About Zubaan Talkies: Food Cultures of the Northeast India
Zubaan is delighted to bring to you our podcast series, “Food Cultures of the Northeast” commissioned during the Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast 2020. The Cultures of Peace project, undertaken by Zubaan since 2011 in collaboration with the Heinrich Boll Stiftung, works within and outside the northeastern region of India (the eight states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, and the contiguous regions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong). The festival focuses on diversifying mainstream conversation and knowledge production about the region and creating spaces for dialogue and mutual understanding through culture, literature, discussions and archive building.
The podcast Food Cultures: Thinking About the Future of Food is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guests Chichano Humtsoe (in Dimapur), Shishir Anan “Tuki” Choudhury (in Guwahati) and Wynona “Nona” Khyriem (in Shillong) talks about their lived experience with food. Chichano talks about dealing with food crisis during the Covid 19 pandemic in Chittagong where she is a student, Shishir talks about the foods she love and will miss when she goes away to study elsewhere while Wynona talks about her new venture as a caterer in Meghalaya. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.
7 Apr 2025
Food Cultures of Nagaland
The podcast Food Cultures of Nagaland is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guests Longshibeni “Longshi” Kikon and Ishani Borthakur talks about their lived experience with food. Longshi talks about dealing with food crisis during the Covid 19 pandemic while Ishani talks about her learnings as a student of agricultural science. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.
7 Apr 2025
Memories of Managing Food During Conflict
The podcast Memories of Managing Food During Conflict is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guests Vizokhole “Vizo” Ltu from Kohima (Nagaland state) and Lallianpuii “Liani” from Aizawl (Meghalaya state) recalls the food scarcity people faced during the Indo-Naga political conflict in Nagaland and Mizo National Front (MNF) movement in Mizoram, and the food management systems that they had to adopt during the crisis. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.
10 Mar 2025
Agriculture and Farming in Arunachal Pradesh
The podcast Agriculture and Farming in Arunachal Pradesh (also Why Did Mother Stop Sending Us Rice?) is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guest Tongam Rina discusses agriculture and farming practices in Arunachal Pradesh – the traditional knowledge, the changes that are taking place and the adaptations happening. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.
29 Oct 2024
Cultures of Food and Rice Goddesses of Manipur
The podcast Cultures of Food and Rice Goddesses of Manipur (also The Goddess That Ran Away to the Hills) is part of the “Food Cultures” series which was recorded online during the Covid19 pandemic. In this podcast, our host Xonzoi Barbora and guest Thingnam Anjulika Samom explores the legend of the Rice Goddess Phouoibi in Meitei culture, while also touching upon native food cultures and changing food habits in Manipur. This discussion was part of the 2020 programming for Zubaan’s Cultures of Peace: Festival of the Northeast project, run in collaboration with Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Regional Office, New Delhi.
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