Stories from Indian Kitchens: Part 2, ft. Vikas Khanna

To commemorate the six-month run of From the Bookshelves, Divya Shekhar brings you a special episode featuring a Michelin-starred celebrity chef who is an ambassador for Indian cuisine and culture to the world. Vikas Khanna speaks about his latest book Imaginary Rain, which is the story of an immigrant woman running a restaurant in the US, and a semi-autobiographical dedication to Khanna’s grandmother, who is also an inspiration for his cooking. In a straight-from-the-heart conversation, he talks about why he started writing as a result of a promise made to his father, the challenges of translating Punjabi to English, and why his book—which is also being made into a movie starring actor Shabana Azmi—is another attempt for him to “remain inspired”, which he says, is the most important in life.