Sheetal Sharma
Scientist - Soil Science and Research Leader - Digital Tools & Big Data
India lacks a serious platform dedicated to authors, writers and content creators of Indian food. A young, accessible platform that instils academic rigour into its agenda while giving space to young and emerging writers/creators will add immense value to Indian food sector. Indian Culinary Agenda aims to do just that.
Coming April, ICA Weekend will bring together more than 150 influential voices from the Indian food knowledge ecosystem – print, digital, social media, and visual media etc – to deliberate on matters of research, documentation, content creation, sanctity of information and evangelization of Indian food.
EVENT
HighlightsFor the first time, food, agriculture, culture and culinary literature will be discussed under the same banner. All the more reason why, you should not miss it!
FOOD MEETS LITERATURE
For the first time, there is a litfest where food is the central theme. This will be the deepest dive into reigning concerns around Indian food ecosystems.
THE DAY OF RICE
Discussions around rice production, nutrition, sustainability and a rice showacase - listen to a range of experts and the most diverse perspectives.
ICA Food Writing Prize 2024
This is India's first food focused writing prize. An elite global jury will award Rs.50,000 to the winner at the event.
THE ICA SPOTLIGHT
Selected writers, documenters, chefs and more will get to tell their story and get the word out about their ideas and experiments.
Eminent
SpeakersListen to the most diverse and elite panel of food writers, artists, agriculture experts and more.
Hansel Vaz
Founder, Cazulo Premium Feni
Anubhav Sapra
Founder, Delhi Food Walks
Rahee Punyashloka
Writer, Artist, Researcher, Filmmaker
Dr. Eram S Rao
Professor of Food Technology
Surajit Sarkar
Museum Curator & Independent Researcher
Shubhra Chatterji
Food documentarian, Writer, Director,
Dr. Colleen Taylor Sen
Culinary Historian
Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya
Founder, Ekgaon Technologies
Dr Ishita Dey
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, South Asian University,
Krishnendu Ray
Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University
Rachit Kirteeman
Chef
Shruti Taneja
Founder, Nivaala
Sharanya Deepak
Editor, Vittles Magazine
Sankalp Vishnu
Author & Food Critic
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu
Independent Features Journalist & Food Writer
Om Routray
Writer & Consultant (Agri, Food, Policy)
Tanushree Bhowmik
Author, Researcher, Food Historian
Conference
ScheduleDay 1
Day 2
Day 1
April 6, 2024
10:15 am
Rice at the Centre of the Table: Understanding Indian Heirloom Rice
6
April
Moderator:
Sankalp Vishnu: Author and Food Critic with Times Food.
Speaker:
Mili Dubey: Director, Food and Agri, PHD Chamber of Commerce
Deepak Verma: Domain Lead, Agriculture, ONDC
Shridula Chatterjee: Head Chef at Mezze Mambo, New Delhi
Day 2
April 7, 2024
The gap between food and agriculture needs to be bridged. The best way to do it is by encouraging knowledge workers and building platforms for such knowledge.
Om Routray
Co-founder, ICA
ICA Weekend will bring together all those stakeholders from the Indian food ecosystem who traditionally are not seen under the same roof. That itself should generate new ideas.
Tanushree Bhowmik
Co-founder, ICA
Indian food & beverage as well as hospitality industry will immensely benefit from access to well researched knowledge.
Sankalp Vishnu
Co-founder, ICA
Event
Partners
Event
LocationConsidered one of the country’s premier cultural institutions, the India International Centre is a non-government institution widely regarded as a place where statesmen, diplomats, policymakers, intellectuals, scientists, jurists, writers, artists and members of civil society meet to initiate the exchange of new ideas and knowledge in the spirit of international cooperation.
Address
Seminar Hall No.1 – 3, Kamaladevi Complex
Email us
connect@indianculinaryagenda.org
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