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May 1, 2011

Mita Kapur’s The F-Word

Muse India, May-June 2011 http://www.museindia.com/featurecontent.asp?issid=37&id=2629 Book Review by Ambika Ananth Mita Kapur THE F-WORD New Delhi : HarperCollins, a joint venture with The India Today Group. Pp- 235, Price- Rs.599. An intensely alive spirit in the book With a tongue-in-cheek, naughty, enticing, exciting title like “The F-Word,” the book has jouissance, juice and joviality to make it a good read. This one is an outcome of a confluence of many facets of a wholesome woman – that of Continue...

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March 25, 2011

A tale of many stories

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March 25, 2011

A Waft of Tradition

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Better Homes, March 2011

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March 20, 2011

‘The F Word’ by Mita Kapur

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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...

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March 20, 2011

Rajasthan’s Vanishing Royal Cuisine

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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...

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March 16, 2011

The F-Word by Mita Kapur

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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...

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February 20, 2011

Wearing a whole new attitude

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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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February 9, 2011