There are many things that characterise Dubai. One of them is an obsession with size. Nearly everything is big, bigger or biggest. For instance, each time I go to the massive Dubai Mall, I am ...

What a year in food it’s been! It’s been a year of triumphs. A year of recovery. It’s almost as though the pandemic never happened. Indian restaurants have shone abroad. And within the country, our ...

Who do you think will win the next election: Veer Savarkar? Or will it be Indira Gandhi? And who will Dr Ambedkar support? If you read that first paragraph and wondered what the hell was going on, ...

The next time a foreigner tells you that Indians only like very sweet desserts and offers you the example of our mithai (which can, admittedly, be disgustingly sweet) here is a reply you can offer.

Earlier this year I made a resolution. While I travel a fair amount, I tend to go back to the same places. So, this year, I decided to try and set that right. Instead of returning to familiar (and ...

Have you been on a diet lately? Have you bought a diet book? Gone to see a “weight loss consultant“? Watched a diet video? Starved yourself for 18 hours because you are on an intermittent fasting diet ...

Now that India has registered its responses to the allegations that it tried to organise assassinations in Canada and the USA, it is time to look at the issue with less emotion and a little more ...

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 ...

Rare is the hotel that has the power to surprise you. Most of the time, you get what you pay for. But very occasionally you get a little bit more and the experience stays with you. I try not to judge ...