Itihas Ki Thali / इतिहास की थाली
Columbus never set foot in India, yet potatoes arrived in his wake, and they transformed the nation's population growth so dramatically that the world simply watched. Christian clergy insisted Christmas would never take root here, but commerce had other plans, turning it into a global celebration. A legendary love story once protected basmati from becoming America's prize, whilst tradition elsewhere suffocated women's nutrition. One fast food giant declared that feminism means abandoning the kitchen, whilst banana trading turned governments into dictators. Abraham Lincoln's legacy brought Mumbai its beloved street snack, even as soft drink corporations convinced us that sport was sacred and athletes were gods. In a country that staged revolutions with bread and toppled powers with salt, this book offers a refreshing perspective on everything from biryani to the partition of 1947. It reveals how our food carries far more than flavour. Beneath each bite lies a world of history, commerce, culture, identity and intrigue, waiting to be discovered.
- Author: Animesh Mukharjee / अनिमेष मुखर्जी
- Publisher: Penguin Swadesh
- Genre: Cooking & Culinary Arts
- ISBN: 978-0143478386
- Pages: 216 pages