Shampoo, Pyjamas, Loot: 10 Everyday English Words With Fascinating Hindi Origins
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna11 Sept 2026
Reach for a bottle of shampoo tomorrow morning, and you are, without realising it, saying a Hindi word.
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top 62%After the Delhi PG Collapse, Experts Suggest 8 Fixes for Safer Student Housing
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna11 Sept 2026
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.
At -20°C, Ladakh’s First Woman Gynaecologist Went Door-to-Door Delivering Babies
The Better Indiaby Vaishali Gautam10 Sept 2026
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...
Ganesh Chaturthi: 9 Fun Ways to Teach Children About Sustainability
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta10 Sept 2026
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...
When a New Mother Says ‘I Can’t Take It Anymore’, Here’s What Her Family Should Do
The Better Indiaby Vidya Gowri Venkatesh10 Sept 2026
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.
Recruited at 14, Arrested at 20: The Young Revolutionary Who Trained Bengal’s Women to Fight the British
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna10 Sept 2026
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...
Why Women Are Planting 1 Lakh Mangroves in the Sundarbans Where Tigers Killed Their Husbands
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta10 Sept 2026
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.
This Dad of 3 Starts Every Evening With One Question to Stay Close to His Kids
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani10 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...
She Taught Seniors WhatsApp. Six Years Later, 10000 of Them Are Learning AI, DigiYatra & More
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani10 Sept 2026
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.
Her Mother Said, ‘My Daughter Will Become an Officer.’ After Years of Setbacks, Shivani Did
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna9 Sept 2026
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.
Using Rainwater & AC Water, This Mumbai Man Brought His Old Borewell Back to Life
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta9 Sept 2026
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.
IIT Bombay Put QR Collars on Campus Dogs. Now BMC Is Taking the Idea Across Mumbai
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna9 Sept 2026
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.
5 Baby Orangutans Found In Odisha Forest: What Officials Are Trying to Find Out
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta9 Sept 2026
Images of five tiny, reddish-haired orangutans moving through a forest in Odisha quickly spread online, leaving people stunned.
Spot These Tiny Insect-Eating Plants on Maharashtra’s Plateaus Before Monsoon Ends
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta9 Sept 2026
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...
Want It? Earn It: Bengaluru Dad’s 5 Money Lessons Helped His Daughter Fund Her Own NGO
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani9 Sept 2026
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.
Beyond Gir: How In India, The Asiatic Lion Is No Longer Fighting for Survival But for Space
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta9 Sept 2026
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.
From Leaking Roofs to Bright Learning Walls: How a Crumbling Govt School Became a Space Kids Love
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...
MP Has India’s Highest Wolf Population. Here’s Why Its Open Landscapes Matter
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.
This Red-Ant Chutney Has Different Names Across India. Gordon Ramsay Just Put It in the Spotlight
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”.
This Maharashtra College Grows & Sells Mangoes to Help Students From Farming Families Study
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta8 Sept 2026
At Kisan Veer Mahavidyalaya in Wai, a two-acre mango orchard has become more than campus greenery. Its harvest now helps support students from farming families through college.