18 A Womb Of One’s Own Commercial surrogacy remained unregulated for years. The Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2019 seeks to make it illegal, depriving unmarried, divorced and queer people of the option. 30 A Flood of Dry Taps In a warming climate and urbanising world, poor policies and mismanagement of resources have aggravated droughts and deluges, and left India wet and dry at the same time. But the main worry is that most of the country’s urban areas will be parched as our groundwater level has gone abysmally low and we are hardly replenishing it. 54 Chasing The Gold Rush After winning five gold medals in 19 days, is Hima Das well on track to qualify for the World Championships and 2020 Olympics 56 Laughter The Best Medicine Clowns are taking over hospital wards to help patients recuperate and endure stressful treatments 4 LETTERS 62 BOOKS 64 GLITTERATI 66 DIARY