India, Dec. 12 -- Set against blooming mustard flower beds, this year's SARAS Aajeevika Food Festival, organised by the Union Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, from November 29 to December 9, was organised in the lush green manicured gardens of Sunder Nursery - a favourite winter refuge for Delhiites. The festival's primary objective is to showcase Indian culinary diversity from all parts of the country while bringing to the forefront the indigenous talents and traditions that shape these recipes. For the last two years, the festival took place at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Rajiv Chowk opposite the different state handicraft and handloom showrooms there.

But this year, its setting in the serene Sunder Nursery gardens - a l...