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).

Now that both Vistara and Jet are gone, Air India has a monopoly in business class. So it could make profits by selling lots of high yield, profit making business class seats on metro sectors. Instead ...

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 ...

And indeed, you could argue that the great spectacles like the Kumbh Mela will distract Indians. But surely, at some stage, people will cease to be distracted and will notice such setbacks as the end ...

On shorter flights, only one dish really works as an in flight packed meal: the Samosa.

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, ...

Do Indians not like to work hard? There is only one possible answer to that question: don’t be ridiculous. We are among the hardest working people in the world. Often, it is not even a matter of ...

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 ...

There are very few subjects on which we display as much ignorance and hypocrisy as cannabis. Yes, cannabis: the plant that gives us the Bhang we consume at Holi, regarding it as part of our tradition.