Reader's Digest August 2017 | Page 4

Vol. 58 | No. 8 AUGUST 2017 P. | Everyday Heroes 16 16 Keeping the Faith Stories of communal amity from around India. TA N AYA S I N G H & AY U S H I T H A P L I YA L VOICES & VIEWS Department of Wit 20 The Beach is for the Birds A case against the seashore. P. J. O ’ R O U R K E IN EVERY ISSUE 11 Dear Reader Words of Lasting Interest 22 Let Harmony Prevail This message from 1893 rings true even today. 14 Over to You 30 Good News SWA M I V I V E KA N A N DA 36 News from the World of Medicine 147 Studio You Be the Judge 28 The Case of the READER FAVOURITES 12 Humour in Uniform 24 Points to Ponder 26 Life’s Like That 41 All in a Day’s Work 73 Laugh Lines National Anthem Should a nation dictate how one chooses to express patriotism? N AO R E M A N UJA Finish This Sentence 32 “The best thing about India is …” 74 Laughter, the Best Medicine 95 As Kids See It 139 Shocking Notes 140 Crossword 141 Word Power 148 Quotable Quotes 4 | AUGUST 2017 | P. | 32 ➸ READER’S DIGEST