The 72-year-old Pratibha Patil loves Utthapam and Dal but avoids spinach and potatoes.
So Swiggy offered 35,056 varieties of biryani to its users, says Peerzada Abrar.
Sanjeev Nayyar visits an Amma canteen in Chennai, and comes back impressed
Narayanan, 33 from Chennai shares his story.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.
The Great Indian Kitchen is one of the most powerful films Divya Nair has watched in recent times. One that will unsettle you long after you've watched it. And that's why everyone -- married or single, man or woman -- must watch it.
Shubir Rishi/Rediff.com continues his jungle adventure and narrates his last day at the Kanha National Park.
A treat lay in store for wildlife enthusiast Suchismita Banerjee at Lake Palace Resort on the Periyar Lake.
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
Amit from Belgaum, Karnataka shares his weight loss journey.
What the Indian economy looks like next January will influence her view on India, not her genetics, notes Shekhar Gupta.
Follow these 10 Chennai foodies to track down the great restaurants and awesome food there!
Rediff reader Thomas GK who recently travelled to Gavi, an eco-forest in Kerala with his family shares his experience.
'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?'
Kanti Memani shares his incredible weight loss story.
'I might argue if I have a point to put across. Sometimes you have to be loud or you will not be heard,' Lopamudra Raut tells Rediff.com's Rajul Hegde.
"For years I had been the cynosure of all eyes in my residential complex -- 'the lady with the full-time maid!'"
Kumar's son Prashant Bishnoi is a national-level shooter.
The moustache protest is the latest blot on the face of a nation that has failed to ensure even the safety of the Dalit community, says Veenu Sandhu.
'No one was allowed to meet Jaya. Whoever came, would be briefed by Sasikala's relatives that she was 'all right',' Dindigul Srinivasan said.
A look at the hottest male vegetarian celebs from across the globe.
'What the Sabarimala majority verdict has done is to elevate the principle of equality over all others, including the right to worship, and declared that this will be the litmus test of all practices, and re-emphasise that practices that are ultra vires will be junked,' says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Chennaiites are proud that they are a culture-loving people.
It's never to late to squeeze in a quick trip this month.
Ab Tak Chhappan 2 is so terribly obvious in its deviousness, there's not even a smidgen of surprise to expect, says Sukanya Verma.
Its newly-built Jigani kitchen in Bengaluru is piloting the use of technologies such as data analytics, blockchain and Internet of Things to speed up the huge volume of its operations while ensuring strict quality control, reports Samreen Ahmad.
The idea that home itself could have hitherto undiscovered delights, was a nice one for Geetanjali Krishna.
Over four days all of Tamil Nadu is caught up in celebrating Pongal, the state's harvest festival. From a bonfire to worshipping cattle, it is a throwback to a time when society was agrarian, says A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
An AIADMK survey estimates that the party will get between 25 and 30 of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats. This makes Jayalalithaa a major player in New Delhi, if not a contender for the prime minister's post.
According to the New York Times, Tamil Nadu has a 'rich and undiscovered history'.
The warmest reception came from his soon-to-be ex wife Indrani, who on spying him getting out of the lift, muttered an "Oh dear!" and walked over to him, trailed by her police guards, wreathed in high-wattage smiles.
While Jayalalithaa may have died her political legacy will continue to survive through the slew of 'Amma' branded products and services.
Rediff readers share their experiences of eating on Indian trains.
Meet Bengaluru's fondest freedom fighter, HS Doreswamy, who has been a sprightly witness to the country's ups and downs since 1947.
Dog squads are sniffing out poachers and busting their plans. Geetanjali Krishna tells us more about these canine crusaders.
Rediff readers share their bitter sweet memories of ordering meals in the Indian Railways.
'The Constitution allows me the Right to Freedom of Speech and Religious Freedom. But this is not religion... this is spiritual discourse,' says IAS officer C Umashankar, who is being prosecuted in the Madras high court for hurting the feelings of Hindus.
It was between 2010 and 2014 that wildlife biologists began to realise the heavy proliferation of tigers in the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The fiercely-territorial beasts are today locked in battle for dominance with man and his cattle.
'For me, he was a bridge to lifelong friendships in a land where I had none.' 'He helped break barriers of language and suspicion.' Maharaj Damodardas salutes the one and only Rajinikanth!
