Reader’s Digest India – August 2019

The New-Look

June Issue

Going through the June

issue of the magazine

with the new makeover,

I was reminded of a

Reader’s Digest copy

sent to me by my Amer-

ican pen friend in 1960,

when I was a high

school student. That

They Gave Millions to Charity

Juliana LaBianca’s article on common people who

amassed wealth in millions and then donated it to

charities after their deaths, shook me to the core.

They could easily have led a lavish life, but instead,

they chose to live frugally and donate their riches

for a greater cause. It’s also worth noting that they

stayed away from the limelight, which is such a re-

freshing contrast to today’s publicity-driven world,

where almost all good deeds are broadcast over

social media, often by the doers themselves. Hats

off to these great men and women—let us all

aspire for the same selflessness and humility.

—Priti Pawaskar, Mumbai

Your Amazing Body

The cover story unveils

secrets about the human

body, and reveals how

understanding the func-

tioning of organs can help

prevent illnesses. Ever

since we have stopped

taking care of our body’s

needs, different ailments

have overpowered us.

Stressful workspaces

and flawed eating habits

have further ensured that

the signals that the body

emits, go unnoticed,

leading to a higher inci-

dence of such ailments.

We should be vigilant and

look out for unusual signs

in our body, as it can save

us from a lot of discom-

fort in the future.

—Manjeet Singh

Ishar, Mohali, Punjab

Cinema Paradiso

It was delightful ‘revisit-

ing’ Calcutta’s Metro

theatre with Soumitra

Das. The broad stair-

case, the plush carpets

and the chandeliers of-

fered a peek into what

we imagined royal Euro-

pean settings may have

been like. I am tempted

to add one more anec-

dote here—the legend

OVER TO

YOU

Notes on the

June issue

was the first time I saw

a copy of RD—and I

treasured it for decades.

The glossy pages and

the balanced content of

the new Indian edition

brought forth nostalgic

memories of the said

1960 American one.

—Tharcius S.

Fernando, Chennai

18 august 2019

Priti Pawaskar gets this month’s ‘Write & Win’ prize of `1,000.—EDs

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