Swift Consequences

Saturday November 8 2025

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False God: The great Swiftie conundrum

An interview with Satyajit Ray’s greatest rival and contemporary, Ritwik Ghatak.

Ten important works of satire in Indian lit, from Shashi Tharoor to Vivek Shanbhag.

Here’s the splainer team’s recommended list of new releases.

Souk recommends pantry staples for when you’re hangry but also trying to eat healthy.

The splainer team, past and present, picked the Big Stories we most loved and are proud of.

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

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.