All of these explanations are plausible enough. But none fully explains the suddenness with which Allahbadia went from hero to Public Enemy Number One. The second important question we need to ask is: ...

That Kochi should be so full of Christian symbols despite being a largely Hindu city is one of the miracles of Kerala, the Indian state with the highest literacy rate (again, excluding the Northeast).

Did the Tatas make a mistake in buying Air India? Does the steady stream of criticism levelled at the airline, normally from angry passengers who have suffered at its hands, reflect badly on the ...

But for most non-fancy places, I have to concede that the frozen French Fry serves a valuable purpose. It delivers consistency and you don’t need to be a genius (or a cook even) to figure out how to ...

I have been writing, for many months now, about how middle class disenchantment with the government is growing. The middle class does not have the numbers to be electorally significant, let alone ...

Have Indians suddenly started booking tables at restaurants? I read two articles in two different financial papers last weekend which declared that they had. The evidence for this claim was, ...

Have you been following the troubles of the Indian rupee which has crashed to historic lows over the last few days? Those of you with long memories will remember that the last time this happened, ...

I went to dinner in Delhi‘s Connaught Place a fortnight ago. There was a time when it was the city‘s restaurant hub. Then, as Delhi exploded in all directions, the Connaught Place restaurants began to ...

So, immigration is back at the top of our minds. The Mumbai police say that the man who attacked Saif Ali Khan was not a local but had sneaked into the city from Bangladesh. And anyone watching Donald ...