A requiem for the Girgaum I knew

Girgaum in South Mumbai, once a thriving neighbourhood of Maharashtrians who loved their seafood and meat, has slowly been taken over by the vegetarians, forcing eateries serving......

New York Gurdwaras's HEARTENING Langar Story

It was truly heartening to see how the Sikh community had risen to the occasion during the Black Lives Matter peaceful protests and the coronavirus pandemic and selflessly served those looking for......

Dear Indians, can we get rid of the superiority complex?

Maybe, we Indians as a people could do with a bit of two other qualities we love to tout as Indian — humility, and introspection. Nina Davuluri winning Miss America got a lot of already......

Good God! Thou ate beef?

'If policy-makers hold the lives of animals to be more significant than the welfare of a human populace, I can't believe that they're likely to do anything progressive for India.' Almost 17 years......

Brokerages eye Sapphire amid muted QSR outlook

Even as the near-term outlook for the quick service restaurant (QSR) industry remains muted, brokerages are positive about the prospects of Sapphire Foods India.   Their preference for the QSR......

When in India, MNCs serve as Indians do

Multinational companies, by and large, have similar products across markets. However, international fast-food chains have had to change this business model completely, to adapt to Indian......

The bottling king of India

When Ravi Kant Jaipuria announced that he wanted to become a franchisee for fast food chain Pizza Hut, his family -- especially his father -- was horrified. Like most conservative Marwari......

4 mn garments. 300 stores. Rs 6.8 bn. The Anita Dongre story

'Fashion changes fast and if you are not keeping up you're getting left behind,' design diva Anita Dongre tells Pavan Lall. IMAGE: At the lounge in her office Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com......

'Lagaan destroyed me'

'As an actor, it gave me such a great role that after that whatever, work I was offered, it was never fulfilling.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Amin Hajee "I call myself the Lagaan University......

SEE: Rishabh Pant's Pizza-Making Masterclass

IMAGE: Rishabh Pant becomes a pizza chef. Photograph and video: Rishabh Pant/Instagram From smashing sixes to spinning pizza dough, Rishabh Pant is serving up a whole new kind of heat during his......

Biles gets surprise after thumbs down to Village cuisine

IMAGE: Simone Biles reckons athletes not 'having proper French cuisine' in the Olympic Village. Photograph: Simone Biles/Instagram Paris Olympics' catering service might need a touch of Simone......

Planned, balanced diet props SKY to the top

'Surya has the mindset of an elite athlete and prioritises his performance over everything else. So, cheat meals are a rarity. He does not crave for junk or comfort foods since the time he has......