'[A] brilliant book, full of fascinating details about eating establishments, from early inns and taverns to modern Bengali restaurants... and the many ethnic and foreign influences on Calcutta cuisine... [It] can almost be read as a history of the cuisine of India itself.' - Collen Taylor Sen, Author of Feasts and Fasts: A History of Food in India
‘This is a sensitively written and deeply empathetic work on the place and predicament of Muslims in India. Drawing on memoir, reportage, and documentary analysis, it contains many moving stories of individuals across class and regional divides, with these case studies skilfully located in a wider political and historical context. An important and timely intervention in our public discourse, Born…
'Rigorously researched and closely argued . . . conservatives will find it infuriating, and progressives, illuminating . . . An inspiring read' - THE HINDU 'Yengde unapologitically calls out the caste elephant in every room in modern India' - SCROLL 'An importnt addition to the anti-caste armoury . . . . Caste Matters [is] replete with reflections over the raw experiences of…
