The Kolkata Dossier
“So in the streets of Calcutta I sometimes imagine myself a foreigner, and only then do I discover how much is to be seen, which is lost… Read More »
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A curated guide to slow, sustainable living in India
Eat & Drink
Five homegrown natural cookware brands your kitchen needs
For many years, my family’s sil batta (stone grinder) and khalbatta okli (mortar and pestle) lay under the hot case in our kitchen. Solid, hand-hewed primitive scullery… Read More »
Coming home
On our first solo trip together, I visit Amritsar with my father, the city where he was born, embracing my identity and discovering my family history along… Read More »
The Fiji Files
Following the footsteps of the queen by trying Kava, a traditional Polynesian brew as potent as four pegs of whiskey Just what were the odds? Within a… Read More »
Roshan di Kulfi
An organic part of the 1950s Karol Bagh mohalla it set roots in, Delhi’s Roshan di Kulfi continues to pack in the crowds for its hearty fare… Read More »
The Philosophy of Food
Chef Manjit Singh Gill speaks about food as a visible manifestation of the almighty and the necessity to follow Ayurvedic traditions Yellow. A secondary colour. A shade… Read More »