Dehradun, July 6 -- Dehradun has become a tourists' madhouse. The streets are crowded with them. Some of these visitors are friends and, when on a visit, ask me the one question a tourist always asks, "Which is the best restaurant to have a meal?"

Frankly speaking - I have no answer to that one. Unlike the Dehradun I grew up in, it has hundreds of cafes and restaurants, each claiming to be the best.

In the sixties and seventies, it was not like that. There were only a handful and each of them was as good as the other. Being few in numbers, it was easy to eat at all the "best restaurants" of Dehradun. It was a small, manageable and beautiful town. A good or bad reputation spread fast. Accountability was at a premium. Compromising with qu...