A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR CURIOUS MINDS

ONE BIG IDEA.

MANY WAYS IN.

BEYOND is a monthly publication for curious readers aged 9 to 90. Each edition explores one big theme through stories, questions, expert perspectives, student voices, illustrations and ideas.

Share Your Voice

No lectures, no age limits, plenty to think about!

Ideas Worth Talking About

Things to Try

Real Voices

Stories That Lead to Conversations

Questions

EDITOR'S NOTE

A THOUSAND KITCHENS.

ONE BANGALORE

What happens when an entire country brings its appetite—and its stories—to one city?

IN FOCUS

AMMA’S

RECIPE BOOK

How did one mother’s handwritten recipes grow into meals for thousands?

COMMUNITY VOICES

THE KEBAB THAT CHANGED
THE PLAN

Would Delhi drive all the way to Mahipalpur just for dinner? It did.

WHAT IS BEYOND?

BECAUSE THE BEST

CONVERSATIONS DON'T FIT INSIDE A BOX.

ONE THEME.

Explored through children, parents, educators, creators, experts and everyday people.

MANY FORMATS.

Big reads, quick takes, artwork, recipes, games, comics and voices from the community.

ROOM FOR YOU.

Read it. Question it. Disagree with it. Then send us what you think.

THE READING SHELF

EVERY EDITION,

A DIFFERENT WAY OF SEEING.

Explore every edition of BEYOND—from freedom and artificial intelligence to food, movement and the questions still to come.

The Food Edition

Food is never just food. From memories and culture to health, habits and technology, discover the stories shaping what’s on our plate.

The Human Edition

AI may know more and answer faster. We look at what it still cannot feel, notice, risk or become.

The Freedom Edition

Freedom to dream, belong, fail, simply be and ask what freedom really looks like in everyday life.

WHAT'S COOKING

NEXT MONTH,

WE CHANGE THE QUESTION.

FOOD IS NEVER JUST FOOD.

Our plates are changing. So are the choices, habits and technologies shaping them.Bring something to the table

FITNESS IS FOR EVERY BODY.

From playground games to strength training at every age—how we move has changed, but why it matters hasn’t.

YOUR TURN

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A 'WRITER'

TO HAVE SOMETHING WORTH SAYING.

BEYOND welcomes stories, opinions, memories, photographs, artwork, poems, comics, recipes and questions from students and adults.

Please include your name, photograph and profession—or grade and school if you're a student. Selected contributions may be featured in a future edition.

Students

Tell it in your own voice. Perfect grammar is optional. A real point of view is not.

studentdesk@thevoicesbeyond.com

Adults

Share an experience, perspective, photograph, artwork or idea that adds something to the conversation.

community@thevoicesbeyond.com

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