
Brideprice
A new translation of Manik Bandopadhyay's ‘Namuna’ by Madhusree Mukerjee.
Manik Bandopadhyay | Apr 25, 2013

Eating on the islands
As times have changed, so has the Maldives’ unique cuisine and culture
Xavier Romero-Frias | Apr 20, 2013

From jumia to Jumma
Shifting cultivation and shifting identities in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Prashanta Tripura | Apr 20, 2013

The pig-nama
On how the pig can be a great pet, and also a great meal
Vidyadhar Gadgil | Apr 20, 2013

The fast food frontier
In Nepal’s market, local entrepreneurship beats the multinational chains every time
Deepak Adhikari | Apr 20, 2013

The imperial roots of hunger
From the British Raj to today, the dictates of global markets still deny millions in India the opportunity to feed themselves.
Madhusree Mukerjee | Apr 20, 2013

Among the believers
An account from Varanasi, where bhang and thandai struggle to survive the onslaught of LSD and Coca-Cola.
Abhishek Choudhary | Apr 19, 2013

In cash or in kind?
A universal Public Distribution System would do better than direct cash transfers in solving India’s food-policy conundrum
Deepankar Basu and Debarshi Das | Apr 19, 2013

In search of food sovereignty
Shifting the debate on the Public Distribution System.
K Sandeep | Apr 17, 2013

Farms, Feasts, Famines: web-exclusive package
Farms, Feasts, Famines: web-exclusive package
The Editors | Apr 17, 2013

Between loaf and halal
Sri Lanka tries to shake off entrenched practices that nationalists see as a threat to local food culture
Tharuka Dissanaike | Apr 15, 2013


Ricefields
A first-time translation of the short story ‘Dhaan’ by Bengali writer Jyotirmoyee Devi
Jyotirmoyee Devi, translator Madhusree Mukerjee | Apr 05, 2013

Some incidents related to what she saw at the Mona Lisa Apartments
‘In the last hours her prayers have taken the form of bargains: all that she can suffer offered in return for an end to her suffering.’
Mridula Koshy | Apr 02, 2013
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