Dehradun, Jan. 4 -- Culinary Chronicles

He is like that!

Some anecdotes are ahead of food. About generosity and munificence with a compassionate heart of a man who possesses a tough attitude and is above materialistic affairs.

After finishing a scrumptious meal of spaghetti and salad, as we ambled across the boulevard towards the parking space, a sound came from behind "Sir, shoe polish karwa lo" (Sir, get your shoes polished). A boy less than a teenager followed with a wooden box of shoe maintenance accessories.

Tiger refused for the little boy's services not for any other reason but for the dislike of anyone touching his feet or footwear with a feeling of respect for all.

"Sir, patty khareed kar kha loonga, shoe polish karwa lo" (S...