All Indians are condiment lovers. From pickles to freshly ground chutneys: no Indian meal is complete without condiments. This is in sharp contrast to say, China, where there will often be no ...

Do you ever feel that as a middle class Indian you have lost control of your life? That now, more than ever, you are at the mercy of circumstances completely beyond your control? And though you are ...

The tragic deaths in Sambhal and the latest crackpot campaign to claim the Dargah in Ajmer on behalf of Hindu communalism bring back many uncomfortable memories. In a sense, it all started with LK ...

Now that the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru is out of the way, it might be worth reflecting on the bitterness, rancour and downright abuse that characterized it during debates in TV studios, on ...

Ignore tourist-friendly Western chains. You would have to be mad to queue up for L’Entrecote and over pay for a mediocre ...

If you have been following the furore over the price of tomatoes, you will note that reporters and political analysts often refer to tomatoes as a basic staple of Indian cooking and the food of the ...

What do you suppose is India’s favourite bottled sauce? If you answered ‘tomato ketchup’ you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of mayonnaise, I ...

The primary agent of chaos is Indigo, India’s largest airline. Indigo has cancelled over 500 flights. Many, if not most of ...

How do you respond when people say that there is no room for dissenting ideas in Indian politics? That mainstream television media is so cravenly sold out to the ruling establishment, and social media ...

A lot of nonsense is spoken about food in India. But in no area are the myths and misconceptions as prevalent as they are in the case of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food habits. People still like to ...

The first time I had an authentic Peking Duck in India was at the Great Wall restaurant at the Leela Palace in Mumbai twenty years ago. I was having lunch with Captain CP Krishnan Nair, the Leela ...

Did the Tatas make a mistake in buying Air India? Does the steady stream of criticism levelled at the airline, normally from angry passengers who have suffered at its hands, reflect badly on the ...