'Annam Bahu Kurvita’
I have been an intermittent blogger, and engage in social media platforms regularly. One of the topics on which I have been consistently posting has been on Indian textiles, especially sarees. Many a times friends ask me seriously, as well as sarcastically as to how many sarees I own. Hardly does anyone me ask how many books I own. I do post on books regularly, sharing reviews, books bought, read, books encountered at the library. While saree posts sometimes get a decent traction, book posts are generally overlooked. During Deepavali when my friend asked me about the Hindu festivals, economy and the interconnectedness, one book came to my mind. It is about food, the Indian concept of anna, donating food anna dana – Annam Bahu Kurvita by Jitendra Bajaj and M.D.Srinivas. It is not a book that I have read cover to cover, but read through pages, passages, shlokas and their meanings given there from time to time. It is a book that has had a deep impact on me. It is also a book which I...