For a state that is largely composed of undulating, arid expanses of golden sand, Rajasthan has stunning diversity in cuisine. I was quite struck by this fact when I first visited Rajasthan. A large thali was placed before me, as I sat down to lunch in one of Jaipur’s swanky restaurants. I was fairly stumped […]

The first time I ate momos, I was huddled underneath a plastic tarpaulin. Outside the rain was falling incessantly, and it had turned cold. The woman opened the lid of her large aluminium steamer, and picked up six pieces of pearly white momos, and placed them onto a small dish. In a plastic container, she […]

George Bernard Shaw voiced the sentiments of every die hard foodie, when he said, ‘There is no love sincerer than the love of food.’ It is difficult not to wax lyrical when talking about food. And when talking about Indian food, in particular, my mind jumps from images of tender, succulent rogan josh, to steaming […]

There is something undeniably exciting about driving down the roads, with the wind in your hair, and the thumping of your heartbeat synchronized to the beat of your favourite song on the radio. Road trips help you immerse into the countryside, and experience it in a new way. In road trips, the journey is the […]

Congratulations on debuting as a novelist Pooja. Your debut book brings a very interesting combination of politics and love; what was the inspiration? What did you learn from writing the book? Thank you. The 2011 Lokpal Bill movement was, in many ways, a turning point for me. I had begun my FYBA and I was reading classics and tomes […]