Hyderabadis don’t just dream of heaven, they crave Paradise. Yes, that’s how much Hyderabadis love their biryani. While Irani chai and Osmania biscuits, kebabs and haleem, pani puri and mirchi bajji can make a Hyderabadi’s heart beat, nothing makes it sing like a serving of biryani. And, since 1953, Paradise is the brand that has been serving them the “world’s favourite biryani.” Hussain Hemati and Ghulam Hussain started Paradise on […]

It’s 4am in the morning, and minus-4 degrees outside. We open the door to the balcony just an inch, and peep out of our hotel room. We want to see the view one last time. The carpet of snow stretched for miles; and the pine trees — dark, ancient green — in the distance, defiant of the cold, moving only to brush the snow off their shoulders now and then. […]