New Delhi

Away from the hustle and bustle of the national capital Delhi, the food lovers gathered in Delhi’s India International Center to discuss the food – delicacies, genres and history – all day. It was for the release of Dr. Tarana Hasan Khan's book 'Deg to Dastarkhwan: Stories and Recipes from Rampur.

In this era of pizza, burger, and fast foods, we seems to be forgetting traditions of the Shahi, Mughlai and old delicious food. Dr. Tarana Hasan Khan is one of the few to write on Dastarkhwan – the Indian cusine. She is also cultural historian.

Dr Tarana with Pushpesh Pant

Her other book is: The Begum and the Dastan.

Dr. Tarana says It took her three years to cover the forgotten recipes of Rampur for the book. There is a chapter on rice and spices in this book.

Famous food writer Pushpant Pant also participated in the book launch ceremony. The program started with welcome address by Swati Pal, Principal of Janki Devi Memorial College.

She also discussed the problems faced in writing the book on the 'forgotten foods of Rampur' were mentioned. Yusuf Saeed and Naseema Naqvi had a long conversation on this subject. This was followed by a discussion on the history of the foods between Dr. Tarana and Pushpant Pant.

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Dr. Tarana specially thanked Pushpesh Pant for attending the program and joining the discussion on delicious food. He has written about Pushpent Pant by posting on Twitter:

Jashn e Rampur | welcoming Nawab Kazim Ali Khan (Naved Mian) @iamrana @DrTarana @clarachambara pic.twitter.com/D2bxYPP3e7

— Siobhan LH (@s_lamberthurley) October 29, 2022

This book has been published by Penguin.