The life of a chef in the kitchen, as late Anthony Bourdain saw it, had a glory to it. The kitchen gently moves forward in the culinary world, tightly packed, yes, but with leaders un-despotic.
'Let me stick my neck out and say that Tamil Nadu will keep alive its reputation for landslide election verdicts, with the DMK front winning at least 30 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Follow these tips and you can have a ball without missing out on fun.
Harnoor Channi-Tiwary visits the spanking new restaurant and returns impressed.
The highest number of confirmed cases are from Maharashtra (748), followed by Tamil Nadu at 571 and Delhi with 523 cases. Cases in Telangana have gone up to 321, in Kerala to 314, in Uttar Pradesh to 305, while the number of cases has gone up to 274 in Rajasthan.
The long-neglected fruit may finally get the recognition it deserves.
'In one mansion we visited, I was told the doors in the back courtyard had to be kept closed because to have the front and back doors open at the same time would result in Chettiar wealth flowing away,' notes Rahul Jacob after a memorable visit to Karaikudi.
In spite of continuous arguments about equality, women still do unmistakably more work than men at home, says Nidhi Pant.
'At home, being vegan is no real problem, and other than dairy (dahi, chhaas, ghee and kadhi) I can eat normally.' 'There is, of course, the eschewing of meat and as someone who likes (should I say liked?) Naga pork and beef steaks, and has eaten snake and dog, going vegan is unusual,' says Aakar Patel.
'Even though the film focuses on caste discriminations in rural India, it is first of all a riveting police procedural, and one of the best made in India,' says Aseem Chhabra.
This festive season, treat your loved ones to this royal delight.
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We revisit some iconic moments of the the much-loved television series as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Food blogger Priyadarsini Raj shares two Indian sweet recipes to bring in the New Year.
This Ganeshotsav welcome the elephant God with this easy-to-make recipe.
After a few exciting days in Nepal, a land of alluring stupas, Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera, on a tri-nation drive, heads east via India into mysterious Bhutan.
While the standards of Visva Bharati University fall, the chief minister of West Bengal fantasises about a Biswa Bangla University a few kilometres away. Keya Sarkar ponders the sad state of affairs.
The New York Film Festival served an amazing plate of films. Aseem Chhabra picks the best ones.
'We are making a transition from governance to campaign mode.' 'The speed of execution is picking up,' says Union Minister Jayant Sinha.
Having captured media attention when Shah Rukh Khan displayed a six-pack for Farah Khan's Om Shanti Om, seven years later he was determined to better his feat in the soon-to-be-released Happy New Year, writes Malavika Sangghvi.
Rediff reader Reshma Aslam shares dessert recipes for you to indulge in the month of Ramzan.
'We are on the world map. Every country is watching this event.'
Here's how you can add a touch of tricolour to your celebrations.
Over the last nine months, every time I stepped out of my home, I have quietly swallowed the daily mandatory advice doled out by someone or another, on how to have a happy and normal pregnancy.
'A big reason for its low recall value is that Rangbaaz's colourful characters are all essentially punks,' feels Sreehari Nair.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera takes in the best of Bhutan, a beautiful little kingdom that has bundles and bundles of goodness to offer.
Reshma Aslam lists out these really easy-to-make delicacies.
You have to be really smart to read between the lines.
Here are some festive recipes to delight your loved ones this Makar Sankranti.
Perch, New Delhi's first wine and coffee bar, has an expansive wine list but could do with a few more options for coffee
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
Misal Pav, the delicious Maharashtrian snack served at Mumbai's Aaswad restaurant bags the prize at the global Foodie Hub Awards in London.
Rediff reader Ramesh Menon shares his experience of eating on Indian Railways.
Mouth-watering recipes to celebrate the festival of colours.
In our special series re-visiting Hindi film classics, we look back at the Jeetendra and Neetu Singh starrer Priyatama (1977).
23-year-old Radhika Bopaiah is taking the modelling world by storm, walking the Indian ramp in a short bob.
Bring out your earthenware and clay pots, don your apron and get cooking!
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