Nawabi flavours

Slow-cooked dishes whose legacy goes back a few centuries make this restaurant offering Awadhi cuisine such an authentic place When two individuals who are passionately in love with heritage cuisine, who like to cook and feed others wholeheartedly, decide to run a restaurant together, diners can expect a delectable feast. This is the story of […]

Finance Minister learns why sales are down

Fly on the wall dispatch from the bug stuck in the chewing gum embedded under the Honorable Finance Minister’s desk in her office Government officials, economists and industry representatives met Hon’ble Finance Minister in her chamber. On invitation from the Hon’ble Finance Secretary, CEO Bonda opened the discussion, bearing a sombre expression CEO, Bonda: Periodical […]

Holistic approach

In Gujarat’s Sabarkantha, this government project teaches teens about reproductive and mental health For Kashish, 16, “menstruation” isn’t a bad word. Her voice ringing with confidence, she explains that she’s “fine with body changes”. She has sat down with her mother and sister and explained the benefits of using sanitary napkins and how to dispose […]

Divine interjections

A reporter recalls how he wore a cloak of invisibility, hiding his media identity for a story on religious places Rarely does it happen in the daily routine that one changes one’s identity or goes incognito. For me, this situation stretched over four days when I was working on a ground report on religious paces. […]

Call for diversity

Hollywood has realised the value — and profitability — of diversity in stories, cast and crew. India is not far behind Bollywood might be inspired by Hollywood in multiple ways — from movie plots to the industry’s name itself — but when it comes to social diversity, Bollywood is oddly sparing. Diversity is not a […]

Fiction, not fact

How India’s most widely read newspaper, Dainik Jagran, published a highly misleading and inflammatory article On September 19, readers of Dainik Jagran, the most widely read newspaper in the country, woke up to a disconcerting headline: “Having lost one daughter to love jihad, second one now in danger”. This appeared in the city section of […]

Park your money well

Here are some personal finance lessons you can draw from the PMC bank crisis Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, a bank with more than Rs 11,500 crore of deposits, is in trouble. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has limited deposit withdrawals to Rs 10,000 per account. This obviously has  depositors up in arms. […]

Sky’s no limit

Tina Antoniades makes accessible and affordable a wide array of western outfits and accessories to young Indian women of all classes and is having fun doing it Of Greek origin, Tina Antoniades grew up in London and spent a good part of her working life in the US. She is the creative director of Lulu […]