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Stir trek: A food tour of Somalia

India, July 12 -- It isn't just the samosa, called sambuus in Somalia. There are plenty of "culinary cousins" that link India and this East African country. Somali kitchens brew a beverage quite simil... Read More


Take a bite?: A new cookbook offers a tour of the intriguingly familiar foods of Somalia

India, July 10 -- It isn't just the samosa, called sambuus in Somalia. There are plenty of "culinary cousins" that link India and this East African country. Somali kitchens brew a beverage quite sim... Read More


Above the fold: Wknd interviews pathbreaking Indian-Canadian journalist Haroon Siddiqui

India, July 3 -- It took quite a few failed dreams, says Haroon Siddiqui, before he hit upon the right one. He failed at medical and engineering entrance tests; attempted to build a career in cricket... Read More


Exit wounds: Ann Patchett talks to Wknd about books, writing, family, and the power of love

India, May 29 -- Goodness leaps out at you in the unlikeliest places, in Ann Patchett's books. Bel Canto (2001), which won the Women's Prize (then called the Orange Prize for Fiction) and the PEN/Fau... Read More