Reader’s Digest has been the world’s biggest-selling magazine for nearly nine decades. It is also India’s largest-selling magazine in English. Beneath the fun and excitement of its pages, the Digest is, above all else, a serious magazine that never loses sight of the fact that, each day, all of us confront a tough, challenging world. To the millions who read the Digest, it is not a luxury—it is a necessity. Deep within its widely varied package of humour, real-life dramas and helpful information, there is in every issue of the Digest a subtle power that guides people in every aspect of their lives.
Reader’s Digest • VOL. 62 NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2021
OVER TO YOU • NOTES ON THE September ISSUE
HUMOUR in UNIFORM
LESSONS IN GIVING • Teaching children how to give may just result in a more compassionate world
MODERN ROMANCE
GOOD NEWS • FOR A Better Planet
HEROES: An Amazing Rescue
INTER-PURR-SONAL COM-MEOW-NICATION
POINTS TO PONDER
It Happens ONLY IN INDIA
UTTAR PRADESH’S LICKETY-SPL IT ON THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT
Remind Your Manners • How to navigate friends, family and social outings in a vaccinated world
COVID-19 and the Road Ahead • The long-awaited victory may be closer at hand than ever
24-Karat Nuggets About Gold
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
ALL in a Day’s WORK
WOULD YOU HIRE THEM? • A job interview is your chance to make a good first impression on hiring managers. Don’t screw it up the way these people did.
BRAIN GAMES THAT REALLY WORK • Researchers know more than ever about how puzzles and twisters keep your mind sharp (Hint: Start with games that are tough!)
KNOCKING OUT DIABETES • Striking new studies show how you can control or even reverse this common disease
DIABETES RISK FACTORS • Being overweight or obese or carrying more weight in the abdomen (a waistline of 101.6 or more centimetres for a man, or 88.9 centimetres for a woman).
ABOUT BLOOD TESTS
Amuse Bouche
Appealing to Our Better Nature
AS KIDS SEE IT
THE WOMAN WHO WRESTLED A COUGAR • Her mind racing, Larrane Leech leapt on to the cat, hoping against hope she could protect the children
BORN THIS WAY • A glimpse into a transwoman’s resilient life, both synchronously coveted and singled out
LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
A REAL PLOT TWIST
FINDING GOBI • How two outsiders found their way into each other’s hearts
THE WAY OF THE WORLD
Films
#WATCHLIST: 0N OUR RADAR
Books
Scope Out
Music
LISTEN
Decoding the Burari Mystery • A new documentary shows some secrets are always taken to the grave
STUDIO
ME & MY SHELF • Rahul Raina is the author of How to Kidnap The Rich. He divides his time between Oxford, England, where he runs his own consultancy, and Delhi, where in the down season, he teaches English and works for charities for disadvantaged children..
BRAIN GAMES • 7 Pages TO SHARPEN Your Mind
SIXY SUDOKU
WORD POWER • Grab your safety goggles and fire up your Bunsen burner—we’re heading to science class with terms related to chemistry, biology and physics. If you feel out of your element, don’t worry; the words are also used outside the lab. After your pop quiz, take a quantum leap to the next page for answers.
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