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Locavore

On November 30, 2022, I joined a wonderful group of people to document the nearly 100 year old Russell Market in Bangalore. As part of the “ Market Archives” initiative by The Locavore, my highlight was speaking with an 88 year old vendor Mr. Mohammed. Our conversations resulted in three collaborative essays along with photographs of the produce, people and architecture.

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001: Welcome to Yayavr

Yayavr, an experience based gastro-travel service helps curious, novice explorers navigate South India. We hand pick and tailor make...

069: Definition of the Adivasi (Day 1 - KS)

Thinker and cultural activist Dr. Ganesh N. Devy (b. 1950) ( https://gndevy.in ) , is the force behind the People’s Linguistic Survey of...

068: Knowing Vs. Knowledge Stock (Day 1- KS)

From January to May of this year (2024), I taught an undergraduate course titled “Learning to Learn” to 110 students. I struggled at...

067: Yayavr Book Club ed. 3 - Chai

Yesterday, I hosted the third edition of the Yayavr Book Club. The community has swelled with participants who are observant, curious,...

066: Chai - not exactly an "Indian" tradition

How did a marketing campaign by the Indian Tea Association change the way an entire subcontinent drank and socialised? Last year, I was...

065: Yayavr Book Club ed. 2 - Cutlets in Collingham

On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, I was delighted to host the second edition of the Yayavr Book Discussion Club. We read the chapter titled...

064: Wars and Tin Cans in Collingham

When I studied history in school, I used to hate blindly memorising world events. At that age, I did not grasp how military policy and...

063: Of Cookbooks and Colonial Cooks

Have you ever tried a recipe for a dish that you had never tasted before? A dish that you had no personal experience with? How would you...

062: Yayavr Book Club ed. 1 - Collingham

On June 14, 2022, I was delighted to be a part of an intimate, informative and engaging book discussion on the chapter titled “Madras...

061: On the Move: Portable Food in Collingham

What kind of food do we consume when we are on the move? Think of the “dhabhas” in the north or “dabhas” in the south where you are...

060: What is Curry according to Collingham?

Lizzie Collingham notes that the “idea of a curry is, in fact, a concept that the Europeans imposed on India’s food culture” (p. 115) in...

059: Collingham and the Colonial Table

In the chapter titled “Madras Curry: the British invention of curry”, historian Collingham demonstrates how the dinner table in the...

058: Who is a Locavore? What does "local" mean?

What does “local” mean to you? A tiny eatery in Parkala, near Manipal served the best Mangalore buns I have tasted. Hot, steaming, deep...

057: Tamarind - Seeds, Leaves and Fruit

Flat, deep-maroon seeds embedded in tar. Their square shapes resemble caricature caterpillars on the road. My toddler tries his best to...

056: Ugadi - Celebrating the new lunar year

Vendors selling bunches of dark green mango (mangifera indica) leaves and delicate, powdery white neem (azadirachta indica) flowers...

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