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There are more than 100 Indian restaurants in China

Naans, rotis and tandoori fare are beginning to find acceptance in the land of exotic dishes and Peking duck. But restaurants say it will be a long time before Indian cuisine really tickles the Chinese taste bud. Most of the Chinese clientele in the growing number of restaurants serving Indian food in China are in the 20s and 30s, and dominantly male.
A majority of the customers are Indians or Western expatriates who relish Indian cooking. In a country that boasts of a mind-boggling variety of exotic, primarily non-vegetarian cuisine whipped out of every organ of a living creature that is fit to be cooked, there are today more than 100 restaurants in the country that cater either exclusively to or also to Indian cuisine. "Indian food is popular but I would have liked its appeal to progress much faster," said Mehernosh Pastakia, whose The Taj Pavilion served the choicest dishes to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation when he visited in January.
"The Chinese are still wary of any new cuisine which is totally different," Pastakia said. Pastakia moved to China 17 years ago from Mumbai and has been running The Taj for the past decade. The restaurant's chefs are Indian. But the waitresses are young Chinese women dressed in salwar kameez. "Our Indian food, with all its spices and curries, is quite strong," said Pastakia, who is married to a Chinese. "The Chinese are quiet particular as far as their diet is concerned."
According to Pastakia, the Indian food items the Chinese adore are tandoori and rice preparations as well as naan and roti. "The curry items move slowly." The Taj's Chinese clientele are mainly under 40. "They do visit us more often. But their spending power at this age is not very high. The Chinese who have been abroad are, however, willing to adopt Indian food."
Beijing now has nearly 20 restaurants serving Indian cuisine wholly or partly, double of what it was 10 years ago. When Pastakia moved to Beijing 17 years ago, there were just four. Shanghai, China's business capital, also boasts of over 20 Indian restaurants. Besides The Taj, there is also the Ganges restaurant, which serves south Indian favourites like dosa, idli and rice dishes. Then there is Tandoor, with a branch each in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.
Chen Dai, 31, a Beijing resident, likes tandoori breads and surprisingly even spicy Indian food. "But the desserts are too sweet, especially the gulab jamun." What made him embrace Indian cuisine? "Like Indian movies and Bollywood dances, one lately hears a lot about India. So I wanted to try the food also," came the response.
Jiang Hui, 37, who is also from Beijing, took to Indian dishes during a visit to Hong Kong. He has a fascination for lamb leg cooked in tandoor. "But your curries have too many spices and have too strong a flavour for my liking." Jiang gave a guarded answer when asked if Indian food had a future in China. "With so many different restaurants and cuisines - Italian, Thai and Middle Eastern - in Beijing, Indian food should be able to make a good effect. After all, the Olympics will bring in more guests."
Pastakia said Indians and Western nationals living in Beijing were his main customers. "We get a lot of diplomats, businessmen. There are Britons who come, Japanese, Americans...A lot of Indians nowadays visit the country on short- and long-term contracts. We are the best choice for them."
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Surajkund crafts fair begins

The 22nd Surajkund craft fair, which provides a platform to artisans from across the country to exhibit their crafts and skills, is all set to open up from today. The main attraction will be the languishing and dying crafts from various nondescript parts of the nation.
Although several changes have been brought in the exhibition since 1987 when it was first held, even today, the display of handicrafts from across the country remains a prominent feature.
Artisans from Pakistan are not participating in the fortnight long fair this year. However, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik will be present at the inaugural function today.Special arrangements have been made for tourists to commute to the fair from Delhi.
The fair also brings a mini food-festival with delicacies from various States. In recent years, Chinese delicacies have also found their way into the fair.The annual affair began in 1987 to encourage traditional crafts, and to give an idea of Indian village life.
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Tendulkar all set to make his T20 debut Friday

Sachin Tendulkar is all set to make his Twenty20 debut when world champions India take on Australia in an one-off match to be played in the city on February 1with the visitors keen to maintain their their supremacy in the shortest format of the game. With the Harbhajan Singh racial issue having been sorted out, the focus will be back on cricket but the Indians can expect a fierce backlash from the Australians who have been quite livid with the developments in the last two days.
However, the Indians are quite prepared to counter the home team with a number of younger players joining the team for the tri-series, leaving Tendulkar to be the only veteran player in the squad. Tendulkar, who had opted out of the last year's Twenty20 World Cup to give chance to youngsters, has been in great form since setting foot on Australian soil and will be keen to carry the momentum into Twenty20 game and the subsequent tri-series.
Meanwhile, other senior players like captain Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have returned home to give way to the youngsters. The presence of the youngsters will no doubt raise the fielding standard of the team but they have to quickly acclimatise to the conditions down under.
While Twenty20 star Yuvraj Singh is out of action for a couple of matches owing to his knee injury, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina will get the opportunity to prove their worth, depending who gets the chance to be in the playing eleven.
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Davis Cup: Leander's injury blessing for Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan coach and non-playing captain Peter Lebed today hinted that his side has an edge over India in their forthcoming Davis Cup because of the uncertainty over veteran Indian Leander Paes' participation. While talking to media after a practice session in the national capital on Thursday Lebed said, "We have an even chance of victory this time as our players are in good form and shape. With Denis Istomin and Farrukh Dustov, we are favourites in singles. And now with Leander unsure for the tie, our chances in doubles too have brightened."
"Moreover, we are better prepared this time. Two years ago, in Jaipur, we didn't have shoes for grass courts, but everything is in place now," he added.
However, Lebed conceded that with the crowd cheering their on their home side, India would be a tough opponent. He even admitted that the visitors are heavily relying on their key player, Istomin, to deliver the goods. "Istomin is the best Uzbek player and he needs special attention. Of late, he is in good form, which was evident in his Australian Open performance. I am expecting him to win his singles matches," Lebed said.
The Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first-round tie will be held in New Delhi between February 8-10. Though Paes has been named the non-playing captain, the Indian stalwart may still play if he recovers from his ligament tear by February 7, when the draw will take place.
Asked whether the team's preparation was marred by the unavailability of grass courts for practice here, the Uzbek coach said, “We came early to acclimatise to the conditions and hoped that the courts are ready for practice, but it wasn't so. We will get outdoor grass courts from Saturday and it will give us enough time to practice.”
The Uzbeks landed in the capital well before schedule to get a feel of grass as it is snowing in their country, leaving them with only indoor courts for practice.
For the last three days, Lebed has been working extensively with Istomin on the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) hard courts, while the other two members of the team, Sarvar Ikramov and Vaja Uzakov, have been practising against each other.
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IPL still keen on Symonds

