Saturday June 10 2023

the advisory

The song of eternal love: Raga Brindabani Sarang

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The song of eternal love: Raga Brindabani Sarang

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Eat

Chef Pablo Benitez offers a gastronomic tour of Mexico City–minus tacos & tequila.

Discover Mexico beyond tacos and tequila

Culture

Discover a colonial school of art with East India Company influenced paintings.

Company Painting: Art, Empire and Science

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Team Champaca recommends a list of game-changing reads for the sports fan in you.

Sweat it out with Sports

Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV

editor’s picks

Attention shoppers: What’s your India size?

The Big Story

Will an Indian size chart make shopping for clothes any easier?

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A beautiful painted scroll or 'pat'—a traditional Bengali art form

Sanity Break

This is an example of a painted scroll or ‘pat’—a gorgeous Bengali art form.

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Smart & Curious

Smart and Curious

Most bizarre library in the world, ‘His & Her Royal A.I.ness’ & mushroom coffins!

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Baby, you’re my lodestar!

The Big Story

Who we are, what we aim to do—and why you’re paying for this damn sub.

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advisory picks

A fine list of Aam indulgence

Eat

Try these delicious mango-based recipes from Nandita Iyer’s ‘The Great Indian Thali’.

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Tipu’s Treasures: Collector’s Edition

Culture

A look at the life and times of Tipu Sultan—seen through the lens of his prized possessions.

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A very good reading list

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Anushree Kaushal is back with her popular reading list—and pick of literary reads.

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Coz I’m going places

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The splainer fam has the perfect playlist to make you want to hit the road again.

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Friday June 9 2023

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The Big Story

I sue you: Byju’s debt default strategy

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Sanity Break

Don't forget to channel your inner Frida for the weekend!

Frida Kahlo's Monkeys, Dogs & Birds

Headlines that matter

Here’s all the taaza khabar from around the world today!

Headlines That Matter

Smart and Curious

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

Smart & Curious

Feel Good Place

Need an immediate pick-me-up? We have all you need to keep you sane.

Feel Good Place

archive

June 8 2023

Dangerous Fixed Dose Combination drugs flood the Indian market. Will a ban help?

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Evolution of Mourning

June 7 2023

A new study on an ancient human species may change everything we assumed about evolution.

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June 6 2023

A baby taken from Indian parents in Berlin created a diplomatic furore. What happened?

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June 5 2023

The worst Indian train accident this century raises questions about government spending on safety.

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