Rediff readers share their bitter sweet memories of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
'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.
VJ turned chef and author Maria Goretti talks about how she got interested in food.
The task I had undertaken was by no stretch of imagination an easy one, says Ajay Singh.