Food
From pleasure to protest
On how food helps us connect, exhibit power and protest.
Vidya Balachander | Dec 07, 2020
Who doesn’t put ghee in their khichuri?
On food and representation, online and offline.
Debolina Dey | Sep 11, 2020
At the Indian Coffee House
On the Indian Coffee House and the 16th-century Sufi saint who introduced the beans to the Subcontinent.
Nandita Haksar | Feb 05, 2019
Southasian aid regimes
It is too often forgotten that aid giving is a political project.
Nilanjana Biswas | Dec 17, 2013
Seeding the future
The use of modern seeds stands to erode the genetic diversity of local seed varieties in Nepal
Smriti Mallapaty | Jul 15, 2013
Brideprice
A new translation of Manik Bandopadhyay's ‘Namuna’ by Madhusree Mukerjee.
Manik Bandopadhyay | Apr 25, 2013
Eat, drink, write
A food writer dishes on the ins and outs of her profession.
Suman Bolar | Apr 23, 2013
Eating on the islands
As times have changed, so has the Maldives’ unique cuisine and culture
Xavier Romero-Frias | 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
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