India, May 1 -- Last month, I received an email from a college student in Bhubaneshwar who was working on a project that involved theorising food slang. She had compiled quite an impressive list and w... Read More
India, April 17 -- Human life largely centres on networks of interpersonal relationships that food strengthens and sacralises. We see our identity, traditions, laws, and holidays in terms of the food ... Read More
India, April 10 -- In January 1885, shopkeepers in Poona and Bombay stocking European and American canned foods were suddenly and unexpectedly faced with customers returning their unopened cans or can... Read More
India, March 27 -- Cooking utensils play a vital role in shaping the flavours and techniques of regional cuisines. They reflect and shape cultural and culinary practices. In 1888, the Duke of Connaug... Read More
India, March 20 -- Caste has been a powerful tool for social exclusion in India. Whose food you are allowed to eat and who you can eat with is decided by your caste. In the late 19th century, a young... Read More
India, March 13 -- The process of transformation in the religious, social, economic, political, and cultural spheres tried to disrupt the stagnating traditional culture in Colonial India. The delibera... Read More
India, March 6 -- One fine evening in August 1879 in Pennington, New Jersey, a young William Wynn Bruere and his friend, Stevens, were passing a church where Bishop Thoburn of the Methodist Church was... Read More
India, Feb. 27 -- "Not more than others I deserve, Yet God hath given me more; And I have food, while others starve, Or beg from door to door." The "Christian Herald", an American weekly newspaper... Read More
India, Feb. 13 -- To-morrow is St Valentine's Day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window To be your valentine - Hamlet Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love and friendship. ... Read More
India, Feb. 6 -- In warm and tropical regions, food is at serious risk from insect destruction and spoilage. The ability to store durable foodstuffs such as grains between harvests to ensure a constan... Read More