Pushpesh Pant

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Pushpesh Pant
Pushpesh Pant Indian historian and food critic.jpg
at Gujarat Literature Festival Ahmedabad on 16 December 2016
Born1946 (age 74–75)
Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand
NationalityIndian
Occupationacademic, food critic, food historian
Known forIndia: The Cookbook (2011)
Awards
  • Padma Shri (2016)
Signature
Pushpesh Pant Autograph.svg

Pushpesh Pant (born 1946) is a noted Indian academic, food critic and historian.[1] He retired as a Professor of International relations from 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.[2]

  • India: The Cookbook, ISBN 978-0714859026[11]
  • Gourmet Journeys in India[12]
  • Classic Cooking Of Punjab, with Jiggs Kalra. Allied Publishers, 2004, ISBN 81-7764-566-8.
  • International Relations in 21st Century

References[]

  1. ^ FP Staff. "Textbooks and cartoons: 'Thorat committee reiterates what govt wants'". Firstpost. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Prof. Pushpesh K Pant". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Forbes India Magazine - The Science and Sensuality of Taste". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ^ "A Paean to the Paan". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. ^ "The State Highway To Aoshi | Pushpesh Pant". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Delhi-cious - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. ^ "The Year's Best Cookbooks". The New York Times. 7 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Food guru serves up the spice of life". The Australian. 5 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Food news: Truffle-hunting weekends, posh chocolates, and more..." Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Culinary travels - Books". livemint.com. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

External links[]

  • Pushpesh Pant at Jawaharlal Nehru University

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