That’s democracy in action! Or how the rulers perceive it. But why were the citizens of Mumbai being made to pay for the ...

Most regular international flyers usually use an airport service. These services can be costly but they take much of the pain out of the airport experience. In India large international airports will ...

A short time later Nisaba opened to the public and duly became the city’s hottest restaurant and hardest reservation. I was relieved to have been vindicated and happy for Manish. But I did not go back ...

By then the Maldives was fully into the After phase and well on its way to becoming the playground of the rich. Now, room ...

Bangkok’s Minor group now has 640 hotels in over 60 countries and its luxury brand Anantara has a strong presence in Europe and the Middle East. And yet, despite the reputation of the Thais as being ...

But the tragedy of the Iran war and in fact, of the whole Trump Presidency holds lessons for us all. Don’t personalise ...

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 ...

A lot of nonsense is spoken about food in India. But in no area are the myths and misconceptions as prevalent as they are in the case of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food habits. People still like to ...

In old Hollywood epic movies, Roman Emperors would make their slaves fight lions in the Colosseum. The battles were one-sided by definition. No slave could kill a lion with his bare hands. As the lion ...

Among the many things that surprise me about Thailand, and Bangkok in particular, is how nothing stops the world from visiting. I have been writing about Thailand regularly for nearly four decades and ...

How will future generations remember our Prime Ministers? This is not a question about serious historical analysis but one about the rewriting and framing of history. It is no secret that for the last ...

For years and years, if you asked chefs and caterers which vegetable Indian vegetarians would not eat, the answer was always the same: mushrooms. Guests thought they were poisonous, we were told. Some ...