Saturday July 13 2024

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Decadence in the desert: A guide to Doha

Decadence in the desert: A guide to Doha

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Culture

This is part two of a series on pieces of royal jewellery that are now legendary.

Royal jewels: Romancing the stone

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

We recommend: The best new book releases

Watch

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

We recommend: The best new movies and TV series

Listen

A delightful multilingual playlist from the splainer fam that takes you from a Coorg coffee estate to Tokyo.

Atlas of song: A globe-trotter’s playlist

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Big edition: Invisible India

August 18 2025

The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.

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Big edition: Whose Hero Is It Anyway?

August 11 2025

We cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.

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Big edition: Russian Bear in the Room

August 4 2025

We can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.

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Big edition: My Man, Rajendra

July 28 2025

Modi-ji visited Tamil Nadu this weekend, but the spotlight was on Rajendra Chola, Hindu pride’s new poster king.

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