Saturday July 19 2025

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Hearts and spades: A history of playing cards

Hearts and spades: A history of playing cards

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Read

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

Jungle Books: Stories set in the Indian forests

Cook

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

Easy recipes for elevated Indian bowls

Art

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

Art and about: A great list of art exhibitions

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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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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Big edition: Syria Burns Again

July 21 2025

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

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