Health and Dietary Supplements: A Sociological Study – Aishwarya Chatterjee
Consumption, in today’s world, does not simply involve the purchase of material commodities but also refers to obtaining and making…
Food: A Unifying Thread for the Bodos in Delhi – Pallavi Rabha
Food is one of the most important elements in our lives. For one thing, it is essential for our survival.…
Celebrations, Sugar and Children’s Health in Villages – Agrima Thakur
Bhisol is a small village on the outskirts of Thane district in Maharashtra. Everyone knows everybody here. When we visited…
Seed and Food Sovereignty: Eastern Himalayan Experiences edited by Dixita Deka, Bengt Karlsson, Joel Rodrigues, Meenal Tula, Dolly Kikon and Sanjay Barbora (2023): A Review by Debanjali Biswas
While examining the livelihood practices of indigenous communities rooted in the Eastern Himalayan Region comprising Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Northeast…
On Tuesdays, We Eat Veg – Mahashewta Bhattacharya
Vegetarianism as a day marked off every week had crept into their nuclear household at least a decade after Sneha…
Walking Through a Fruit and Vegetable Market in Patiala: Insights on Food and Trust Building – Rituparna Patgiri
I had a short stay of two months in Patiala, a city in Punjab known for its educational institutes like…
Beef, Brahmins, and the Sacred: Navigating Socio-Political Dynamics of The Indian Holy Cow – Sahil Singh
The reverence for the holy cow in India is deeply entrenched in religious, social, and political realms, shaping the country’s…
In Search of the Nation: Reading Culinary Texts from Colonial Bengal – Rageshree Bhattacharyya
Introduction The nationalist struggle for India’s independence was not just a mere political one. Rather it was an iconoclastic project,…
Body, Health and Society: A Conversation with V. Sujatha
V. Sujatha is a Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems (CSSS), School of Social Sciences (SSS),…
Idi In Iddiyappam: Food as A Weapon In Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey – Ann Rose Davis
Idiyappam, also known as Nool Puttu or Nool Appam, is a famous breakfast dish of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which…