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The 111 dosas of Frankenstein Singh

The 111 dosas of Frankenstein Singh

Somewhere in Amritsar, a borderline berserk Punjabi chef devoted to the doctrine of ki-pharak-painda has declared open season on the dosa

23 April,2024 02:04 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
When kids become commodities

When kids become commodities

Child abuse turns children into utilities, to be used and discarded. Child adoption can do the same when it is straddled by delays, paperwork and procedures

16 April,2024 02:38 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Be smart, stay foolish, take care

Be smart, stay foolish, take care

In a bipolar world, where people come to blows on matters of personal belief, admitting ignorance and having a nimble, evolving position matters

09 April,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Utterflea and the fake oats dosa

Utterflea and the fake oats dosa

It’s that day of the year when you can do silly things and get away with it. Today, we examine what Twitter does to those who lie about the oats dosa

02 April,2024 01:43 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Indians very welcome. Not.

Indians very welcome. Not.

Being the greatest country on the planet requires great behaviour and values. As India changes and shines, perhaps smugness and hubris need to be replaced by civility and humility

26 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Our Father, in other words

Our Father, in other words

Last week, out of the blue, I was reminded that Jesus did not write the Lord’s Prayer in the way we said it at assembly; and that no one in Jesus’s times, including Jesus, spoke English

19 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Imtiaz Qureshi’s signature dish

Imtiaz Qureshi’s signature dish

The corporation promoted the chef’s lack of schooling as though it made his genius special. But he was larger than them and larger than life. The man without a signature left India with a signature cuisine

12 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Once long ago, an egg and a sperm

Once long ago, an egg and a sperm

At what precise moment after conception does an embryonic cluster of cells become a person? Or to put it another way, is there life after birth?

05 March,2024 06:52 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Going gaga over galangal

Going gaga over galangal

If you want to know why the Thais are a nation of such happy people, it’s their roots. The galangal root, to be precise. Which you can’t get here in India

27 February,2024 06:48 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath
Will my real friends please stand up?

Will my real friends please stand up?

How do you know someone is a friend? How long should you expect a friendship to last? What keeps a friendship going? Is there any such thing as a Best Friend Forever?

20 February,2024 04:32 AM IST | Mumbai | C Y Gopinath

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