India, Nov. 11 -- The Case Of Hilsa
A couple of years ago, a famous video by the Quint went viral; it humorously portrayed the inevitable fight between West Bengal and erstwhile East Bengal regarding whose Ilish maach (Hilsa fish) is the best? Meaning which side's Ilish tastes better? 'Ganga r Ilish ne Podda r Ilish' (Ganga's Ilish or River Padma's Ilish?). As an Assamese who shares culinary similarities with neighbouring Bengalis, there are many emotions attached to the famous Ilish maach or the Hilsa fish.
Hilsa is the national fish in neighbouring Bangladesh, and is one of the costliest river fish in the world, with rates as high as Rs 900-1000 per kg! But it scares me to say that recent changes in climatic conditions along with a rise ...