food

‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका
A photograph of a man washing betel leaves with water in a steel bucket.
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका

Within its realm, each artwork embodies an emblematic act that accompanies the intricate ritual of food: hunger, gathering, fire, serving, devouring and, ultimately, nourishing.
By Annika Amber
July 17, 2023
‘किमाम वाली रात के नाम’ – भारतीय इतिहास में पान की शृंगारिक भूमिका
Video: Ilish
Late evening and it's raining with the trees swaying gently. Title card is present on the right with Ilish written in a mix of Roman and Devanagari characters.
Video: Ilish

Watch the romantic story of a Bengali couple to find out if Geetu will be successful in her passionate mission to fulfil the desire of her husband Amit.
By Curated Content
July 5, 2023
Video: Ilish
Video Page: Khaney Mein Kya Hai?
A still from a video. A mother, a daughter, and a maid are coversing while working in the kitchen.
Video Page: Khaney Mein Kya Hai?

The engaging and humorous short film Khaney Mein Kya Hai (What’s to eat?) focuses on a seemingly mundane conversation between a…
By Curated Content
November 1, 2017
Video Page: Khaney Mein Kya Hai?
The Taste of Purple
A small pile of black rice or Oriza sativa used to make Kavuni Arisi halwa
The Taste of Purple

Stop everything! I have a condition that you must follow before you read any further, before you consume what I’ve…
By Hanish Srinivasan
July 17, 2023
The Taste of Purple
The Feast
Brown and white ceramic container with mango pinkle in it.
The Feast

For everybody was more interested in the welcome sounds of cooks at work and the aromas wafting from the huge community kitchen, adjoining the hall, than in the puja.
By Sailaja P
July 17, 2023
The Feast
The Editorial: Food, Drink and Sexuality
Various non-veg food items printed on a page of a book.
The Editorial: Food, Drink and Sexuality

“Beauty should be edible, or not at all.” ― Salvador Dalí A Google search with the keywords “food sexuality India”…
By TARSHI
October 15, 2015
The Editorial: Food, Drink and Sexuality
Tell me, who can eat?
Different kinds of pizzas, a caesar salad, pasta, bread, dips, and drinks kept on a wooden surface.
Tell me, who can eat?

There are hundreds of mukbangers and flood vloggers in India, with individuals earning lakhs of rupees through just eating delicious, and sometimes weird, food. However, those mukbang creators who do not follow stereotypical ideas of gender, caste and class meet with differential treatment.
By Ankita Kundu
July 5, 2023
Tell me, who can eat?
Review: East Side Sushi (2015)
Sushi on a white plate.
Review: East Side Sushi (2015)

Time: 1hr 47min In English, Spanish and Japanese, with English subtitles “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if…
By Kristin Francoeur
October 1, 2015
Review: East Side Sushi (2015)
Queer Bodies in the Kitchen: Narratives of Reclamation and Resistance
assorted-color ceramic bowls and saucers lot on white wooden shelves
Queer Bodies in the Kitchen: Narratives of Reclamation and Resistance

“A woman’s place is in the kitchen.” Most of us born in female-designated bodies, in a country like India, have…
By Silpi Bhaumik
August 20, 2024
Queer Bodies in the Kitchen: Narratives of Reclamation and Resistance
Place your orders
An overhead shot of a set table and people eating. There are white plates with different kinds of food and the individuals are towards the edges.
Place your orders

Food is some sort of extension of our bodies, our identities, and therefore food and sexuality intersect in a myriad ways.

By Shikha Aleya
July 17, 2023
Place your orders
Pistachio
A single, slated pistachio kept upright on a black surface.
Pistachio

i wanna taste
your pistachio paste
lick that kulfi stick
get to the
thick green
freak shake
By Rajiv B
July 17, 2023
Pistachio
Of Green Tea, Weight Loss, and Living As #PCOS4Ever
Four cups of different flavoured teas kept in a row horizontally. Next to each is kept corresponding dry tea leaves.
Of Green Tea, Weight Loss, and Living As #PCOS4Ever

“You know, most healthy girls get this disorder if they don’t lose weight easily,” chimed my high school best friend…
By Noopur Raval
October 1, 2015
Of Green Tea, Weight Loss, and Living As #PCOS4Ever
Lovers as plants in a kitchen garden
Top view of ripe, red tomatoes on the vine.
Lovers as plants in a kitchen garden

“Life’s too small without freshly cut coriander
Generously sprinkled on kadhai chicken.
Mint leaves blitzing their way with tomatoes
Ripe from the vine to the fingers dripping chutney –
Fragrances of earth between all this concrete.”
By Lavanya Arora
July 17, 2023
Lovers as plants in a kitchen garden
Issue In Focus: Food, Drink and Sexuality
Still from a black and white Indian film, "Aurat" (1940). A mother with her three kids.
Issue In Focus: Food, Drink and Sexuality

I met Lamai[1] at a spa in Bangkok. She was eager to talk, and told me about her village eight…
By Shweta Krishnan
October 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: Food, Drink and Sexuality
Interview: Food and Sexuality Via Email with Radhika Chandiramani
A close up photo of a bunch of clams
Interview: Food and Sexuality Via Email with Radhika Chandiramani

Radhika Chandiramani founded TARSHI in 1996. She is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for Leadership Development and the Soros…
By TARSHI Team
October 15, 2015
Interview: Food and Sexuality Via Email with Radhika Chandiramani
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