Searching for Bollywood's Modern Woman

Saturday October 3 2026

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Essays

Where has Bollywood’s modern woman gone?

An article from The Heritage Lab showcasing paintings of Durga Puja.

An excerpt from activist Harsh Mander’s new book, It Started with Words.

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

Souk recommends a fab list of everyday essentials.

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.