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Beyond the Headlines: The Human Complexity of the Middle East
Books, films and cultural works that help us see the Middle East beyond the noise of geopolitics
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·Happiness, Meaning & Purpose
The Happiness We Keep Postponing
A reflection on joy, and why the ordinary day may be enough
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Haresh Chawla
Investor | Entrepreneur
·Personal Reinvention
Embracing Life’s Second Arc
When success no longer answers “What now?”
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·Health & Wellbeing
Who Gets to Decide What Happens at the End of Your Life?
Living wills remain on the fringes, but they are forcing India to confront family power, cultural taboo, and the realities of end-of-life care—signalling a profound shift in how the country thinks about dignity and medical decision-making
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Sveta Basraon
Editor and Head of Operations | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
What Quiet Men Teach Us About Love
How men learn—and unlearn—the language of emotion
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Travel & Journeys
Reconnecting with the outdoors
The joy of being in nature and a journey of discovery—of a world outside and within. Plus 5 of my favourite places to experience Earth’s remarkable landscape
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Ashok Nair
Coach, wildlife photographer | Blogger
·Health & Wellbeing
Parenting’s attention problem
Parenting has become hugely isolating and stressful, especially in urban India. Busy parents struggle to keep up with the demands of parenting, and often rely entirely on nannies. But it's still important they be present in their child's life, writes a teacher and a mom
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Ambica Naithani
Educator at international schools
·Health & Wellbeing
How my family health crisis forced me to rethink the value of insurance
The rising incidence of critical illnesses and the growing cost of hospitalisation hangs like a Damocles sword over us. My personal journey of how to deal with growing health risks, smartly buy health insurance—and save my family from financial ruin
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Deven Pabaru
A leader in supply chain and logistics
·Health & Wellbeing
We’ve been experimenting with intermittent fasting. Here’s what we’re learning
Charles Assisi and NS Ramnath share their journeys—and lessons—on the road to better health. And Dr Aasim Maldar, an endocrinologist, weighs in on how and why to make it something one can sustain
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·Personal Reinvention
FF Life: My housing complex is being redeveloped. This is what I’m learning
What really goes into choosing the right developer and other important considerations
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Travel & Journeys
The mountain’s call
An arduous, painful, agonising trek… And I can’t wait to do it again
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Shailesh Kochhar
Machine Learning Engineer | Meta
·Travel & Journeys
Sandakphu Phalut: Journey to the Sleeping Buddha
A moderate trek that offers the breathtaking experience of seeing three of the world's tallest peaks
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Nayantara Kochhar
Entrepreneur | Business Coach
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: How to keep your fitness resolutions
A doctor and a trainer’s insights on what makes fitness a habit
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: The art of slowing down
An effective antidote to the cult of speed
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Travel & Journeys
The best stories of 2023
On travelling to the far reaches of Earth, good health, an eye on China, climate change, personal growth and more
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·Books, Music & Film
FF Life: Movies to binge-watch
A guide to movies and documentaries across genres
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·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: The golden seed
S Sivakumar, group head of ITC’s agri and IT businesses, and Chef Sanjeev Kapoor offer us insights on how to get started with millets and a starter kit of easy recipes
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·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: The international school conundrum
A new, growing set of international schools in India offer the allure of a contemporary and modern educational experience and well-rounded development of your child. But are they really able to live up to that promise?
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Ambica Naithani
Educator at international schools
·Nature & Wilderness
FF Life: Understanding Climate Change
August 12, 2023: Seven resources to understand the science behind Climate Change and what we as individuals can do about it
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Conservation India
A not-for-profit platform
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Focus
July 15, 2023: How to filter out distractions
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·investing
FF Life: Learning to live with volatility (and profit from it)
For long-term investors, volatility is an opportunity. And they must prepare to take advantage of it
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Krishna Jha
Independent investor
·Travel & Journeys
The best of FF Life so far in 2023
17 June 2023: Work and life are not separate, discrete compartments
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·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Style Guide 2023
Recommendations for an everyday updated casual wardrobe
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Priyadarshini Rao & Jaydeep Shetty
·Personal Reinvention
FF Life: How golf made me a better investor
The game is a good analogy for the markets and investing behaviour
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Krishna Jha
Independent investor
·Personal Reinvention
FF Life: Collect & Connect — managing information overload
How Obsidian is helping me save ideas and tonnes of information, and also retrieve it and see connections and patterns
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: The future of office and work
February 11, 2023: Futurist Bob Johansen on work, our lives, and what we ought to prepare for
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Living with Technology and AI
FF Life: Getting AI tools to work for you
January 28, 2023: We tried it to write better, convert text to speech, enhance background scores in podcasts, and generate pictures
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·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Personalised medicine and healthcare
January 21, 2023: Digital therapeutics holds great potential and is finding many takers
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Charles Assisi
Co-founder and Director | Founding Fuel
·Living with Technology and AI
FF Life: A peek into ChatGPT
January 7, 2023: We tooled around with the chatbot. Here are some of the possibilities
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·Travel & Journeys
The best of FF Life 2022
December 26, 2022: Explore, learn, and play
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·Happiness, Meaning & Purpose
FF Life: Finding a purpose in a pandemic of sadness
November 5, 2022: Timeless wisdom from enduring works of literature, philosophy, and spiritual texts
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·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Notes from a rookie doodler—five lessons
Doodling sharpens your visual thinking and communication skills. But the process is teaching me more than sketching
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: What I’ve learnt from training to be a triathlete
September 10, 2022: Notes on being intuitive, being consistent, and unlearning to learn
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·Living with Technology and AI
FF Life: Smarter living
Five smart gadgets—for seamless Wi-Fi, a different angle in photography, better sleep, keeping your brew hot, and to track health indicators
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·Travel & Journeys
FF Life: A retreat in the mountains
The first in a two-part series on seeking solitude in nature. This one is on Landour, that has remained small and serene
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Sveta Basraon
Editor and Head of Operations | Founding Fuel
·Travel & Journeys
FF Life: Exploring new waters
June 18, 2022: How to enter and explore the word of sailing in India
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Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Five life hacks to get productive
June 4, 2022: Move smoothly through a crowd, speak better, never lose your phone, test how time-aware you are, and trigger memory
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Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Building a habit with slow fitness
Sticking to any workout regime is invariably tough. I recently discovered a simple way to build a regular daily habit without running the risk of lapsing out. Here’s how it works
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Sveta Basraon
Editor and Head of Operations | Founding Fuel
·Personal Reinvention
FF Life: How to make beautiful presentations
Five apps and ideas to create decks that are both beautiful and functional
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N S Ramnath
Senior Editor | Founding Fuel
·Health & Wellbeing
FF Life: Enduring lessons from the pandemic
April 9, 2022: New habits and lifestyle changes
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Best of FF Life 2025
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