Are you a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian? Have you ever paused to think why you eat what you eat ? Our food choices are deeply shaped by culture, society, geography — and as one insightful village story reveals — even by what we grow . The Invisible Connection Between Agriculture and Eating Habits Anthropologists have long studied food habits across societies. Food isn't just sustenance — it's identity, tradition, and a reflection of how communities evolve. A friend once shared with me a fascinating observation, sparked by a concern from a villager in a remote hamlet. This villager lamented a change in his community’s food pattern. The roadside tea stalls that once served simple, vegetarian puffed rice snacks , were now replaced with flashy stalls selling chicken kebabs . You could call it the effect of globalization, or maybe a shift in local taste. But his explanation was deeper and more profound: "We eat what we sow." A Village That Once Lived on Paddy ...

What’s the Best Gift You Can Give Your Child? Is it love ? Education ? Pocket money ? A cell phone , perhaps? Each of these has its place. But if you ask me, the greatest gift we can give our children is independence — the space to explore, make decisions, take risks, and learn from real-world experiences. In short, to grow by doing , not just by listening. 🌆 The Urban Irony In today’s urban life, we often work in reverse . We overprotect our children under the guise of care and security. We want them to succeed, yet we hesitate to let them stumble , even a little. Let me give you a simple example. Imagine asking a child to go to a stationary shop — just across the street — to buy a pen. In many households, this would raise a chorus of objections: “The traffic is too dangerous.” “It’s not safe.” “What if the shopkeeper cheats them?” “The maid can go.” “Besides, my kid is super smart — he ordered a ₹5000 shoe online for his dad!” Do you see the irony? We t...