If you like the smell of truffles, you also like sex. If, on the other hand, you think it reminds you of socks, then you're probably lousy in bed.' Star journalist and popular television anchor Vir Sanghvi wears many hats. By day he writes serious political columns, in the evenings he's at a studio interviewing a celebrity, and sometime in between he is both gourmet and gourmand. And when Sanghvi writes on food, he pulls no punches. Celebrating what is good and savagely attacking what is bad, he combines culinary history, travel and culture to rank among the best food writers of today. Inspired, erudite and wonderfully witty, Rude Food is a collection of Sanghvi's essays on food and drink. From breakfast rituals to sinful desserts, airlines khana to what our favourite film stars love to eat, from chefs at five-star hotels to food critics, Vir Sanghvi has his finger on the pulse of what we put into our stomachs and why. If you want to know how tandoori chicken arrived in India, the Three Golden Rules of sandwich making or the three kinds of bad service you should absolutely not put up with, who eats out the most in Bombay and where you are most likely to find Prime Minister Vajpayee tucking into his favourite cuisine, then this is the book you must have. Full of culinary secrets and gastronomic tips, Rude Food tells you the key to the perfect pizza, the easiest way to make risotto, what the nation's fast food of choice is, the truth about your cooking oil, and much much more. A feast of sparkling prose that entertains as it informs, this is a book to be read, consulted and savoured.

Rude Food: The Collected Food Writings of Vir Sanghvi

Vir, Sanghvi

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Penguin

<p>In the last few years, the way we look at our food has changed a lot. With a slow growing awareness about what we eat, we wonder whether ghee is good for us. What fish should we be eating? What fruits and vegetables are indigenous to India? From food columnist and star journalist Vir Sanghvi comes a collection of insightful, witty and informative pieces on everything we ought to know about the ingredients in our kitchens. In his distinctive, no-holds-barred style, Sanghvi introduces the reader to not only the Indian Pantry but the culture, history and unique experiences that makes Indian food so popular the world over.</p>

Indian Pantry

India Penguin

Madhavrao Scindia

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Men of Steel: India's Business Leaders in Candid Conversation

Business & Money

Lotus/Roli Books

<p>These are in-depth profiles of India's biggest business barons. These are the men who are powering the new India's leap into the 21st Century; the faces behind the great Indian success story. You'll find them all here. The traditional big names of Indian insutry; Ratan Tata and Kumar Mangalam Birla. The new gurus of information technology; Nandan Nilekani and Azim Premji. The wizards of the sunrise entertainment and telephony sector: Sunil Bharati Mittal, Sunhash Chandra and Rajeev Chadrasekhan... And many more.</p>

Men of Steel

ROLI-BOOKS

Mumbai has been extensively photographed over the past century. Like New York, it is a city full of men and women with aspirations of making it big in life. Mumbai is also known as a dream factory because of the overwhelming presence of its film industry, one of biggest in the world. This book collects nearly three decades of work from Raghu Rai, one of India's foremost photojournalists. The pictures encompass life in all its manifestations from the high-rise skyscrapers to the gushing waves of the Arabian sea. It shows movement and activity that almost never ceases fairs and festivities, political demonstrations, films in the making, and the advertising and modelling scene.

Bombay Mumbai: Where Dreams Don't Die

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

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