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How caste, history and science shape traditional Bengali sweets
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Ishita Dey’s book Sweet Excess: Crafting Mishti in Bengal explores how ubiquitous the love for sweets is, in a region historically plagued with famine and hunger. We catch up with the author as she heads to Bengaluru for a talk at Champaca Bookstore
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