| | An iconic experience
Well known epicurean and journalist Vir Sanghvi travels across India, in search of the most luxurious and bespoke ‘Indian’ experiences.
From made-to-order paintings to exclusive meals to a tune composed especially for him, he gets the royal 'red carpet' treatment wherever he goes.
This series is the epitome of India's cultural extravaganza! | |
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| | Vir Sanghvi
Vir Sanghvi is amongst India's best known print and television journalists. His columns and TV shows span across food, high end travel and of course, politics. Currently he is the Editorial Director of Hindustan Times and HT Media Limited.
Over the last decade or so, Vir Sanghvi has carved a meaty role for himself in the area of food writing. It was a genre that was restricted to restaurant reviews till then. Vir has successfully merged travel, global cuisines and the hospitality sector, in his column Rude Food in Brunch, the Sunday magazine of the Hindustan Times. A collection of these columns was published by Penguin in 2004 (Rude Food). The book won the Cointreau Award for Best Food Literature Book in the world the following year. Alongside, Sanghvi also won the Best Food Critic award from the Indian Culinary Foundation.
In 2008, he also received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Journalism Award. | |
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| | We had asked our viewers to tell us what would they custom make for Vir Sanghvi...
The lucky winner is SAMEENA KHAN who said, "I will custom make a pen which will have an ink that will never dry-up. As we want him to be always there on the show so the ink of the pen should also never finish."
Keep writing in, there are many more prizes to be won | |
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| | | | Behind the scenes In the first episode of Custom Made for Vir, well-known music director Anu Mallik creates a tune specially for Vir Sanghvi. | | | | | | A luxurious extravaganza Well known epicurean and journalist Vir Sanghvi travels across India, in search of the most luxurious and bespoke ‘Indian’ experiences. | |
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| | ITTAR:
Mukul Gundhi, Gulabsingh Johrimal, Dariba Kalan, Chandani Chowk | | | |
LUGGAGE:
Suman Sharma, Tota Design, Email: sumankullu@gmail.com | | | |
CANDLES:
Sabbah Sheikh, Illuminatti candles, Email: illuminatiicandles@gmail.com | | | |
SHOES:
Munna Javeri, Joy Shoes, The Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai | |
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