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Usher in the New Year with droolworthy varieties

He did for tabla what Ravi Shankar did for sitar decades earlier — he thrust it on to the centre stage

Call them pani puris, phuchkas or puchkas, these deep-fried balls are easily among the best roadside snacks

The festival is being held here after a period of 40 years

Built in the aftermath of Partition, these unique structures are etched in the collective social memory

Every morsel and crumb of the eggless Christmas cake is as tasty as the traditional recipe

The second edition of the three-day Crime Literature Festival brought together writers of true and fictional crime stories from all over the country, along with celebrated cops

Intense emotions couched in simple language defined Shailendra’s songs. A tribute on his death anniversary, which falls on December 14

A new market trend is catching eyeballs; walk 15,000 steps daily for a year, and get back the money you spent to buy your smartwatch

The much-loved gulab jamun has many variations. During a recent visit to Kolkata, I had one version — an elongated and slimmer cousin called ledikeni. Legend has it that it was prepared by a halwai in Bengal for Lady Canning...

The migrant journey is one of resilience, hope and uncertainty. For many who choose to uproot their lives in pursuit of better opportunities, the decision often comes at a cost — emotional, cultural and psychological. My own story, which began...

Walking along the banks of Falachan river deep in the Kullu valley in Himachal Pradesh on a cold winter morning, a dash of brown in the middle of the river caught my eye, just for an instant. It disappeared into...

National Award-winning director Nikkhil Advani’s latest web-series ‘Freedom at Midnight’ might have opened to mixed reviews, but has an IMDb rating of 8.4/10. To those having issues with his historical saga, his tongue-in-cheek riposte is, “I am waiting to watch...

It is night as I arrive at the 150-year-old stately Diwans Bungalow in the Raikhad locality, entering the old city gate of the walled city in Ahmedabad, and driving through the narrow lanes. I drive into the tall iron railing...

There are very few dishes that can rival shab deg for its resplendence as a seasonal celebratory dish. The recipe originated in Kashmir and came to Shahjahanabad when the new Mughal capital was commissioned by the Emperor, who gave the...

I had made a passing reference in a previous book about the trial of officers of Subhas Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), at the Red Fort in Delhi in November-December 1945, hastening Indian Independence. A history professor and rector of...

To be different each time is the USP of this creative duo, whose latest OTT series, ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’, is breaking all records

A few careless words uttered in a film I was watching on the telly hit me hard. “Anyone can make a stew,” said Irina Asanova, female lead in ‘Gorky Park’, and got me all, please pardon the pun, stewed up....

Chingus Serai in Rajouri is a testament to palace intrigues

FOOD TALK: Dal is comfort food at its best

Discussions, debates, instructional videos by police, schools and NGOs, shorts, animation films, ‘how to’ manuals/articles — there’s a lot of content available on ‘safe and unsafe touch’. “Parents, teachers, other stakeholders — everyone is aware about it and the need...

My earliest interaction with Rohit Bal Gudda was in the early 1990s. I was in the National Institute of Fashion Technology in Delhi.

Photographers share expert tips to help you capture perfect moments

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. — Alfred Hitchcock In its 13th edition, the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is clearly getting bigger and better. The icing on the veritable feast,...

Biting into a mutton chop one pleasant evening, I got thinking about this delightful snack that eastern India revels in. A chop is not to be confused with the western lamb chop, or mutton chaap, or something indescribable called a...