But Sri Lanka always bounces back. There was no sign at all, this time, that anything had ever been wrong. A contentious election which led to a whole generation of politicians, including many who had ...

Some Canadians claim that Indians began to loathe Trudeau only after his government accused Indian agents of assassinating a Khalistani on Canadian soil. In fact, we hated him long before things got ...

Lamprais, one of the signature dishes of Sri Lankan cuisine (best described by Karan Gokani in his Hoppers-The Cookbook as “a multicourse meal all wrapped together in a banana leaf and steamed or ...

Shy or not, Vijaya is now contented, fulfilled. He was 40 when Semma first got its star, so he was not particularly old. Dig into his career, though, and it becomes clear that, despite the appearance ...

Vir Sanghvi is the best-known Indian journalist of his generation. His career straddles print, television, books and now, new media. Vir Sanghvi was born in London in 1956 and educated at Mayo College ...

How should you enjoy your crisps? On their own would be my answer. But I find that batch-cooked, salted crisps go well with charcuterie. And cheese and onion is a perfect flavour to accompany red wine ...

What a year in food it’s been! It’s been a year of triumphs. A year of recovery. It’s almost as though the pandemic never happened. Indian restaurants have shone abroad. And within the country, our ...

The next time a foreigner tells you that Indians only like very sweet desserts and offers you the example of our mithai (which can, admittedly, be disgustingly sweet) here is a reply you can offer.

In the end, Manmohan changed India for the better. He did more than any prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to transform our country with kindness, honesty, compassion, and integrity.

The most successful Indian restaurant in the UK, Karam Sethi’s flagship has long been a favourite of Indians, Brits and chefs from around the world. It now has two Michelin stars, making it the only ...