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 ...

In effect, this means that every single mosque in India can face demands to have its premises dug up by court-assigned teams looking for a Shivling or any Hindu symbol.

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 ...

Do you remember when movies and TV shows about chefs and restaurants were about fun? The British TV shows I recall were things like Chef! (With Lenny Henry) and Whites. In the US I enjoyed Kitchen ...

If you live in Delhi, then you won’t need me to tell you how bad things have been over the last few days. But if you don’t, here’s what it’s been like. The air in Delhi has always been laced with ...

What is real luxury in the hotel business? Many hoteliers I speak to say that these days, luxury is all about resort properties. I am inclined to agree. And there may never have been a better time to ...

You were a good airline and the Indian aviation scene is poorer for your passing. We shall all miss you. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me say that I don’t think Vistara was a great ...

Few Indian food terms are as misused as Mughlai. Wikipedia tells us that Mughlai refers to the food of the Mughals which sounds fair enough but then the entry goes on to bracket so-called Mughal ...

It is a measure of how much resentment there is of us Gujaratis in certain circles that a news item about the number of Gujaratis who try and enter the US illegally every year has provoked much ...

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 ...

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 ...