Watch: What does ‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi eat through the day?
‘My only real sweet treat on a regular basis is half a bar of dark chocolate, around the corner from wherever my daughter is so she doesn't see me.’
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1‘Madras Curry’: How an ‘untouchable’ food become a global dish
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2Rereading the classics: Why John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ has always been controversial
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3Ramachandra Guha: In Mannu Bhandari’s memoir, an unflinching spotlight on Indian patriarchy
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4Ladki Bahin scheme pushed Maharashtra’s women welfare budget up by about 12,700% in a year: CAG
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5For children: Khichdi, mulligatawny soup, and other culinary gifts from India to the world
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6How ambush of church leaders on a forested road escalated Naga-Kuki conflict across Manipur hills
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7Eating out-eating in: How food apps have changed family bonds in urban India
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8Alcohol is an established health risk but remains at the heart of social, cultural life
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9‘Satluj’ is mired in the same murkiness that the film seeks to expose
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10‘Fieldwork as a Sex Object’: Meena Kandasamy’s angry new novel is ever so slightly overcooked
