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Suvir Saran

The writer is a chef, author, educator and world traveller.

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The collection didn’t just look like Gudda’s work— it felt like what Gudda would be doing now (Credit: Suvir Saran)

The House that Gudda BuiltSubscriber Only

August 24, 2025 02:00 IST

The Kash-Gul show, from Rohit Bal Design, at the Couture Week, was proof that a brand, when built with soul, does not die with the master. It evolves, it flourishes

Fri, Aug 22, 2025

The Independence Day celebrations might be over. The responsibility has just begunSubscriber Only

August 17, 2025 01:00 IST

India, the oldest continuing civilisation, now the largest democracy in the world, is not great because she is perfect, but because she keeps working at her promise

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

India has never led by conquering. It has led by convening

This Independence Day, let India be the answer the world needsSubscriber Only

August 10, 2025 00:00 IST

Independence is not an inheritance. It is not static. It is daily. It demands care. And care requires clarity. If we are to rise, it cannot be by repeating slogans but by embodying their spirit

Fri, Aug 08, 2025

a heartfelt reflection on kindness, resilience, and connection during challenging times.

Finding hope in the monsoon: When the sky breaks open, so do weSubscriber Only

August 04, 2025 17:05 IST

There’s a line in Kafan where the two grieving, indifferent men—father and son—sit outside a liquor shop, having spent the shroud money on drink. But Premchand leaves us with this question: Who decides what grief should look like, when the system itself is so cruel that the living envy the dead?

Mon, Aug 04, 2025

In wine houses across the world, among strangers speaking in accents, Sonal felt at home (Credit: Suvir Saran)

How Sonal Holland shortened the distance between Bombay Central and BordeauxSubscriber Only

July 27, 2025 02:00 IST

Sonal Holland, India’s first Master of Wine, shows how wine and life are both allegories. We are all products of our terroir, of the climate and culture that shape us

Fri, Jul 25, 2025

A deeply personal essay reflecting on the sudden loss of a loved one, exploring how we cope with grief, hold on to memories, and find the courage to carry on with life’s unpredictable journey.

Holding on and letting go: Reflections on grief and gratitudeSubscriber Only

July 20, 2025 00:28 IST

We lost Aruna in the space of a month. One month. No warning, no gentle slide into frailty, no graceful exit that we could have seen coming. She was fine — more than fine — and then she was gone.

Sun, Jul 20, 2025

A deeply moving poetic essay exploring the emotional seasons of love, heartbreak, soul connections, and the beauty of longing

Love, loss and the language of longingSubscriber Only

July 13, 2025 01:00 IST

There is something sacred about the first meeting. The spark before speech. The hush before history. The first time your eyes collide, not in confusion, but in quiet confirmation

Thu, Jul 10, 2025

Smoke, mirrors and the starving mindSubscriber Only

July 06, 2025 06:00 IST

There’s a strange crisis unfolding. Young minds aren’t broken by poverty or war or hunger. They’re broken by option paralysis, by endless comparisons, by trend-chasing that never leads to truth

Sat, Jul 05, 2025

How Delhi’s queer icons are making Pride a daily practiceSubscriber Only

June 29, 2025 01:00 IST

Pride Month is more than floats and hashtags. It is memory. It is mourning. It is magic. It is the pulse of those who dared to love before love was allowed

Sat, Jun 28, 2025

'It takes a whole rainbow to make the sky sing. And none of us carries every colour'

People who are the blueprints: A story of women (and men) misreadSubscriber Only

June 22, 2025 06:00 IST

Gender is not destiny. Emotion is not weakness. Strength is not shape-shifting into masculine myth. We must let go of these tropes.

Fri, Jun 20, 2025

here’s what the monsoon teaches me, year after year: everything deserves water. Even the dried-out bits. Even the brittle parts you thought would never soften

What the monsoon taught me about forgiveness, second chances, and graceSubscriber Only

June 15, 2025 01:00 IST

At 51, I find myself circling back to things I thought I’d outgrown — memories, mistakes, names I hadn’t said out loud in years. I’m not wiser, just more aware of what I don’t know. And more willing, now, to sit with the discomfort without trying to tidy it up.

