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Some are discontinued, some are downright dated (hello, Phantom!) but this roundup of the 90s’ favourite ‘cheap thrills’ is guaranteed to inspire a few choice cravings!

Hailing from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Omprakash ran away from his home as a teenager to colonial Bombay (now Mumbai) with almost no money. From working at a construction site near Chowpatty to selling items on a train, he juggled odd jobs until he saved enough to start a fruit stall by the beach.

Since they take in 25 students each in classes 11 and 12, the name 50 Villagers came about. A practising doctor, Dr Saran did not see himself take up teaching. "However," he says, “it was the circumstances and the education system that made me become a teacher and mentor.”

Attempts to grow this unique lime beyond the borders of Bengal have repeatedly failed. Yet its tantalising fragrance has travelled across the seas all the way to England!

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Known for reviving age-old delicacies, like the famous Galouti Kebab, Kalra believed in cooking for the soul.

Did you know that shop owners are not supposed to make juice on surfaces that absorb water? Or that ice should be kept inside the freezer and not in thermocol?

Farming that’s healthy, ecological, and socially just — TBI explains why choosing 'organic' today could have major implications for our future.

The masala is an accurately measured and carefully fashioned mixture of 25, or sometimes even 60, ingredients, each of which are sun-dried, roasted and pounded.

An antibiotic-resistant bacteria will survive and multiply within the host body despite being exposed to antibiotics. This is a major hurdle in treating a particular disease.