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From the Fields

In Manjakkudi, Spirit of the Earth is Growing Heritage Rice From Across the Country

Takshama Pandit
May 11, 2022

On a mission to conserve heritage rice varieties, Spirit of the Earth has collected over 260 varieties of heirloom seeds. How many varieties of rice do you eat at home…

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Market Archives

Inside Kohima’s Mao Market, Run Mostly by Women

Asano Angami (captions) & Qhevika Swu (photos)
May 9, 2022

For Kohima resident Asano Angami, the Mao Market is a noisy yet friendly space from which she learns something new on every visit.

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From the Fields

A New Appetite for the Old Grain

Sharanya Deepak
April 28, 2022

As millets enter the culinary imaginations of urban dwellers, we must centre the land on which it grows, and the people who have preserved it.

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Inside My Kitchen

Kitchen Hand-Me-Downs: An Evolving Collection

The Locavore Team
April 1, 2022

A pot, a knife, a dabba,all made far more precious because they come with the memories of people who used them, and the stories that they shared. We invite you to look through treasured kitchen things from across the country.

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Market Archives

The Wholesale Markets of Cuttack

Rachit Kirteeman
April 1, 2022

Chef Rachit Kirteeman explores Chhatra Bazaar and Mal Godown,markets which have close ties,and finds that even though much has changed over the years, some old connections remain.

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From the Fields

Forest Post’s Wild Food Products Are Rooted in the Knowledge and Skills of its Forest-Dwelling Communities

Takshama Pandit
April 1, 2022

Read an interview with founder Manju Vasudevan.

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Food Memories

Pastry Chef Heena Punwani’s Baking Journey Began in Someone Else’s Kitchen

Thomas Zacharias
April 1, 2022

Do early associations of food shape our tastes and identity? Pastry chef Heena Punwani speaks to chef Thomas Zacharias about growing up with Enid Blyton books, her mother’s flavourful butter chicken, and the first wedding cake that she ever baked.

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Inside My Kitchen

In Lamiya’s Urban Kitchen, Where Traditional Bohra Food Still Has a Place

Zainab Kapadia
April 1, 2022

It is by observing her family cook that Lamiya Amiruddin developed a strong understanding of her community’s rich culinary heritage.

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Culture

Between Flavour and Faith

Khorshed Deboo
April 1, 2022

A kitchen in a fire temple in Mumbai doles out humble yet delightful Parsi sweets that find a place in religious ceremonies and at tea-time alike.

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The Locavore Champions

The Marine Conservationist Reviving Lost Connections

Yamini Vijayan
April 1, 2022

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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