It’s strange that the cops have no idea of the power of the camera phone. Because these phones have now shown India how its policemen actually function. And how much they enjoy assaulting young people ...

But that may be changing again. Punjabi food is making a comeback but this time it’s real Punjabi food not the three-curry formula of yore that’s finding favour.

Yes, many people love him. But those that don’t are scared of him. Rightly or wrongly there is a perception that any person or group that opposes the government will pay a terrible price: arrests, ...

Judging by the events of the last week, they are not a straight forward rerun of the so called India Against Corruption movement. They are not as well organised. There are no RSS -manufactured crowds.

India is the land that invented the guru-shishya parampara. In few other societies has there been such a tradition of master and disciple. And yet, somehow, this has never really extended to chefs and ...

I love ice cream. Not most industrial Indian ice cream perhaps but rich, creamy ice cream with a nice fattiness to coat the tongue and a distinct flavour that hits the palate. The ...

It’s not a good time to be an Indian travelling abroad. I don’t need to repeat the stories about how badly many Indian tourists behave in foreign countries: we have seen enough evidence of that in the ...

Yes, it’s okay to feel bad for Jagdeep Dhankar no matter what your views on his performance as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or as Governor of Bengal before that were. No Vice President of India ...

What do these three culinary terms often used in India but derived from the names of Western dishes have in common: chop, cutlet and patty? If you said they were the names of popular dishes, you would ...

How did you feel when you heard that Gen. Pervez Musharraf had died? Were you sad? Were you overjoyed? Did you feel a tinge of sorrow and regret? Or did you find it hard to control your jubilation?

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 ...

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 ...