LOCAL FOOD CLUB EVENTS

Finding Northeast India in Bengaluru: A Food Walk and Dinner in Kalyan Nagar

Join sociologist Prithiraj Borah on a guided two-hour experience in Kalyan Nagar, where you’ll sample an array of indigenous dishes in the migrant neighbourhood—from the Meitei snack of singju to Naga beef and pork sausages—understand their local context, and the intricacies of Northeastern food that often runs the risk of homogenisation.

MAY 2026

In Bengaluru’s Kalyan Nagar, food isn’t used to censor, but rather corral people into communities. Photo courtesy of Prithiraj Borah.
About the Walk

For several decades now, Bengaluru’s neighbourhood of Kalyan Nagar has been acting as a bridge to Northeast India. Home to not only migrants from Northeastern states but also the Nepali community from Sikkim and Darjeeling in West Bengal, multicoloured row houses pepper themselves along these streets, serving up regional home-style food from Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland.

Join your guide, Prithiraj Borah, as he takes you through the Northeast kitchens of Kalyan Nagar on a guided food walk, followed by dinner (included in ticket price). Through the journey, you will learn about how unique Kalyan Nagar is compared to other Northeastern migrant neighbourhoods across the country. Having interviewed various stakeholders in Kalyan Nagar as part of the India Foundation for the Arts’ Project 560, Prithiraj shares: 

“It seemed very interesting to me. It isn’t spread out or stressful like Delhi or Mumbai, but rather small and tightly-knit together. […]. Kalyan Nagar immediately comes across as a cosmopolitan, secular space where all kinds of food taboos—like the selling of beef or pork too— aren’t maintained too strictly.”

From the Meitei snack of singju to a delectable selection of Naga beef and pork sausages, and more, this food walk will allow you to better understand the intricacies and diversity of Northeastern food, ending with dinner at Naga Relish in the neighbourhood. 


Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026 

Time: 5–7 pm 

Capacity: 15

Ticket cost: Rs. 1850

Location: Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru

Before you sign up, please note:
  • This walk consists of predominantly meat-based dishes, with limited vegetarian options available.
  • Since the walk is designed as a curated, shared experience across locations, the ticket price remains the same for all participants, regardless of dietary preference. Naga Relish has limited vegetarian options. 
  • This event is open to members of the Local Food Club community and non-members alike. 
  • This is a small-group, slow-paced experience designed to prioritise conversation, context, and shared discovery.
SIgn UP

Prithiraj Borah teaches Sociology at NALSAR University of Law. He completed a project on food and belongingness in Kalyan nagar Bengaluru with the Indian Foundation for Arts. 

Know more about Kalyan Nagar Prithiraj’s project exploring the ideas of food and belonging, and the complexities of the North-East identity.

Read Prithiraj’s Everyday Locavores story on Shirik Chingri, who runs Indigenous Basket, a shop in Kalyan Nagar selling pork sausages.

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