Blogspot.com, 10 March 2011 The F-Word’ by Mita Kapur is the book I am reading during my weekly bus trips from Bandra to CBD, Belapur (at home I am too obsessed with twitter n facebook, visiting links and blogs which hardly leaves me any time to read the printed hard bound book, Alas!) and Mita takes us through her food journey with memoirs that are delightful to read. Excerpt *”You are greying at the temples. Shouldn’t you color your hair?” “No. I Continue...
Rajasthan’s Vanishing Royal Cuisine Into the Fire – Rajasthani Royal Cuisine business.in.com, 21 March 2011 Laal Maas, Govind Gattas, Doodh ke Samose, Kaleji ka Raita, Khad Khargosh, Khargosh ki Mokal, Lahsoon ki Kheer… the aromas wafted over from the kitchens of our royal neighbours in Jaipur every day, bearing with them the gossamer heritage of warrior traditions, hunting expeditions, ceremonial repasts. More than 25 years later, when I see restaurants serve up yet another watered down version of Jungle Maas Continue...
bookreviews, 11 March 2011 The first time I heard of this book was from Kiran who said that this book got her into kitchen she was all praises of the book and being a foodie having cooking as one of the hobbies it promptly went into my must reading list…I bought it on the first chance I had and went along with Mita for a ride in her world…. BTW if u are still confused the F in the F-Word Continue...
Deccan Herald, 19 February 2011 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/138838/wearing-whole-attitude.html Why does it matter so much as to whether you wear a sari or a business suit to work? Mita Kapur dissects the politics of power dressing The debate on sartorial reticence versus exhibitionism is buffered by an annoyingly deep-rooted mental conditioning which makes us look at a woman as an object that must have a certain adherence to appearances. We must, by sheer force of habit, comment on what so-and-so is wearing and Continue...
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India Today Women, January 2011
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Tuesday 18 January 2010, Deccan Herald http://174.133.94.26/content/129140/bristling-rage-over-all-badnaam.html Would a court order against two songs stop women, named either Sheila or Munni, from being teased or exploited, wonders Mita Kapur This can easily turn into a diatribe. I can predict rising feministic chauvinism and also rising frustration is same sex relationships. I can make sweeping statements like, ‘A lot has changed and a lot remains the same’. I can also say that eve teasing is going to acquire a tragi-comic status. Continue...
Times of India [Chennai], 17 December 2010
