The impact of British Raj is evident in every facet of life in Calcutta. During winters last year, just before the COVID stuck us all, my England born...

Parsis, and vegetarians... impossible!," laughed a Parsi friend of my mother when asked about the Parsi food at her dinner. My father, an ex-IFS...

Whenever we think of South Indian food, Idli and Dosa come to mind. The more enlightened think of Upma, Pongal et al. Ask any South Indian friend and...

Other than the Durga Puja holidays, if there is one festival that brings gleam in the eyes of my spouse, it's the Jamai Shashti. He starts reminding...

Bengal and Punjab have a long shared history and intertwined destiny. One small thread of this beautiful bond has not been spoken about much - the...