Nakima
Fleeting blooms of the hills, these flowers are eagerly awaited each year.
West Bengal
“There is no first aid, or protective gear to stave off such injuries. There are no toilets, no shade”
—Jamuna Khatuwa, a coastal fishworker in Bakkhali, West Bengal
On hunting the hilsa and mastering its bones
Shorshe ilish, perhaps the most popular technique of cooking hilsa, involves simmering and serving cuts of the fish in a mustard sauce so pungent that its wallop reaches right into your sinuses, writes Samanth Subramania…
Chasing Millets in North Bengal and Sikkim: An Excerpt From Seeds and Food Sovereignty
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.
Jokai Fearless Tea: Where Women are the Pulse of the Garden
Jokai Fearless Tea is a tea company that goes beyond the cup, with a focus on quality produce, community-building initiatives, and overall development in today’s domestic Indian tea market.