Modi’s Friend? Wait.

Open Diary

When it comes to food, middle-class Indians are inclined to be extremely conservative

Is There a Tyranny of the Tasting Menu?

We want a symphony on a plate but there aren’t many chefs who can deliver

Being a Conservative

Reconciling the eternal India with the changing India

When 14,000 Bangladeshis will become Indians and 37,000 Indians, Bangladeshis

In June, a land swap will finally merge border enclaves of India and Bangladesh into each other’s territories. A ground report

HELL ON THE HIGH SEAS

As the last of the Indian sailors held by Somalian pirates return home, survivors relive the horrors of being held hostage for years

Meanwhile on Mars

More Cardboard Cutouts

Indians are popping up on American television screens in new and still typecast ways, typically for the laughs they get. Watch awhile, though, and you know this is mostly about America coming to terms with emerging realities

The Brown Baseball

The reason why some Indians play baseball.

Half Way Indians

On the Caribbean islands, the immigrant Indian story is laced with shame and bitterness. They are neither Indian enough nor Caribbean enough to be accepted by either community