The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

'Kalnirnay belongs to the people of India'

'Kalnirnay is like a bible for any family.' Shakti Salgaonkar, executive director, Sumangal Group in a freewheeling chat with Satish Bodas/Rediff.com, discusses 50 years of Kalnirnay, a calendar......

Renowned writer Ved Mehta, who took India to Americans, passes away at 86

Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who overcame blindness and became widely known as the 20th-century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at his......

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian cuisine

A month ago, on March 25, Floyd Cardoz, chef extraordinaire, passed into the ages, a victim of coronavirus.Ranjita Ganesan remembers the culinary genius. Photograph: Kind courtesy Floyd......

Shashi Kapoor's good looks helped launch Saeed Jaffrey's film career in India

'Once Attenborough had locked the shot, Jaffrey turned to Amitabh and told him in a very controlled but stern voice that he should never talk to an actor in between takes.' Aseem Chhabra remembers......

'I tried to modernise the Indian flavours at MasterChef'

Rishi Desai, 35, originally from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, is one of the 22 contestants still in the running on the television cooking show, MasterChef Australia 2013. Rishi, who now lives in......

'Never thought MasterChef Australia would become so popular'

Gary Mehigan will put the next batch of amateur cooks through their paces in MasterChef Australia, beginning September 10. In the popular cookery-based show, now in its fifth season, Gary and his......

'I always thought Indian food is just about the curry'

How difficult is it for a judge of a popular cooking show like Masterchef Australia to 'stop' eating and lose weight? Not very, says George Calombaris. The 33-year-old chef, who runs several......