Annadanam

Essays

Fighting Over Wheat in Pakistan is what Happens when Dharma is Destroyed

Fighting Over Wheat in Pakistan is what Happens when Dharma is Destroyed

When Dharma is deliberately destroyed, nothing better can replace it. The ongoing food crisis and wheat-wars in Pakistan illustrates this phenomenon.

A Teacher and Scholar Remembers the Tradition of Sanctity of Food

A Teacher and Scholar Remembers the Tradition of Sanctity of Food

Note: This essay is excerpted from the seminal work on the Indian tradition of food sharing titled “Annam Bahukurvita” authored by Dr. J K Bajaj and Dr. M D Srinivas. The original title of the essay in the book is “Straying from the Discipline: The Memory Abides.” Not so long