The way we look at our food has changed a lot in the last few years. With a slow-growing awareness about what we eat and where our food is coming from, we all wish there was an expert who could tell us everything we need to know. Why is haldi suddenly so popular around the world? Do avocados live up to the craze? Which fruit and vegetables are indigenous to India?
Vir Sanghvi
Vir Sanghvi is probably the best-known Indian journalist of his generation. He became editor of Bombay magazine at 22, making him the youngest editor in the history of Indian journalism. He went on to edit Imprint and Sunday, then India s largest-selling weekly newsmagazine. From 1999 to 2004, he was Editor of the Hindustan Times before being promoted to Editorial Director, a post he held till 2007, after which he continued at the paper as a columnist and advisor. His television career has included several award-winning shows on the Star TV Network, NDTV and other channels. Most recently, he has anchored two highlyregarded political series on NewsX, a channel he helped found. He has a parallel career as India s leading food and travel writer and TV presenter. His many books include the best-selling Men of Steel, Rude Food (which won the Cointreau prize for Best Food Literature book in the world) and Madhavrao Scindia, A Life.
Vir Sanghvi
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