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This chef had a Maharashtrian menu set for the Gandhi family. But Sanjay wanted Chinese

In ‘Sweets and Bittersr’, Satish Arora recounts his time from his family kitchen to becoming the world’s youngest executive chef of Taj Mahal Hotel and then revamping Air India’s on air meals.

Samsonite was a classic American success story. How private equity firms strip-mined it

In 'These Are the Plunderers', Gretchen Morgenson writes it took a decade for Apollo to gut this once-thriving and iconic American luggage maker.

How BCCI weeded out dissent—Kapil to Shastri and Srikkanth

The Lords of Wankhede explores the evolution of Indian cricket in the 28 years between the two World Cup successes.

Sachin Tendulkar thought of retiring in 1997 after this Test match against the West Indies

Shom Biswas and Titash Banerjea write on Indian cricket's journey through the years, at a time when India has become the nerve centre of the world game.

I used my disability as a cheat code—a one-size answer to every uncomfortable question

In 'The Grammar of My Body', Abhishek Anicca talks about how being disabled makes it easy for you to lie to yourself.

Starbucks, Kalyan Jewellers, Pepsi — how big brands fell victim to ‘culture jamming’

In 'Fake News: Spot It, Stop It', Gaurav Sood explains what 'culture jamming' is and how big brands lost millions due to it.

Pranab Mukherjee’s accent was mocked by elite Delhi. ‘Keep a tutor’, Indira Gandhi told him

In 'Pranab: My Father', Sharmistha Mukherjee recalls how the former President's thick Bengali accent became the butt of the jokes in Lutyens' Delhi.

Mata ni pachedi is Gujarat’s tribute to goddesses. It tells vibrant stories on fabric

In mata ni pachedi, the figure of the goddess has a commanding presence. She is flanked by worshippers, musicians and animals.

How Julia Roberts and Pretty Woman inspired Manipuri trans activist to be herself

Santa Khurai was seventeen when she decided to start dressing like a woman. She had always believed herself to be female, and she claimed her feminine identity fiercely and openly.

Swami Vivekananda didn’t preach religious tolerance. But his secularism was beyond politics

In Eternal Religion, Karan Singh draws upon 70 years of his writing on aspects of Hinduism, to show why he believes that Hinduism is more egalitarian than perhaps any other concept known to man.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?