Bad Table Manners
Bad Table Manners
Whetstone Radio Collective
Ripples and Tipples: How Partition Changed Indian Food
33 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2022 at 10:05 pm.
: What is Partition?
: Meet Meher’s grand-aunt, Jeeti Nani
: Meet Anoothi Vishal
: From Mughlai cuisine to a dominant Punjabi cuisine
: Jeeti Nani’s account of dining practices preand post-Partition
: Collapse of a feudal order
: Meet Jonathan Nunn
: Ripple effects of Partition in London
: Complexities behind the modern British-Raj aesthetic
: Regional cuisines in London beyond Punjabi tandoori food
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In 1947, the British finally left India after 300 years of colonial rule. They created many arbitrary borders as they left, the most prominent of which was the line that was to separate India from Pakistan. The aftermath of this divide resulted in the greatest migration in human history, as millions made their way across hundreds of miles in the hope of creating new homes. The impact of this critical event is mirrored in what has become known as Delhi’s food culture, both at home and abroad. The well-known food historian Anoothi Vishal reminds us how partition lives on in India’s capital, while Jonathan Nunn, editor of the shape-shifting newsletter Vittles, shows us how the event created ripples in the imperial city of London. Partition transformed “Indian food,” in both colony and empire, and still shows its effects in new Indian restaurants today.
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Guests: Anoothi Vishal (@anoothivishal), Jonathan Nunn (@jonathandnunn)