Monday April 21 2025
Culture 

Astronomers find a ‘signature ‘
      of alien life… or not

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Good Reads

An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.

A list of good reads
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The Quiz

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

A list of puzzling questions
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Smart and Curious

The Grand Egyptian Museum, a plastic battery, and origin mysteries for common words.

A list of curious facts
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Killings in Kashmir: Badla for Baisaran?

April 24 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes Indian retaliation against Pakistan & why the India-US trade deal is Mukesh-bhai’s worst nightmare.

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Terror in Kashmir: The killing of 26 tourists 

April 23 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes the killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir and IMF’s gloomy global forecast.

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The Pope is dead; Long live the Pope

April 22 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes the end of a papal era at the Vatican, and a case of disappearing snow.

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Yer canceled: Is the White House targeting Indian students? 

April 21 2025

Aaj ki khabar includes US deportation of Indian students and the child star of the IPL.

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Tamil origins of the Iron Age: Part one

The Big Story

A recent study has uncovered iron artefacts from 5,300 years ago that suggest Tamil origins.

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A list of curious facts

Smart and Curious

The wildest float race, Japan’s driverless cargo highway, and cancel culture insurance.

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The darker side of the Tatas: A history

The Big Story

The Tatas' story is also that of Indian capitalism—carefully air-brushed for greater glory.

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

A Polish painter’s desi art, BJP’s Jinnah connection & how Jack Nicholson got to Paris.

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Saturday April 12 2025

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The Last Supper: The India edition 

The Last Supper: The India edition

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Eat

Three scrumptious recipes from 'The India Cookbook'—including a pickled Andhra biryani to Kashmiri Goshtaba.

Eating India: From Kashmir to Kanniyakumari
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Listen

Narendra Kusnur reintroduces us to Bach whose music is deeply infused in our cultural bloodstream.

Johann Sebastian Bach: A pop music legend
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Read

We pick the best new book releases for your reading pleasure.

We recommend: The best new book releases
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Watch

Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases to binge-watch.

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series
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From Turkistan to your table… in Ladakh

Eat

Fida Hussain introduces us to the Yarkandi polla—the haute cuisine meaty pulao from Central Asia.

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Traversing India: A very good list of travel writing

Read

Chintan’s selection of Indian travel writing uncovers offbeat destinations, hidden gems and culinary trails.

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Turkish delight: A culinary guide to Istanbul

Travel

Shirin Mehrotra offers an excellent guide to eating your way through Istanbul.

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The new borns: India & Pakistan

Culture

Images of secret spaces in India and Pakistan back in the 1950s.

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Big edition: Animal House

April 14 2025

In part two, we look at the mainstreaming of the Manosphere—and its spread to our shores.

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Big edition: It’s Raging Men, Hallelujah!

April 7 2025

A guide to the buzziest word in the media—and a lesser known online world it has spawned.

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Big edition: Myanmar Shakes

March 31 2025

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has devastated most of the nation, and killed at least 1,700.

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Big edition: Universal Truths

March 24 2025

The universe may collapse in a ‘big crunch’. If confirmed, it would upend known laws of physics.

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