Dipali Khandelwal is a food researcher and storyteller, using food to explore the rich heritage of India. She founded The Kindness Meal, a global movement reclaiming food as a source of identity, dignity, and intergenerational pride. In a world where traditional food knowledge is vanishing, TKM preserves it through grassroots research, educates through intergenerational learning, and advocates for policy change that honours indigenous food systems. TKM's mission is rooted in three pillars — preserve, educate, and advocate — to ensure that food cultures are not lost but passed on. She was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 list for her work in preserving India’s culinary heritage.
El invierno pasado, cuando los productos de temporada regresaron a los mercados de Jaipur, India, noté una ausencia inquietante. A pesar de recorrer numerosos puestos, el desi bhutta, el ...
Last winter, as seasonal produce returned to markets in Jaipur, India, I noticed an unsettling absence. Despite visiting countless vendors, desi bhutta, the local Indian corn I grew up ea...
インドの野生のスイカ「マティラ」は、私の祖母にとって夏の相棒でした。淡い緑色の皮に軽々と包丁を入れ、砂漠の暑さにも関わらず、最初の一切れは冷たく、甘いものでした。また、祖母やその世代にとってこのスイカは、単に涼を取るための食べ物ではなく、「無駄を出さない工夫」を教えてくれる存在でもありました。皮をすぐに食べない場合は、カレーにし、また、食料の少ない季節に備えて天日干しにし...
Matira, an Indian wild melon, was my grandmother’s summer companion. She would slice through its pale green skin with ease, the first bite always raw, cool and sweet against the desert he...
