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Eau de City: What Do India’s Metropolises Smell Like?
Artists and researchers sniffed, smelt, and inhaled their way through India’s biggest cities. They share their most vivid smell memories with us.
These Photos Show the Devastating Aftermath of Cyclone Amphan
The ‘super cyclone’ that had wind gusts faster than 185 km/h is the deadliest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal this century.
This Indian Chef Only Hires Female Home Cooks
London chef Asma Khan opens her first restaurant, Darjeeling Express, in June and has recruited an all-female team of amateur Indian cooks, giving diners a real taste of Bengalese home-cooking.
Deep-Fried Masala Cauliflower Is India’s Version of Chinese Takeaway
The board outside Walter Chung’s Bangalore restaurant reads “Authentic Chinese” but everybody in India knows what that means: a spicy, greasy amalgamation of Indian and Chinese cuisine.
Calcutta's Last Jewish Bakery Makes the Best Bengali Desserts
After many of Calcutta’s “Baghdadi Jews” emigrated following Indian independence in 1947, Nahoum and Sons stands as the city’s only Jewish bakery. “Tourists from Middle East visit but our customer base is 99.9 percent non-Jewish now,” says owner Isaac...