The writer is a chef, author, educator and world traveller.
August 13, 2023 05:00 IST
This August 15, as we lead the world to empathetic ways of living, in our nation, freedom for one is freedom for all
Sun, Aug 13, 2023July 23, 2023 05:54 IST
When we see our shared humanity as a link that unites us despite our individual variations, it is then that we see the world in its real splendour
Sun, Jul 23, 2023July 09, 2023 06:10 IST
I was finally living a dream, doing something daring, out of the ordinary, what society might label too queer
Sun, Jul 09, 2023June 25, 2023 06:10 IST
Love is a blessing and intimate love a devotion that frees us of fear and connects us to higher planes of being
Thu, Jun 22, 2023June 04, 2023 06:10 IST
One can go from being broken to loving and living again, in the hope that love will find a way back
Thu, Jun 01, 2023May 21, 2023 06:00 IST
Telling the India story through colour, décor, food, art and place
Sat, May 20, 2023May 07, 2023 06:00 IST
How a trip to Haridwar presented a future of possibilities, where the ancient texts of India informed our sense of justice and inclusion.
Sat, May 06, 2023April 16, 2023 07:00 IST
In Why Can’t Elephants be Red, the author Vani Tripathi and her daughter Akshara provide a route to inclusive living and a collegial way of being
Fri, Apr 14, 2023March 26, 2023 06:00 IST
Mom taught me about the gravitas attached to truth and the hope that comes with white lies
Fri, Mar 24, 2023March 12, 2023 06:10 IST
In Pakistan, friends welcomed me at celebrated tables, inspired me with daring sessions at the Lahore Literature Festival and regaled me with stories of the city
Fri, Mar 10, 2023February 12, 2023 06:15 IST
We have the power to heal and inspire, and live with grace among those we think of as the other
Fri, Feb 10, 2023January 29, 2023 06:00 IST
They encouraged us to experiment with what we learned and use that knowledge as an armour
Sun, Jan 29, 2023January 08, 2023 06:00 IST
With its quickly-changing geographies and mindscapes, India today is drawn toward the same challenges that fractured the United States
Sun, Jan 08, 2023December 18, 2022 06:10 IST
Bring a little sip and taste of Christmas this season and do what you can to put a smile on a stranger's face
Sat, Dec 17, 2022December 11, 2022 06:15 IST
People carry to the threshold of the shrine empty and broken but they leave feeling fulfilled and bursting with hope
Fri, Dec 09, 2022November 27, 2022 06:15 IST
There have been many who have inspired us with their lives and generosity of spirit
Fri, Nov 25, 2022November 13, 2022 06:15 IST
An ardent champion of chefs and restaurateurs, a New Yorker who wielded power and could curry favours, Gael also mastered the art of connecting people
Sat, Nov 12, 2022October 23, 2022 06:20 IST
He has championed democracy through the wizardry of his pen and the might of his sagacious intellect
Fri, Oct 21, 2022October 09, 2022 06:20 IST
The film on queer and non-binary people shows us the power of acceptance and the golden rule by which life must be lived
Sun, Oct 09, 2022September 25, 2022 06:00 IST
Being elderly doesn’t mean being feeble or without hope
Sun, Sep 25, 2022September 11, 2022 06:00 IST
We may have left our school days behind but never those who once guided us and sent us forward on our journey
Sat, Sep 10, 2022August 28, 2022 06:00 IST
To be loved by another, we must first start loving ourselves and believing that we are genuinely worthy of being cherished romantically
Sat, Aug 27, 2022August 14, 2022 06:10 IST
Sonam Kalra’s choice of songs shows, through the power of reflective poetry, the large-heartedness of those who have suffered from Partition
Sat, Aug 13, 2022July 31, 2022 06:10 IST
I see the proverbial silver lining in the blackest of clouds, and how that fleeting shimmer turns into a lasting change in the landscape
Sat, Jul 30, 2022July 17, 2022 06:10 IST
From street-side dishes to those offered in supposed 'fine-dining' restaurants, one finds cringeworthy foods that seem fancy only because they have foreign names
Sat, Jul 16, 2022