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Samar Halarnkar: A teen, a wok and stir-fries for school

New Delhi, Dec. 14 -- I should count myself lucky. I've heard enough about teenagers indifferent to food, but we have an active and amiable 15-year-old who enjoys eating, likes variety, and can usuall... Read More


Samar Halarnkar: The multiverse of Meenakshi Ammal's brinjal

New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- I enjoy cooking, and I enjoy science fiction, and I've realised there is a connection between the two. Both immerse you in an alternate world-between flame and flavour, between co... Read More


Samar Halarnkar: A threadfin stew, and the idea of home

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- Cynics would say I am rootless. I'd say I am rooted in many places. I've lived in Bengaluru for 26 years, Delhi for 17. Bengaluru is the place I consider home, I speak Kannada p... Read More