ForkTales

Food history & research. Ancient to colonial India. Columnists. Consultants. Food experience curators.
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[ForkTales @helloforktales]

13 days to go.

IIM Kozhikode, in collaboration with the Vrihi Foundation, invites applications for the Culinary Lens Fellowship 2026 — a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of food, culture, and urban transformation.

https://t.co/6rNJp9gq4X

[ForkTales @helloforktales]

This starts at 4pm today. DM for joining link.

[Om Routray @dyoungbigmouth]

If you are interested in knowing more about Geographic Indication and how it can help India's agri-food sector, join us at 4pm today.

DM for joining link.

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Today on World Milk Day, we bring you this short film by us & @DelhiFoodWalks. The film traces the journey of doodhwalas from perspectives of small dairy owners, consumers & mithai shops to answer questions around Delhi's dairy future

Please watch
https://t.co/L5USWuTWck

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

We start at 4pm today.

Join in

Topic: Heritage Agriculture Webinar Series - Chef Saby
Time: May 28, 2026 04:00 PM Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi

Join Zoom Meeting
https://t.co/OVaSCCVTde

Meeting ID: 858 7642 4448

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Our heritage agriculture project is underway and the report is out in September. While we are speaking with producers, retailers, HORECA leaders, IP experts and more, we are turning a few of our interviews into webinars for you to listen in.

Register: https://t.co/T4wePVfO8h

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Now, in the light of renegotiation of the Ganga Water Treaty in the cards, and the new government in West Bengal, which is backed by a vegetarian ideology and immigrant rhetoric, Bangladesh’s success with this still remains.

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Bangladesh picked one of the most potent component of culinary culture that is shared across the boundary, and transcends food in its importance, and used it strategically to further diplomatic relationship.

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Food, as a tool of soft diplomacy is utilised to its fullest and isn’t entirely understood either. It is an effective tool for long-term people to people connect, that is the most essential element of successful diplomatic relations.

https://t.co/zE16emdzba

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

Poems and devotional stories dating back to the 15th century continue to offer insights into Bengal’s waterways, writes @helloforktales

https://t.co/OWMmjpXz7k

[IIM Kozhikode @IIMKozhikode]

Applications Open | Culinary Lens Fellowship 2026
Explore India’s street food cultures as a lens to study migration, livelihoods & urban identity.
📩 [email protected]
🔗https://t.co/FiZDXOTOS9
💰 Grant: ₹3,00,000
#Fellowship #Research #FoodCulture #IIMKozhikode

[ForkTales @helloforktales]

We at @weareica are very very excited to announce this food culture fellowship program. Please share and apply if interested.

Details: https://t.co/u9ZTDc5j7w

[IIM Kozhikode @IIMKozhikode]

Applications Open | Culinary Lens Fellowship 2026
Explore India’s street food cultures as a lens to study migration, livelihoods & urban identity.
📩 [email protected]
🔗https://t.co/FiZDXOTOS9
💰 Grant: ₹3,00,000
#Fellowship #Research #FoodCulture #IIMKozhikode

[Om Routray @dyoungbigmouth]

History is shaped by culture and in turn shapes trade. In this piece on cultural heritage and trade, @helloforktales decides Bengal's riverine trade.

Online link: https://t.co/vJDtaZkagk

[Mint Lounge @Mint_Lounge]

Poems and devotional stories dating back to the 15th century continue to offer insights into Bengal’s waterways, writes @helloforktales

https://t.co/OWMmjpXz7k

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

We invite any Indian national with an interest in the food history to submit a paper for consideration. The topic of the ICA Writing Prize 2026 is ‘Identity, Assimilation and Survival : Street food as a Lens to Migration’.

Details: https://t.co/K571jLIlxf

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Announcing the 3rd edition of ICA Food Writing Prize.

The topic of the ICA Writing Prize 2026 is ‘Identity, Assimilation and Survival : Street food as a Lens to Migration’.

Paper proposal submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Details are here: https://t.co/K571jLHNHH

[ForkTales @helloforktales]

Thank you for making me a part of it.

[People Against Patriarchy Summit @thepapsummit]

The key to more labour force participation by women engineers and to ensure they don't drop out due to marriage/motherhood is to normalise care giving by men. Indian men need to step up and take up care giving roles, says Tanushree Bhowmik @helloforktales at #PAPSummit2025

[ForkTales @helloforktales]

Eid Mubarak.

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Chris Zandee is from the Netherlands and was raised on a farm in the rural Netherlands. In 2007, he established Himalayan Products to empower farmers through creative problem-solving, innovative approaches, and knowledge sharing.

Register here: https://t.co/tuCHXVDMzH

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Shahu Patole and his book Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada have critically informed conversations around region, caste, class and food.

We will try and get a deeper peek into the mind of the author with @helloforktales

Register: https://t.co/Ko5Nvz4Ak5

[indian culinary agenda @weareica]

Here @deyspecial talks about the lenses through which we see food and how that affects what we see. This was during the panel discussion on the language of Indian food at ICA Weekend 2024.