Reading aloud isn’t as common for adults as it is for children, but research shows the practice to be beneficial for all ages in reducing stress, improving memory and helping build intimate bonds.

Lying on the floor is gaining attention online as people discover its benefits. Influencers and practitioners share stories of how it has helped them, and experts explain why.

Delhi is a city of endless squabbles – over who makes the best version of the Indian capital’s signature dish. We look at some of the restaurants vying for butter chicken supremacy, and how to make it best.

India’s only elephant hospital and a nearby conservation and care centre provide sanctuary for 32 rescued animals, offering educational tours and volunteer holidays during which visitors can muck in.

Fans of the 36-hour monk fast include British prime minister Rishi Sunak. People who follow it say it improves digestion, mental clarity and sleep quality, and helps with weight loss and food cravings.

India’s ‘perfume capital’ has a long history of scent-making, but few have heard of it. Eighth-generation maker Pranav Kapoor has started a perfume tour in Kannauj, his hometown.

Studies have found mental health benefits in viewing horror movies – they can help release stress, manage real-life fears and anxiety, and build resilience. But they’re not for everyone.

You’ve heard of triggers, but how about ‘glimmers’? These moments in daily life that feel ‘like a hug’ are trending on Instagram and helping people manage stress. Advocates, including a psychologist, describe how.

Planning end-of-life care and even living funeral services can help reduce anxiety and fear of dying, something shown in the upcoming documentary The Last Ecstatic Days.

Three experts explain how somatic sexology focuses attention on one’s body, helping people have more pleasurable sex lives and better self-love, and overcome sexual difficulties.

Used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, edible flowers contain essential vitamins and minerals that bestow health benefits from reducing acne to overcoming constipation.

Using a neti pot to pour salt water through your nose has a surprising number of benefits. People around the world describe what the traditional Indian medicine practice does for them.

Sex toys made of wood, fair-trade rubber condoms, vegan lubricants free of glycerine, petroleum or parabens – here’s how to have more eco-friendly sex, and the people practising it.

A number of people in the world are choosing to live like hobbits; to go without wearing shoes wherever they go. They say it is good for their health and is more sustainable.

For many middle- and upper-class Indians, help with household chores is deemed a necessity. When the country closed down to stem the spread of Covid-19, they were forced to reckon with the realities of cooking, cleaning and caring for their families.