There are not all that many turkeys in India – 4,23,374 in the census, compared to 80.78 crore chickens. But this represents a whopping 66....

In the olden days, from April till October—and longer in South India—the to-and-fro motion of punkahs marked the rhythm of Indian lives.

Capons are still favoured for Chinese New Year feasts and Christmas in Spain, but it never caught on in India.

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Europeans were flooded by new products from Asia & America and it is no surprise they got names & geographical origins mixed up.

Dow is currently a target of Indo-British activist protests over its London Olympic sponsorship deal. The company may be in for tough times.