Pushpesh Pant
Pushpesh Pant | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | academic, food critic, food historian |
Known for | India: The Cookbook (2011) |
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Pushpesh Pant (born 1947) is a noted Indian academic, food critic and historian.[1] He retired as a Professor of International relations from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.[2] He is one of India's leading experts on International Relations as well as Indian cuisine, and as a columnist has written for a number of major publications like Forbes,[3] Open,[4] Outlook,[5] Times of India[6] and The Tribune.[7]
His book, India: The Cookbook (2011), was named by The New York Times as one of the best cookbooks of the year.[8]
He was also featured in an interview in The Australian.[9]
The Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri in 2016.[10]
Books
Professor Pant has published widely on travel and tourism, with over a dozen books to his credit.[11]
- India: The Cookbook, ISBN 978-0714859026 [12]
- Gourmet Journeys in India[13]
- Classic Cooking Of Punjab, with Jiggs Kalra. Allied Publishers, 2004, ISBN 81-7764-566-8.
- International Relations in 21st Century
References
- ^ FP Staff. "Textbooks and cartoons: 'Thorat committee reiterates what govt wants'". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Prof. Pushpesh K Pant". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Forbes India Magazine - The Science and Sensuality of Taste". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "A Paean to the Paan". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "The State Highway To Aoshi | Pushpesh Pant". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Delhi-cious - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "The Year's Best Cookbooks". The New York Times. 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Food guru serves up the spice of life". The Australian. 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Prof. Pushpesh K Pant". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Food news: Truffle-hunting weekends, posh chocolates, and more..." Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Culinary travels - Books". livemint.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.