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Poona's summer-houses: Hub for tea parties, status, and affluence

India, April 23 -- In the days when Poona followed a more seasonal rhythm, summer often meant several families from all over the Bombay Presidency, who could not move to Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, Math... और पढ़ें


Taste of Life: When and how muscovado sugar was produced in Poona

India, April 9 -- Slavery is intimately associated with food production through a historical and, in many cases, contemporary reliance on forced labour to cultivate, harvest, and process high-demand c... और पढ़ें


Taste of Life: Roles food habits play in shaping religious nationalism

India, April 2 -- The daily food habits of a community usually find a place within the festivals of the deity they worship. Dishes that sustain their work, express their values, or carry ritual signif... और पढ़ें


Taste of Life: How sugar garlands became symbols of swadeshi pride

India, March 19 -- A plate of food is never truly apolitical. It is a complex record of history, trade, and power. What we eat is shaped by politics, by the crops governments support, by the goods nat... और पढ़ें


Taste of Life: Flavours and faith: Pune's timeless Ramazan

India, March 12 -- As the sun dips below the horizon during the holy month of Ramazan, Pune's streets undergo a vibrant, aromatic transformation, most notably in the bustling culinary havens of Poona ... और पढ़ें


Mutton Club: The social order in Colonial India

India, Feb. 19 -- A social club is a collective formed by individuals who choose to come together based on shared interests or affiliations, sustained by its members rather than by commercial activity... और पढ़ें


Taste of Life: Chocolates, candies and forever love

India, Feb. 12 -- Valentine's Day has long been associated with expressions of love exchanged through thoughtful gifts, affectionate notes, and quiet moments shared over candlelit dinners. The day was... और पढ़ें