Indians at large may remain incensed at the perceived boorish behaviour of Andrew Symonds, but senior Indian Premier League (IPL) officials insist the Australian all-rounder will still be considered for selection in their Twenty20 competition's player draft in February. Symonds has been criticised in the Indian media for his role in the Harbhajan Singh racial slur row, prompting suggestions that IPL franchises may overlook him to avoid enraging their supporters. But Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and Kasi Viswanathan, a leading figure within the Chennai IPL franchise, said Symonds's signature was still coveted by the eight teams in competition.
"We believe what Symonds has done (during the Sydney Test) was wrong and should be viewed very seriously. But India is a cricket-loving country and we will not take things further than this," Shah was quoted as saying by the Sydney Morning Herald. "He will still be welcome."Viswanathan was also convinced that Symonds and his Australian teammates would be in demand at the IPL draft. "Definitely, we will bid on Australians," he said. "What happened in Sydney will not be a factor for us." The Australians are yet to sign finalised IPL contracts, pending Cricket Australia and the players' representatives ironing out problem areas, including potential sponsorship clashes.
It is understood that the players have been set an initial deadline of February 8 to sign the deals. However, recent delays could push that date back by several weeks. Symonds's agent, Matt Fearon, said his client still intended to participate in the IPL, despite the recent controversies involving the Indian team."He has signalled his intentions to play in the IPL, and to my knowledge that hasn't changed in any way, shape or form over the past few weeks," Fearon said. "The contracts have yet to be cleared, but that is a separate matter. As far as what his intentions are, his view of the IPL has not changed."
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Indians not worried about hostile reception: Dhoni

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not unduly worried about a possible hostile reception for his team in the wake of the racism row involving Harbhajan Singh as he said the players would not be affected if it was "not on the field". "We don't care whether we receive a hostile reception or not. As long as it's not on the field, it doesn't matter," Dhoni told reporters ahead of tomorrow's Twenty20 match. Having embroiled in a string of controversies in their Test series against Australia, Dhoni said he would hope nothing untoward happens in the remaining part of their tour Down Under.
He said his team was aware of the International Cricket Council's code of conduct guidelines and assured none would cross the line on field. "Everyone knows what are the international guidelines to be followed. You don't need a captain to tell you so. Each players should respect it and I don't see the boys crossing the line," Dhoni said as he took over the reins of the team from Anil Kumble for the Twenty20 and ODI matches. "A bit of chit-chat is always going on on a cricket field but hopefully nothing controversial would happen," he said.
The Indian captain rued the absence of Yuvraj Singh for tomorrow's game and also the relentless cricket which was beginning to take toll on fast bowlers. "Yuvraj has been a master player for us. He was the star in the Twenty20 World Cup. It's a setback for us," he said.
"As for the fast bowlers, it's important that they are rotated well. We have seen how relentless cricket is getting the bowlers injured. Rotation is important," Dhoni said. Although world champions India have a 100 per cent record against Australia in the shortest version of the game, a disarmingly straightforward Dhoni said he would not sit on the past laurels as luck was a big factor in Twenty20 cricket.
"You have to create balance. I am the guy who doesn't believe in the laurels of the past. Luck is a huge factor in this game." As a lot of seniors returned home after the Test series to make way for the youngsters, Dhoni said tomorrow's match will be a precursor to the ODIs. "We will treat this Twenty20 game as a practice game as a lot of the boys who have been here still have not got a decent hit," he said.
He believed that his side would be able to take into its stride the tremendous build-up for tomorrow's game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), including the fact that 90,000 spectators would fill up the stands. "In Eden Gardens there are one lakh; in Kochi there are 80,000 spectators. Still, it's a huge ground and playing in front of such numbers would be exciting." Dhoni hoped the wicket at the centre would be different to the slow and low strip which was served for the Test match here a few weeks ago.
Unlike Kumble, his captain in Tests, the young Indian ODI skipper was not inclined to have an agreement with his opposite number on taking the fielder's word for disputed catches. "I believe in referring it to the third umpire. A fielder can mislead so it's important that it's referred to the third umpire."