Cross Connections

Often, the most meaningful things are said in the simplest manner. One must, therefore, appreciate this effort to get Indians and Pakis...

Who would have imagined that the humble chapati would take centre stage in politics? It is on national television in the form of grainy ...

Remember the time every Indian politician promised that India would be like Singapore? Remember how its former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Y...

Fine dining, by definition, is exclusive. Can a foreigner bar Pakistanis from his restaurant in Pakistan, their country? The obvious r...

Does anyone remember those Irani restaurants in Mumbai that had eccentric notes put up — no combing hair near wash basin, no loud chatter...

The banana revolt has been silent. For years it lived as a vegetable, although it is classified as herbaceous and would probably be snoggi...

The French head of state may not have had the streets washed and buildings painted in his honour, but he and his wife might just get an Indi...

 Not given to political correctness for the sake of it, I yet find the idea of a ‘blind restaurant' revolting. It isn’t new, and has b...

Each time I say anything about the Indian Armed Forces, there is objection about tarring the whole army with the same brush. Yes, they say, ...