The Pen & the Paintbrush

Saturday July 25 2026

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Ekphrasis: Art in poetry

A new book crafts a rich & compelling account of Aurangzeb, the infamous Mughal emperor.

An excerpt mapping Raja Ravi Varma’s early successes and journey as an artist.

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.