It didn’t help VP Singh, but it did transform politics in North India, which moved from battles over serious and topical issues to straightforward caste and communal calculations. It could well be ...

But this was the real thing, here in the real Italy and not in New York’s Little Italy or on some Hollywood backlot. There was such a potent mixture of devotion and joy in the air with a local band ...

But there is one restaurant that defies this categorisation and combines history with Michelin starred cuisine. It’s not a curry house. And it’s not one of the smart new trendy restaurants. It is a ...

The legitimate ‘fake’ paneer falls into the same category as mass-produced industrial ice cream (which manufacturers are now obliged to call ‘frozen dessert’ because it isn’t ice cream at all) and ...

This creates supply chain constraints. Many Hermes products are in short supply and waiting lists can get longer and longer. But, remarkably, customers are prepared to wait. They know that this ...

Malaysia is the South East Asian destination that Indians never pay enough attention to. I plead guilty myself to this neglect. Nearly two decades ago I went to Kuala Lumpur and Penang to shoot for my ...

As the global outrage over Donald Trump’s tariff policy mounts, it may be time for us to look at the experience of Narendra Modi. If you listen to American and British commentators what Trump is doing ...

What makes a chef who runs a three Michelin star restaurant so different from the rest? What is it about his cooking that so impresses the Michelin inspectors? Unless you operate within the top level ...

It’s not a story that Air India tells about itself though perhaps that could be because everyone who remembers it has probably left the airline. But, in the 1960s and for much of the 1970s Air India ...