Food & Faith : A pilgrim’s journey through India

By Shoba Narayan ( New Delhi Harper Collins India 2020 )

About the Book :

In the book “Food & Faith: a pilgrim's journey through India”, the author, Shoba Narayan, approaches spirituality and religion from the point of view of a skeptical seeker.  As the book's blurb says: What is the role of spirituality in your life? Do you pray? Is religion part of your identity or does it make you uncomfortable? To answer these and other questions, Shoba Narayan approaches faith through perhaps its most primal and nourishing aspect: food. She partakes of sacred food in shrines across India-- Puri’s bhog, Amritsar’s langar, Palani’s panchamirtham, Mathura’s pedas, Ambalapuzha’s paal-payasam, Kashi’s sweets, Jaipur’s rabdi, Ajmer’s kesaria bhat, Madurai’s dosai, Jewish halva in Mumbai, and communal feasts in Udupi, Goa and the Kumbh Mela. Sacred food is linked to history, myth, and identity of specific shrines and their faithful.  Food & Faith explores this powerful yet intimate connection.

Panelists: Ms. Rehana Munir, Writer ; Sh. Sourish Bhattacharyya, Journalist ; Ms.Shoba Narayan ,Journalist, Content Creator &Author of the book
    
Moderator : Ms. Jasleen Vohra,TV Presenter, Commentator