the world’s smallest bustard and is endemic to the Indian...
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna16h ago
On a January morning in 2018, minutes before a Republic Day flypast rehearsal, Squadron Leader Varlin Panwar sat before a radar screen at a frontline Indian Air Force base and watched an...
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani18h 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 Kawrani19h ago
Under the first golden rays of the morning sun, a young athlete moves swiftly across a tennis court in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna20h ago
In Saurath village, Madhubani district, nearly 160 artists and students came together over several days to paint a single enormous canvas.
The Better Indiaby Video Team - The Better India21h ago
“And through it all, he never says, ‘I won’t survive.’ He says, ‘I will stay alive for you.’” — Ananya ❤️ Love isn't always about choosing the easiest life.
The Better Indiaby Video Team - The Better India1d ago
FULL EPISODE OUT NOW ON YT! 🇮🇳✨ We asked the cast of Operation Safed Sagar about Captain Yashika Tyagi—and their answers say it all.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani1d 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 Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
In many parts of India, entering a forest once meant entering the home of a deity. It also meant stepping onto land where a tree could not be cut, an animal could not be hunted and, in some places...
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta1d ago
At 85, Andhuram Das still begins many mornings with a run. The retired teacher from Morigaon trains, competes, and refuses to let age decide when his journey should slow down.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
Every year, millions of people make the steep climb to Kedarnath. This year, environmental activist Pradeep Sangwan wants them to carry something back with their memories: a kilogram of waste.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1d ago
You're driving up toward a high pass in Ladakh, and the road ahead is blocked. No warning sign, no clear explanation at first glance — just a stretch of tarmac that's been cordoned off, and a small...
The Better Indiaby Video Team - The Better India1d ago
Seven children. One childhood game. One international gold for India. 🇮🇳🏆 From underserved communities in Mumbai to the international podium, these young Box Langadi athletes have turned playtime...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
In the floodwaters of Kaziranga in 2019, a trail was almost invisible to the human eye. For K9 Leon, it wasn’t.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1d ago
According to long-standing craft tradition, Tamil Nadu's coastal fishermen and paddy farmers already wore hand-woven, vegetable-dyed checked cloth as everyday lungis for centuries before European...
The Better Indiaby Video Team - The Better India1d ago
A safe roof isn't a luxury. A functioning toilet isn't a luxury. A fan in extreme heat isn't a luxury. These are the basics every child deserves.
The Better Indiaby Firdous Hassan1d ago
On a quiet spring afternoon, 13-year-old Alimah Hamid is surrounded by more than a dozen members of the Salim Ali Birdwatchers Network (SABN) along the banks of Hokersar wetland on the outskirts of...
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