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On Documenting Indigenous Food Cultures

Kikon, D ( 2020-08-23)

What do we think of when we refer to ‘Indian Food?’ This discussion will explore food cultures in parts of India where spiced curries are not as common as one might believe. Anthropologist Dolly Kikon will be in conversation with filmmaker Nilanjan Bhattacharya about their documentary films Seasons of Life: Foraging and Fermenting Bamboo During Ceasefire and Johar: Welcome to Our World. Both these documentaries illustrate indigenous food cultures and practices, which are often overlooked in the mainstream discourse about Indian cuisine and food habits. In collaboration with Science Gallery Bengaluru
In their Voices: Migrant Narratives and Voices

Kikon, D (Global Migrants Festival, 2020-11-26)

How do we ensure that migrants’ perspectives, concerns, and histories have their rightful place in our collective understanding – and how do we remake our maps and archives to represent their knowledge?
Toxic Ecologies: Assam, oil, and a crude future

Kikon, D (The India Forum, 2020)

The ecological destruction from the Baghjan gas well blowout is part of the story of Assam’s economic development. Resource extraction has been foundational to the logic of politics in Assam but has marginalised local communities.