The rise of queer food books in India: how kitchens shape identity and belonging

The rise of queer food books in India: how kitchens shape identity and belonging

Upside Down Cooking (2025) by Dominic Franks. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It begins, as many food memories do, in a kitchen. In the recently released biography Chapal Rani: The Last Queen of Bengal (Seagull Books), author Sandip Roy recalls how Chapal Bhaduri, the legendary female impersonator of Bengali jatra folk theatre, lingered in his mother’s kitchen. Not playing

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Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local polls

Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local polls

Former Gujarat-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer M.L. Ninama and ex-Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raju Karpada joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (APril 9, 2026), ahead of the upcoming local body elections in the State. Mr. Ninama, who recently took voluntary retirement three months before his scheduled superannuation, joined the BJP

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Letters to the Editor — April 10, 2026

Letters to the Editor — April 10, 2026

Lingering uncertainty Apropos ‘MPC factors in ceasefire to keep repo rate unchanged’ (April 9), the RBI’s cautious, wait-and-watch outlook is on expected lines as India braces for the long-term ramifications of the conflict in West Asia on its economy. Despite India’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, the delayed and inadequate restoration of supply chains is bound to

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