{"product_id":"turmeric-nation-shylashri-shankar-9789389958126","title":"Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India's Tastes","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shylashri Shankar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9389958121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789389958126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d","brand":"Shylashri Shankar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48217676841215,"sku":"9789389958126","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_890f2315-c819-42a0-a39e-6b18e447c800.jpg?v=1771998726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turmeric-nation-shylashri-shankar-9789389958126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}