Lifestyle

Food Fight
Biryani wars: every city thinks it owns the pot
Layered or mixed, kewra or mint, potato or heresy — a diplomatic survey of the country's most contested dish, conducted at considerable personal risk.

Breakfast
The 200-dosa morning: breakfast rush at a tiffin centre

Food
The perfect thali, according to five home cooks

Night Shift
After 10 pm, the city eats standing up

WEEKEND
Explore your own city like a tourist: a weekend walking plan

Street Science
Golgappa geometry: the physics of the perfect puri

IN PICTURES
In pictures: the last letterpress in the old printing lane

IN PICTURES
In pictures: monsoon evenings from four rooftops

कैसे करें
मानसून से पहले घर की तैयारी: वह चेकलिस्ट जो सच में काम करती है

FOOD
Street food, safely: how to pick the right stall

WEEKEND
The kitchen garden that survives an Indian summer

Season