What Mumbai’s Liminal Coastal Spaces Stand to Lose
Through a series of photographs taken over the last seven years, Gautam Doshi illustrates the many relationships Mumbaikars share with the sea—of grieving, playing, working, loving.
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What Happens When Mithilanchal’s Makhana Attracts Global Demand?
A highly labour-intensive agricultural crop, makhana has been witnessing rising popularity in urban India and export demand. How has this surge affected the farmers who cultivate it?
Stable Income, Drinking Water, Rest: A Delhi-based Gig Worker on Unionising for Basic Labour Rights
Saif, a rider with multiple quick-commerce platforms in Delhi, asserts that urban India can no longer do without doorstep delivery. Why, then, does gig work remain undignified?
Famine, Migration and The History of Bengal’s Zero-Waste Culinary Culture
In Bengal’s kitchens, curdled milk becomes sandesh; vegetable peels become khosha bhaja and bata; and fish is relished from scale to tail.
Making Well-rounded Nutrition Exciting at an Afterschool Centre in Ahmedabad
At Vidyun, an afterschool centre with a robust meals programme, children are learning about nutrition, science, and food history along with their evening snacks.
What Are Seeds, When Not Sold?
Oishika Roy explores experiences of seed savers and scientists to gather proof of relationships between people and seeds beyond that of money: generational, and through the principle of commons.
Eating Singju and Kangsoi in Delhi’s Humayunpur
In the changing landscape of Delhi’s Humayunpur neighbourhood, migrants from Manipur assert their food identities.
Pickled and Forgotten: Why Meat and Fish Pickles Are Missing From Modern Indian Cookbooks
Everyone pickles, but only some pickle fish and meat, writes Sohel Sarkar.
Nine Places To Eat at in Srinagar (According to a Satirist)
Tabish Rafiq Mir has spent his life eating in Srinagar through political clampdowns and military violence. He recommends some spots that have stood the test of time, against all state-led odds.
From Rasam to Beef Steak: Why do Pregnant Women Crave What They Crave?
Speaking to women about their food cravings and aversions during pregnancy and postpartum, Yamini Vijayan examines changing tastes and why these occur.
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