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…
Land, Resources and Nature in North-East India: Ethnographic Explorations with Dolly Kikon
Dolly Kikon is an anthropologist in the Anthropology and Development Studies Program at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses…
Serving ‘Traditional’ Food on Instagram: Visuality and Aesthetics – Rituparna Patgiri
Like most of us, I spend my free time looking at Instagram reels. During one such Instagram spree, I came…
The Peda of Matabari: Religious and Economic Significance – Rituparna Patgiri
As soon as the trip to visit Agartala – Tripura’s capital city was made, I started making enquiries about what…
Schools, Space and Culinary Capital by Gurpinder Singh Lalli (2022): A Review by Sriti Ganguly
For sociologists, the school serves as one of the most crucial sites of socialization. Literature is abundant in the field…
‘Do You Know How to Cook?’ Reflections On Women’s Expected Roles in Arranged Marriages – Riona Basu
Early in 2022 a section of social media users who identified themselves as men’s rights activists wanted a marriage ban…
Gender, Health and Child Malnutrition In India – Pragati Dubey
Gender relations of power constitute the root causes of gender inequality and are among the most influential social indicators of…
Food Culture Studies in India: Consumption, Representation and Mediation – Edited by Simi Malhotra, Sakshi Dogra and Kanika Sharma (2021): A Review by Sohni Chakrabarti
Food is a powerful tool for the analysis of identities, societies and cultures. Food may uphold the status quo by…