Mango is more than what you think

Ecofeminism establishes a connection between the exploitation of nature and the domination of women. It perpetuates the idea that the ecological disruption on the planet is a consequence of a capitalist patriarchal society, which believes that nature is dead and considers women as the other sex. Ecofeminism was coined by…

Organizations that enable real change are rare in a world where everyone aspires to be a changemaker. As a millennial, I want to believe in the idea of such organizations, that all of this is beyond mere gimmicks. Dastkar is a private not-for-profit NGO, founded by six women in 1981…

I finally decided to write down the recipes of everything that I cook, but I find it rather dull(lazy!) to measure ingredients. More often than not I rely on my taste buds and improvise if necessary. …

I woke up with Apoorva Sripathi’s newsletter in my inbox, unopened, unread, titled pleasure and resistance. With my morning tea in my hands, I began reading. Apart from talking about things gone by ( in 2020), what moved me was “Eating for pleasure can be seen as a path of…

THE ONGOING ODYSSEY: A POEM

There is nothing that makes me happier than sitting in Jaipur’s winter sun, on a chatai with ma, overlooking her garden, chatting. The advent of Covid with its many restrictions compelled us to eat what was locally available, in season, and easy to procure. …