But for most non-fancy places, I have to concede that the frozen French Fry serves a valuable purpose. It delivers consistency and you don’t need to be a genius (or a cook even) to figure out how to ...

And indeed, you could argue that the great spectacles like the Kumbh Mela will distract Indians. But surely, at some stage, people will cease to be distracted and will notice such setbacks as the end ...

I went to dinner in Delhi‘s Connaught Place a fortnight ago. There was a time when it was the city‘s restaurant hub. Then, as Delhi exploded in all directions, the Connaught Place restaurants began to ...

So, immigration is back at the top of our minds. The Mumbai police say that the man who attacked Saif Ali Khan was not a local but had sneaked into the city from Bangladesh. And anyone watching Donald ...

On shorter flights, only one dish really works as an in flight packed meal: the Samosa.

There are very few subjects on which we display as much ignorance and hypocrisy as cannabis. Yes, cannabis: the plant that gives us the Bhang we consume at Holi, regarding it as part of our tradition.

Have Indians suddenly started booking tables at restaurants? I read two articles in two different financial papers last weekend which declared that they had. The evidence for this claim was, ...

Do Indians not like to work hard? There is only one possible answer to that question: don’t be ridiculous. We are among the hardest working people in the world. Often, it is not even a matter of ...

It is the taste of my childhood. And it has many different names. When I was young, the thinly sliced deep-fried potatoes I loved were freshly made and came from shops with the names like Okay Wafers ...

So, few tears were shed for him in his own country. None of the commentary pieces I read in the North American press said that his departure was a loss for Canada. Most of the articles tried instead ...