Feature Stories - The Locavore

8 min

An Excerpt From The 1Shanthiroad Cookbook

Suresh Jayaram

Like most other things at 1Shanthiroad—an arts space in Bangalore—the kitchen is open to all. Suresh Jayaram remembers bright flavours from his childhood, and talks about how his family’s affinity towards feeding influences how he runs the studio.

6 min

From the Fields

Beekeeping Advocacy: Beyond Hives and Honey

Chetana Divya

The founding team of Tenacious Bee Collective, working in Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir, talk of their quest for raw Himalayan honey and where it has taken them.

5 min

From the Fields

When Bamboo Rice Carpets the Forest Floor

Manju Vasudevan

Forested groves in central Kerala’s Edamalayar valley have showered the Muthuvar people with bamboo rice for the first time in six decades. In a labour of love, women of the community have gathered, cleaned, and dehusked the seeds to bring them to our plates.

6 min

Books on Food

An Excerpt From The Sweet Salt of Tamil: Things We Do Not Know About Tamil Country

Tho Paramasivan

The Tamils of the past regarded salt as a symbol of taste and wealth. Read this short excerpt from The Sweet Salt of Tamil in which chronicler Tho Paramisavan writes on salt, feeling, and the symbolism of salt in Tamil culture.

9 min

Culture

Following Judima in Dima Hasao: A Rice Wine Story

Dejna Daulagupu and Dolly Kikon

Judima is a rice wine predominantly brewed by Dimasa women in Assam. Based in Tereh Village, Khimkho Hojai—a self-reliant farmer—brews it for her household, with help from her husband.

7 min

Books on Food

Strawberry Farms: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty

Dolly Kikon and Dixita Deka

With an increase in demand for strawberries in Northeast India, Dolly Kikon and Dixita Deka attempt to understand what it takes to grow this short duration crop. Read an excerpt from their book Seeds and Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences.

4 min

Books on Food

Chasing Millets in North Bengal and Sikkim: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty

Bengt G Karlsson

Millets are mainly grown today for the purpose of making eu or millet wine, finds Bengt G Karlsson, while travelling through parts of West Bengal.

15 min

From the Fields

Can Permaculture Offer Hope in a Climate-insecure World?

Sohel Sarkar

By rejecting the use of chemicals and improving soil health, permaculture can produce food that is healthier and, in some cases, even yield greater harvests. But can it feed India’s 1.4 billion population, asks Sohel Sarkar.

7 min

Books on Food

An Excerpt from Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India’s Tastes

Shylashri Shankar

Why are certain dishes associated with rituals around death and mourning? In an excerpt on grief from Turmeric Nation, author Shylashri Shankar writes about how she remembers her father, year after year, through food.

6 min

Culture

Watching The Great Indian Kitchen with 300 College Students

Vinay Kumar

Why are so many women in India still saddled with kitchen chores? Vinay Kumar, who teaches a critical reading and writing course in Bengaluru, writes about the experience of watching 'The Great Indian Kitchen' with his class.

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