In the end, Manmohan changed India for the better. He did more than any prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to transform our country with kindness, honesty, compassion, and integrity.

When does a cuisine become truly international? My guess is that the tipping point comes when a cuisine’s dishes and techniques are so widely accepted that anyone, anywhere in the world, no matter ...

The short answer is that no compelling narrative of Hindu victimhood exists in the Arab world. That’s why Modi doesn’t bring it up. And that is why he’s so eager to win friends in the Muslim world.

The food is so outstanding that everyone in Dubai expects FZN to get three stars. My guess is that it will enter the list with two stars next year but within a few months or so, it will be a serious ...

Vir Sanghvi is the best-known Indian journalist of his generation. His career straddles print, television, books and now, new media. Vir Sanghvi was born in London in 1956 and educated at Mayo College ...

But this has been his best year yet, with the success of Papa’s Bombay, a small counter-seating restaurant above Veronica’s, which is the hardest booking in Mumbai and may also have the best, most ...

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 ...

Your guess is as good as mine. But at least it keeps politics in the Phantom zone where the current reality never intrudes and all distractions that occupy the general public are more than welcome.

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.