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.

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 ...

When the Cockroach Janata Party made its debut on social media, the response it evoked became a global news story. The general tone of the coverage was that something significant was happening in ...

Jamavar gets an international Mayfair crowd of high rolling expats and visitors along with every famous Indian cricketer and movie star who comes to London. Banaras gets big-spending Brits. Asma gets ...

What do you think of the Indian pasta tradition? If your response is one of bewilderment then join the club. That’s what I would have said too — at least until a week ago. “What rubbish! There is no ...

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 ...

It’s a term that became popular in the early years of this century to categorise hotel chains from East Asia that were opening properties in the West and bringing higher and more gracious levels of ...

It’s either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media’s reach really is. Last week most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Walls brands that we are all ...

It is a maxim that should be a cliché by now. But given the current Indian reality, it is worth repeating again and again: “The true test of a principle is when you apply it to somebody or something ...

Nearly everything in the world has an expiry date. This is as true of political platforms as it is of Ladoos or packets of butter. Nothing lasts forever, no matter how good it sounds or tastes when ...

If you have eaten Thai food outside of Thailand, at a halfway decent restaurant (as distinct from a cheap takeaway) then the man you have to thank for how the food is selected, organised and served is ...

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 ...