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Serving up a storm

India, Nov. 14 -- Would you put pineapple on your pizza? I ask because in the Australian city of Brisbane, an Italian chef, Davide Tamburella, was sacked from La Costa, a local restaurant, because he ... Read More


An anthology of Assamese travel writing

India, Nov. 14 -- "Travel in some sense is complete only after the experience is recounted," writes Pradipta Borgohain, in his introduction to Wanderings in the Northeast, and Elsewhere. Edited and la... Read More


An ancient past that is shifting and complex

India, Nov. 14 -- The Origins of India is a deeply ambitious volume that reimagines the subcontinent's past through the lens of archaeology. Collecting essays written by about 50 of the finest archaeo... Read More


More than a simple counting of heads

India, Nov. 14 -- The first Indian census was carried out in 1871, in the aftermath of the Revolt of 1857. Shaken by the revolt, the Crown resolved that it could not govern a land it could not measure... Read More


'For me, genres don't really exist; it's all just writing'

India, Nov. 14 -- 1You loved reading John Berger and you wrote a book on him, Ways of Telling. What was it like to meet him? At that stage, I'd met very few writers. I loved literature. I wanted to be... Read More


Dr Kosambi and Mr Ducray

India, Nov. 14 -- There are two DD Kosambis in modern Indian history. Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, the Buddhist scholar who taught himself Pali and Sanskrit and became the first Indian to hold an acade... Read More


There's always Away out

India, Nov. 14 -- We featured, a few weeks ago, the stories of people who found ways - even temporary ones - to cut ties to their smartphone and its relentless pinging. Not only did it make some reade... Read More


The twist in the tail

India, Nov. 14 -- Once upon a time, pets had to make do with a kennel in the corner, a stringy old bed or a spot between your legs on the sofa. Luna's litter box was an eyesore you learnt to live with... Read More


Espionage in the age of technology

India, Nov. 14 -- Enmeshed in an espionage controversy, Jensen Huang resigned this week as president and CEO of NVidia. The episode foregrounds the strategic nature technology companies in the US and ... Read More


'A World Cup at home will be an occasion in itself'

New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- His name is Temba; he comes from Langa; He came to score, came to score, came to score, score, score; Temba Bavuma, he comes from Langa; To play for Protea This was the chant tha... Read More