What Gandhi learned about vegetarianism in a London restaurantA London site once housed the Central Vegetarian Restaurant. Mohandas Gandhi frequented this eatery while studying law. The restaurant prov...
19 Oct, 2025, 09.05 AM IST
How a British railway sojourn 200 years ago changed our livesThe first public railway journey in Britain, in 1825, was more than a technological milestone—it transformed daily life, travel, and cultur...
14 Sep, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
British Hindus object to non-veg, alcohol served at Downing Street Diwali receptionBritish Hindus have expressed disappointment over the inclusion of non-vegetarian food and alcohol at a recent Diwali reception hosted by P...
10 Nov, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Celebrating India-Scotland ties through vegetarian Haggis, Dundee cakesScotland's national dish, haggis, traditionally meat-based, has gained popularity in a vegetarian version made from nuts, lentils, and vege...
29 Sep, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
Time to go vegan! Plant-based diets may boost immunity, protect against CovidThe findings suggest that a diet high in vegetables, legumes and nuts, and low in dairy and meat products may thus help ward off the infect...
12 Jan, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
From India, with love! Two women and their BBC stint made desi food a global favouriteThe BBC decided to try an Indian cooking show fronted by Jaffrey, who was a trained actor.
04 Dec, 2022, 09.39 AM IST
James Bond and the Beatles: How far British food has come from 1962Bond preferred highquality British food like smoked salmon, lamb, game meats, asparagus and scrambled eggs.
30 Oct, 2022, 10.26 AM IST
How Vegans can win or lose in IndiaBeing vegan is not just easier now, but even aspirational with many prominent vegan celebrities.
11 Nov, 2018, 07.26 AM IST
From Kele ki Machhi to Dhoka: The faux meat dishes of Indian culinary traditionsThough purists have been ranting against faux meat dishes, in India, these dishes are well entrenched in our traditional kitchens.
06 May, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
Go vegetarian but in moderationCoastal communities harvested abundant small shrimp and minor fish and dried them to use through the monsoons, cooked with the leafy vegeta...
31 Dec, 2016, 10.23 PM IST
Does herbivory induce happiness?As India has the world’s largest number of vegetarians, anecdotal evidence available here should be keenly examined for corroboration that ...
13 Jul, 2016, 07.40 AM IST
10 reasons why Leonardo DiCaprio shouldn't preach vegetarianism to IndiansVegetarianism is deeply divisive in India. It produces hatred against Muslims. It is pushed in insidious ways, constantly accompanied by me...
03 Jul, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi hosts lunch for British royal couple Prince William and Kate MiddletonA four-course Indian meal, including both vegetarian and and non-vegetarian, was served at the lunch hosted at the historic mansion here .
12 Apr, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
India's pluralism: Why Mumbai has seen many food-related agitations in the past as wellAs increasingly vegetarian communities started buying more apartments in building complexes and started using this power to push for vegeta...
11 Oct, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
Vegetarianism a growing trend: 7 kinds of vegetarians you may encounter at a restaurantVegetarians in restaurant-going India may have always felt somewhat ostracised for eating 'ghaasphoos' but they now seem to be having the l...
15 Mar, 2015, 06.08 AM IST
- Turn vegetarian and conquer climate change: expert
Going the vegetarian way can help to tackle the problem of global warming apart from its known health benefits to human, according to a cli...
27 Oct, 2009, 10.49 PM IST
- Spiritual Guru Ravi Shankar, Lord Swaraj Paul honoured
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul were honoured by the Young Vegetarian Society and a Hindu grou...
18 May, 2007, 10.50 AM IST