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60 Interview: Sudha Murty

A freewheeling chat with author

Sudha Murty, whose enthusiasm

for story-telling shows no sign of

letting up

64 Your Dogtor Will See You Now

Apart from being man's best friend,

are dogs making us healthy too?

70 Genetic Superheroes

Do you not fall sick often?

Are you immune to mass infection?

Then you could be the genetic

superhero we are all looking for!

78 Rise of the Robber Barons

Nation builders or selfish capitalists?

Meet the titans of American industry

in the 19th century

82 Game of Queens

An intertwining of female friendships

and familial bonds ruled the roost

in 16th century Europe

86 Know your Authors:

R.K. Narayan

Author Urvashi Butalia profiles

the life and words of one of

India’s most beloved authors

40 COVER STORY

Is Technology

Changing Our Brains?

Is our increasing

reliance on technology for

information wise?

FEATURES

CONTENTS

Volume 7 Issue 2 • February 2017 ` 125

Knowledgemagazineindia KnowledgeMagIND KnowledgeMagIndA TIMES OF INDIA PUBLICATION

Portfolio: Baby Animals Q&A

RISE OF THEROBBER

BARONS

GAME OF QUEENS

SUDHA MURTY INTERVIEW &

EXCERPT

ARE YOU A GENETIC SUPERHERO? YOUR DOGTOR YOU NOWWILL SEE (^)
GREATS INDIAN AUTHORS:
R. K. NAR AYAN
Discoveries & Innovations
SCIENCE • HISTORY • NATURE • FOR THE CURIOUS MIND
TECHNOLOGY
YOUR BRAIN
HOW
IS REWIRING
R.N.I.MAHENG/2010/
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ILLUSTRATION: ANDY POTTS, ISTOCK, 123RF, AMIT DESHPANDE
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