Food Fight
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Biryani is India’s most popular dish – so why does the BJP hate it so much?
Churlishness against biryani shows how Hindutva is a majority nationalism with a minority complex.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Ultra-processed foods have been villainised for years – but they’re not all bad
Processed foods allow consumers to save both time and money.
Sylvain Charlebois and Janet Music, The Conversation
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A vegetarian Durga Puja? Fortune Foods’ apology for ad showing Bengalis eating fish sparks anger
After a Hindutva group called the ad an ‘insult to Hindu faith’, Bengalis pointed out they don’t observe food taboos during the festival, unlike in North India.
Shoaib Daniyal
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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In France, vegetarian alternatives to meat can no longer have non-vegetarian names
With demand for meat alternatives growing, the meat industry is getting protective.
Malte B Rödl, The Conversation
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IIT-Bombay row: Is separate-plate rule for meat eaters caste discrimination – or not a big deal?
Debates rage on social media after Hostel 11 asked its residents to use separate plates for non-vegetarian food.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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IIT-Bombay students say they were asked to use separate plates for non-vegetarian food at the hostel
However, the hostel mess team has denied that it had issued any such direction.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Food feuds in India: Not just the rosogolla, the sambar also has dodgy origins
Food cultures predate modern identities, so get ready for a whole host of claims.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Video: West Bengal wins Geographical Indication tag battle over rosgulla with Odisha
The sweet’s origins have been disputed for years between the two neighbouring eastern states.
Reuters
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Causing a stir: When young chefs from 45 nations battled for the top title at a culinary Olympiad
Even though the contest was not televised, it held plenty of drama and nail-biting moments.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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French restaurateur welcomes dogs, but bans bankers from his bistro
Alexandre Callet put up a blackboard outside his eatery that read, ‘Dogs allowed, bankers forbidden (unless they pay an entry fee of €70,000)’, a loan he had been denied he needed to open a second shop.
Scroll Staff
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Meat ban irony: How a Congress-imposed order was cut to size during BJP rule
As it turns out, Mumbai has had meat bans since perhaps 2004. So why the uproar this year?
Aarefa Johari
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Who deserves credit for the rasgulla? Bengalis, Odiyas...or the Portuguese?
A fierce turf war has broken out over whether the rasgulla was invented in Bengal or Odisha.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Field
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians