A World Cup of Woes

Saturday June 6 2026

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Essays

Farewell, the beautiful game

A new book unpacks the cultural legacy of Maharashtra’s famous Ellora caves.

Tracing the history of Mumbai’s iconic bandstands, from colonial times to today.

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

Souk recommends a fab list of must-buys for your shopping cart.

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.