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17 min

Recipes of Revolt and Resistance: Artist Rajyashri Goody Challenges Deep-Rooted Casteism

Khorshed Deboo

Through her practice, artist Rajyashri Goody probes the perversions of caste in India, and how food forms a locus where the interplay of power and powerlessness is unfortunately most evident.

7 min

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Goa’s Plant Man Got A Head Start in Farming

Arti Das

The face of the Konkan Fruit Fest, Miguel de Braganza is not only passionate about organic farming, but also committed to nurturing young talent for a food-secure future.

7 min

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‘Fermentation allows me to slow down, and pay attention to the smallest of details’

Tansha Vohra

Stepping outside the framework of food as celebration alone, Dr. Dolly Kikon looks at culinary cultures through the lens of struggle, community, and hope. Tansha Vohra speaks to the anthropologist about fermentation, resilience, and the projects that demand her attention.

7 min

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Sri Vamsi Matta’s ‘Come Eat With Me’: Or, To Be Dalit and Eat

Rahee Punyashloka

For theatre artist Sri Vamsi Matta, cooking as an act of remembering, as performance, and as a communal experience, are ways of asserting his identity and defying everyday injustices.

6 min

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A Flame For The Future

Tansha Vohra

To combat the perils of indoor air pollution, The Good Stove Project builds fuel-efficient cooking stoves. Dr. Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka, who heads the project, speaks to Tansha Vohra about empathy in design, the importance of participatory research, and developing solutions that matter.

5 min

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The Marine Conservationist Reviving Lost Connections

Yamini Vijayan

Divya Karnad, the cofounder of InSeason Fish, is helping people identify different species of fish, and raising awareness on eating locally and seasonally.

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