Mangoes play such an integral part of our lives. Starting as a food source, to religion, politics, art, colonialism, economics, international relations! You name it! We got to visit Sujatha Gardens, an urban farm/orchard, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, while on our rural escape research trip in February. Even though it wasn't mango season just as yet Rupam and Shashi filled us with many lovely facts and folktales and even the funniest stories of their monkey menace. We hope you enjoy this...

Our first stop on our first rural escape in Telangana (in February 2020) was at the Peddamaduru a village in Devaruppula Mandal in Warangal District of Telangana State, India.   One of the communities in Peddamaduru is the Goud Community know for their toddy tapping. Toddy or palm wine locally known as kallu is an alcoholic beverage made from fermenting the sap of palm trees. Toddy is drunk as medicine, in celebrations, to honour guests and is a very important tradition and a way of life to...

Hi There! Oral Treasures is a podcast series by Food Forward India, an initiative to discover and appreciate Indian food and food culture. In this trailer episode Chef Garima Arora, founder of Food Forward India and the first Indian women to have received a Michelin star walks us through what the future episodes will be like and how you can join us virtually on our adventures! See you back soon, to uncover more oral treasures! P.S.  Curious to know more about Food Forward India? Head...