The PM was addressing a programme celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary via video conferencing at Puducherry under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. He also released a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo.
Looking to the food of the past reveals that living a balanced life has always involved being mindful of everything that goes into our bodies. We may not live in Al Andalus or 10th-century Baghdad, but it is possible to recreate the aromas and flavours that animated our ancestors and were familiar to them. In this way, food is not only part of our present but also our connection to the past.
