{"product_id":"turmeric-nation-a-passage-through-indias-tastes-paperback","title":"Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India's Tastes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShylashri Shankar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat exactly is 'Indian' food? Can it be classified by region, or religion, or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eritual? What are the culinary commonalities across the Indian subcontinent?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo we Indians have a sense of collective self when it comes to cuisine? Or is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe pluralism in our food habits and choices the only identity we have ever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eneeded?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurmeric Nation is an ambitious and insightful project which answers these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equestions, and then quite a few more. Through a series of fascinating essays-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edelving into geography, history, myth, sociology, film, literature and personal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexperience-Shylashri Shankar traces the myriad patterns that have formed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian food cultures, taste preferences and cooking traditions. From Dalit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'haldiya dal' to the last meal of the Buddha; from aphrodisiacs listed in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKama Sutra to sacred foods offered to gods and prophets; from the use of food\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a means of state control in contemporary India to the role of lemonade in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estoking rebellion in 19th-century Bengal; from the connection between death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand feasting and between fasting and pleasure, this book offers a layered and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erevealing portrait of India, as a society and a nation, through its enduring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelationship with food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46593631748293,"sku":"9789389958126","price":48.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lRCaBYsWtb9789389958126.webp?v=1785074117","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/turmeric-nation-a-passage-through-indias-tastes-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}