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Love the Parsi food at Kolkata's iconic restaurant Mancherji's? Supriya Mancherji shares the beautiful love story that laid the foundation of this business in her home kitchen.

"Local doctors started suggesting that this fermented stale bread be given as a convalescent food to patients as it was easy to digest and kept their stomachs feeling full for long." #FoodSecrets

She made hearts flutter as a fierce and breathtaking Deltan Starfleet officer on board the ‘USS Enterprise’, in the first instalment of the iconic American sci-fi film series - Star Trek.

In 1923, the same year his son, Boman Kohinoor, was born, Rashid decided to dabble in the food business, and that is how the iconic Iranian-Parsi café came about.

Arguably modern India's first Dalit icon, Palwankar Baloo battled incredible discrimination to etch his mark in the game. Yet few Indians know about this forgotten hero.

It is believed that this day brings good fortune and luck in your life. On this day, most people start a new business, buy land or jewellery and invest in something. It is also believed that initiating new beginnings on this day will bring good fortune and luck.

The Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) and Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital both were left with 15 percent of the estate for repair work of the hospital.

This Independence day, take a step back in time with these iconic eateries that take you on a gastronomic journey through pre-independence India.

Head to India's beautiful pick-your-own orchards for a vacation that is sure to connect you to nature.