Bangkok is a fast, 24-hour megapolis, full of joie de vivre and buoyance that you will be instantly smitten, like I was.
Enjoy special dumplings as you welcome the Year of the Rabbit.
Jackfruit season heralds the arrival of its tasty stirfry on our tables or better as part of banana leaf meals
Enjoy your chai with Maharashtrian-style coriander leaf fritters.
Afternoon hunger pangs can be kept at bay with a healthy Indian-style corn-on-the-cob snack.
The idols of Lord Ganesh, the god of prosperity and wisdom and a slayer of obstacles ('vighna-harta'), will be installed in homes across the state with pomp and gaiety.
Bottle gourd is far more tasty than you realise especially when had in steamed dumplings along with Dahi Kadhi.
'Degrees get you into the room, it is the attitude that counts,' says adman Madhukar Kamath.