CONTENTS
Features
86
cover story
21 WAYS SUGAR IS
MAKING YOU SICK
by sydney loney
with ishani nandi
94
kindness of strangers
Humanity in the Deluge
Finding a safe haven
in the Mumbai rains.
deepak dharmarajan
102
language
Word Sleuth
10 crime-fiction terms
you should know.
by saptak choudhury
106
drama in real life
My Coma Miracle
Almost dying is far from
what you’d imagine.
by colleen kelly alexander
114
memory room
When New Miss
Came to Teach Us
A tribute to that
special bond between
students and their
favourite teachers.
by devapriya roy
118
photo feature
Need for Speed
On foot, under water,
by rail or in the air.
by cornelia kumfert
on the cover:
photograph
by liammogan;
(food styling)
andrew bullis/
judyinc.
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124
travel
In the Land of Nirvana
A trip to Bhutan can
be as meditative as it
can be adventurous.
by leena gandhi tewari
132
bonus read
150 Minutes of Hell
A fire tornado bent
on annihilating
everything in its path.
by lizzie johnson
106
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