On a sunny noon, business is as usual at this food stall near Natesan Park. By 12.30 pm, the regular customers have started crowding around the push cart for a hot plate of variety rice served on a ...

BENGALURU: Amid the severe water scarcity crisis in the city, the cost of banana leaves has surged by Rs 3 to Rs 5 while sellers are also witnessing a sharp rise in the sales of disposable plates. The ...

Walk into any South Indian celebration — a wedding, a temple festival, a community feast — and chances are, lunch isn’t served on ceramic or steel. It arrives on a bright green banana leaf, neatly ...