The Locavore Champions - The Locavore

7 min

The Locavore Champions

‘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

The Locavore Champions

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

The Locavore Champions

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

The Locavore Champions

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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