Thu, Jun 12, 2025

A lyrical coming-of-age story of love, loss, and healing in the monsoon-drenched streets of Delhi

Monsoon, ghazals, and the ghosts of almost-loves: Why Delhi rains still smell like my first loveSubscriber Only

June 08, 2025 01:00 IST

We weren’t lovers yet, just two teenagers teetering on the edge of tenderness, balanced between black ink and blue sky. He never said he loved me. He didn’t need to. He showed up. Until he didn’t.

Fri, Jun 06, 2025

A lyrical and political reflection on identity, belonging, and algorithmic performance in today's world—through Ghalib's sher and the modern scroll.

‘Tu kya hai:’ What does it mean to belong? Ghalib, grief, and the global identity crisesSubscriber Only

June 01, 2025 01:00 IST

In this world of hyper-influence and algorithmic affirmation, we’re all chasing aura over authenticity. We’re measured not by meaning but metrics.

Wed, May 28, 2025

She taught me everything I know about timing—not the timing of to-do lists or calendar reminders, but the tempo of trust, the pace of patience, the lull before the sizzle.

From grandma’s kitchen: A recipe for lifeSubscriber Only

May 25, 2025 00:00 IST

The more I lived, the more I saw that meaning was made in the margins. Not in the limelight, but in the lingering.

Sat, May 24, 2025

Recently, the Supreme Court of India reminded us: Urdu is ours. And who better than Faiz to show what Urdu can hold? (Credit: Suvir Saran)

‘Bol ke lab azaad hai tere’: Why the world must remember Faiz Ahmad Faiz and his poetrySubscriber Only

May 18, 2025 01:00 IST

Today, in a world that churns, collapses, scrolls, posts, forgets—we need Faiz more than ever. We need his words like we need water—fierce, flowing, and essential.

Thu, May 15, 2025

Kumaon & I is crafted from fresh Himalayan spring water and 11 botanicals native to the region

A Toast to the Spirit of India: Jin Jiji and Kumaon & ISubscriber Only

May 11, 2025 06:32 IST

These homegrown gins tell the story of coming together of two individuals who offer Indian brilliance in a bottle

Sun, May 11, 2025

in those living rooms, across generations, the song became a shared language

‘Aaj jaane ki zid na karo’: How it became a philosophy of love and longingSubscriber Only

May 04, 2025 01:00 IST

This song, sung again and again through my childhood, gave me more than musicality—it gave me moral imagination.

Sun, May 04, 2025

Sam Aaj throbs with sensuality, nervousness and longing

Love is revolutionSubscriber Only

April 27, 2025 06:00 IST

Sam Aaj, a production on queer love by Jainil Mehta, is about what it means to be understood in a world that wants us to perform

Fri, Apr 25, 2025

We’ve worshipped flags but forgotten the hands that sew them

From 1984 to now: Why humanity must come before identitySubscriber Only

April 20, 2025 05:00 IST

I hope the world was listening—listening when India, in its presidency of the G20, chose an ancient Vedantic principle to light the way forward. “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.” One Earth. One Family. One Future.

Fri, Apr 18, 2025

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The Supreme Court is right. Urdu is ours, it is usSubscriber Only

April 17, 2025 12:12 IST

When we strip language of political projections, we see it for what it is: A bridge. Not a border

Thu, Apr 17, 2025

We live among ghosts — not the kind that haunt but the kind that hold (Credit: Suvir Saran)

Why I sing–it brings alive memories of those who have passedSubscriber Only

April 13, 2025 00:50 IST

They are in your DNA — in the way your voice cracks when you tell a story, in the recipe you never need to write down, in the song that stops time

Sun, Apr 13, 2025

A heartfelt reflection on love, loss, and memory—told through the song Kahin Door Jab Din Dhal Jaye.

‘Kahin door jab din dhal jaye’: How music, memory, and loss shape usSubscriber Only

April 06, 2025 05:00 IST

People speak of love as a high. But love is also a low, a longing, a lament. It is a mirror, a maze, a melody. It is the most human thing we do. And I am so grateful to be human.

Sun, Apr 06, 2025