

We’re still understaffed so the Big Story will have to wait until Monday—when our Omicron-stricken colleagues ought to be ready to get back to work. Please enjoy the rest of the edition.
Editor’s note: In the meantime, we continue to hope that 2022 will feel exactly like this child above—full of wonder and in the midst of joy. Credit: Melanie Faith Dove.
The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.
Read MoreWe cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.
Read MoreWe can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.
Read MoreModi-ji visited Tamil Nadu this weekend, but the spotlight was on Rajendra Chola, Hindu pride’s new poster king.
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