kunal Vijayakar

​​To most people, Lalbaug in Mumbai is famous for only two reasons. First, for the majestic and revered Lalbaug Ganpati, which is installed here every Ganesh Chaturthi, and, secondly, for the flooding that customarily happens in the area…

​​As a canonical foodie, a pilgrimage to Amritsar is a must, and I have done it several times. After all, the food of Amritsar is deeply rooted in the culinary traditions of Punjab, the region’s agricultural heritage, cultural influences,…

​​The year isn’t even half over, and most parts of the country, particularly Mumbai, is hot and sweltering. It’s unbearable! The temperature is brutal and the humidity is clammy, muggy and covers you like a warm damp blanket. The mind shuts…

For some old loyalists from the Parsee community, who may share a fine fascination for British Royalty, watched the live broadcast with gushing glee, and even postponed the Sunday Dhansak to cook up special coronation recipes. (Photo:…

I have been avoiding eating bread for nearly two years now. Having gained boundless and unfathomable amount of weight during the hermitic era of the lockdown, I was forced to give up a few of my favourite things so that I could shed some of…

​​I first met Tanya Godrej, the charming and poised executive director of the Godrej Group, at a little sit-down lunch hosted by her at the modern glass and chrome Godrej headquarters at Vikhroli, an hour away from South Mumbai. It was 2018…

​​I have eaten as much Parsi food as is humanly possible for a non-Parsi. And I have spoken, written and, have passionately gushed over the cuisine more times than I should have. In fact, I am now beginning to appear like an ingratiating…

​​For a Mumbaikar like me, spending the month of Ramzan by visiting most illustriously time-honoured places such as Old Delhi, Agra, Lucknow and Hyderabad maybe a bit too ambitious. I have, in my younger days, roamed these most precarious,…

​​How is it that this small, oval-shaped fruit with golden-orange skin, so soft to the touch, its deep orange flesh tender and juicy, makes hearts flutter every time summer arrives in Maharashtra and the rest of the country? This creamy…

​​I spend incredibly long hours on the road just being driven in Mumbai, getting from one place to another. Some people have found ways to kill time on long drives, especially if they are being driven by someone else like I, most often, am.…