July-2012

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Reader's Digest India December 2011 coverIn the Magazine:
Reader's Digest India - JULY 2012 

COVER
Laughter to English Dictionary
Andy Simmons
Terms and jokes to expand your humour vocabulary.

Olympics Humour
By Zeus! Some sporting quips.

Best Cartoons Ever!
Crooked lines and straight gags.

F E A T U R E S

Five Stupid Internet Reactions
Cracked.com
Here’s how netizens might have reacted to historic moments.

The Fastest, Strongest, Biggest
An Olympics photo essay.

RD CLASSIC- Letter in the Wallet
The Jewish Press
A sixty year old message—an extraordinary journey.

QUICK STUDY Pi
Leesa Hamilton
A primer on the most important constant in maths.

Wonderful Wordsmith
Mohan Sivanand
A 20-year labour of love for his mother tongue—and the nation.

Deadly Mind Traps
Psychology Today
Why to err is human—and how to get it right.

Myths From Around the World... Busted
Benedict Allen
From an expert, the bottom line on eleven popular beliefs.

REAL-LIFE DRAMA -Alone in a Sinking Yacht
Jos Versteegen
With just his laptop, will he survive?

BONUS READ - Blood Brothers
Timothy Taylor
An enemy soldier saved his life— and the story just begins.

D E P A R T M E N T S

Outrageous!  -  High time bus drivers were better trained.

My Story - Mother revealed her heart when she thought I wasn’t awake.

Kindness of Strangers - Small acts, big impact.

Heroes  - Mohammed Iqbal—a voice for the disabled.

Language  - The plain logic of South Indian English..

Look Twice  - Clean energy creates a picturesque landscape.

Quirks  - Watch out, or you’ll be forced to take a vacation.

In My Opinion - Do Indians have a sense of humour?

Around the World - Festivals—burdensome or blissful?


React - Letters from Readers

Quotes

Up Close- Who’s behind your favourite angry bird?

Right Here Right Now + Books

Around the World - Festivals—burdensome or blissful?


@ Work - All in a day's work

Off Base - Humour in Uniform

Word Power

Ask Dayal- A psychiatrist replies.

Greenheart - New threats face Rwanda’s surviving mountain gorillas.

Life! - Life's like that

Laughter - It's the best medicine

From the Editor

R D   L I V I N G

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Studio - Gipin Varghese