Food Fables: How secretarial jobs helped develop India’s hybrid food traditions

As thousands of English-educated South Indian men moved across India for secretarial jobs in the mid-20th century, they brought their families and food traditions with them. In unfamiliar cities, their wives adapted regional recipes using local ingredients, creating new culinary blends. As Telugu and Tamil families settled in cities like Calcutta and Mumbai, women improvised with local ingredients, shared recipes, and introduced South Indian foods to new communities.

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