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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


Samar Halarnkar: Tagore's wisdom, turning 60 and a chicken stew

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- I turned 60 last month. It did not feel like a big deal, but it's something. I did a self-appraisal and put together some notable changes. I forget things (not everything becaus... Read More


Samar Halarnkar: Marinated peppers, labneh and other post-stent party adventures

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Two days after his arrival from Australia and a day after he had a stent shoved up into one of his arteries, my friend Roger Galway sat up brightly in bed and watched as a young w... Read More