The Mid-Day Meal feeds millions of schoolgoing Indian children daily, and has widely been considered one of India’s most successful welfare programs. Two economists who have been instrumental in its success, Jean Drèze and Reetika Khera, will uncover the history of this program, but also remind us that because what's on plates is always political, the future of welfare too, is uncertain. A focused discussion on the contentious introduction of the egg in the meal will, in particular, reveal how sometimes, unfortunately, political interests can trump the basic human right to food and nutrition.
Bad Table Manners is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about Bad Table Manners here.
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Revolutionary Seed: Voice to Indian Farmers
How Indian Food Became Frustratingly Hip
Beyond Momos: Imaginary Homelands and Tibetan Food in India
Ripples and Tipples: How Partition Changed Indian Food
Where There Are No Butchers, There Are Cinnamon Buns
The Dream of Two Kitchens
Eating Capital
The Juice of Mango Clichés
The Scale Show
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