Hearts and spades: A history of playing cards

Saturday July 19 2025

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Culture

Hearts and spades: A history of playing cards

Myths, folklore, demons, and forest dwellers find their way on this list.

Indian flavours in an on-the-move bowl style.

A great list of art shows across cities to view till November.

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

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

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

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

Syria reveals how great parts of the Middle East have now been left at Israel’s mercy.