Food is not just nourishment for the body; it also has a deep significance in heritage and social identity. Here are some ...

Or Shahu Patole, whose book "Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada" sold 10,000 copies, bringing recipes like kala mutton into mainstream consciousness. His YouTube channel? Packed with 50,000 viewers learning ...

Sucharita Kanjilal, assistant professor of anthropology at Bard College, New York, points out that the book ‘Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada’ which became a big success was also at heart a ...

At a session at JLF, Shahu Patole, author of Anna He Apoorna Brahma in Marathi and translated to English as Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, talks about how the assault of caste even pierces through and ...

Email tips and ideas to checking.out@slate.com. There are two types of kitchens. Well, there are many types of kitchens—but in the world of influencer kitchens, of the kind you might see on your ...

This is precisely the inquiry at the heart of Shahu Patole’s 2015 work, Anna He Apoona Brahma, brought into English as Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada by Bhushan Korgaonkar in 2024. Graciously ...

Three men beat a 40-year-old Dalit man to death in Ghuma on suspicion of theft. The victim, Indravadan Parmar, was assaulted by Ketan, Kandarp, and Subhash Patel, who accused him of stealing metal ...

“This is a tradition I really want to revive.” Elsewhere in Maharashtra, Shahu Patole, author of Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada, can empathise with Saikia. “There is constant social ...

Recent developments in Dalit politics in southern Tamil Nadu have shown that prominent leaders among Devendra Kula Vellalars—such as K Krishnasamy and B John Pandian—have adopted a new political ...

(Neelima M Tak/Hindustan Times) Shahu Patole’s excellent and very engaging book for gourmands, The Dalit Kitchen of Marathwada presents the dietary history and culture of the dishes it lists.