Sharankumar Limbale

Apr 18, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Anusua Mukherjee |Karthick Ram Manoharan |Sharankumar Limbale |Anil Menon

I usually look askance at books on food and cookery, which seem to be the publisher’s favourite genre these days. In my experience, most of these books peg themselves on the lazy nostalgia of privilege (with descriptions of plentiful kitchens presided over by angelic mothers and grandmothers), exoticise everyday dishes as “authentically local”, and, more often than not, present impractical recipes, which are likely to produce disasters if followed to a T.

Apr 4, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Sharankumar Limbale |Paranjoy Guha Thakurta |Abir Dasgupta |Aditya Mani Jha

My professor Khanolkar had given me an appointment for four o’clock. My collection of verse, Surya, had been published last month and I wanted to present Khanolkar Sir with a copy. I pressed his doorbell and heard it resound through the house. After some time I heard footsteps. The door opened. This must be Sir’s wife. “I am Amar Bansode. Is Sir at home?”“Yes, he’s here. Come in.”I entered Sir’s sitting room. Sir’s bungalow was spacious and the atmosphere was luxurious. The library was abundantly stocked.