When The New York Times recently named Semma the best restaurant in New York City—the gastronomic capital of the United States—it may have marked a long-overdue breakthrough for South Indian cuisine. As NYC’s only Michelin-starred Indian restaurant, Semma had already earned critical acclaim, but the NYT accolade brought it into the broader public spotlight. For […]
Yellowstone: America’s Original Wonderland
I was drowning in the weight of routine. So, when my son showed up and said, “You need to destress, let’s just GO!”—we did. We decided on a Thursday, and by the following Tuesday morning in early June, we were on a four-hour flight from New York to Bozeman, Montana, a gateway town to Yellowstone […]
India’s GDP: Milestones, Millstones, and the Road Ahead
India is now the world’s fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP—a milestone that has sparked widespread celebration. An explanatory note at the end of the post provides information for those unfamiliar with the GDP measure. However, when this vast economic output is divided across 1.4 billion people, India’s GDP per capita ranks a sobering 136th out […]