Word: kerala
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That's exactly what some tea producers are trying to do. Tata Tea's Kanan Devan estate in Kerala, in southern India, gives each worker shares in the company. Although Tata is otherwise exiting the plantation business, this new ownership model has the unofficial support of many tea producers and trade-union leaders. Ambootia workers raise organic oranges and ginger, which the company markets abroad. At Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling, owner Rajah Banerjee gives workers cows and buys back manure for use on the estate. "My mantra is, Partnership with workers, not ownership," says Banerjee...
...while these new supermarkets still only account for less than 5% of the industry, opposition to their presence is growing louder. In the past few months there have been protests in Uttar Pradesh in central India and the communist-ruled Kerala and West Bengal, including violent demonstrations last September that forced Reliance Fresh, the food stores arm of Reliance Retail, to shut their shops and lay off staff. "We want the government to stop large corporations from entering the retail segment until it puts in place a national policy that is agreeable to all the stakeholders including small traders, shopkeepers...
...countries and regions can influence one another's cuisine. And while we might expect that globalization and changing lifestyles would make people abandon their ancient diets, we still find happiness in the basics. India has a number of varieties, from state to state and region to region. Within India, Kerala is famous for its lunch of more than 20 dishes followed by four or five sweets, a feast found at almost all wedding parties. Kerala meals could be an added attraction for hungry foreign tourists. A. Jacob Sahayam, Thiruvananthapuram, India...
...countries and regions can influence one another's cuisine. And while we might expect that globalization and changing lifestyles would make people abandon their ancient diets, we still find happiness in the basics. India has a number of varieties, from state to state and region to region. Within India, Kerala is famous for its lunch of more than 20 dishes followed by four or five sweets, a feast found at almost all wedding parties. Kerala meals could be an added attraction for hungry foreign tourists. A. Jacob Sahayam, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA...
...some, these feudal pieties are precisely the problem. Compared to Goa's fashionable beach resorts, or Kerala's ayurvedic spas, Rajasthan's desert landscapes, mustachioed warriors and women in billowing, rainbow-colored ghaghra are seen as tired staples of worthy travel documentaries. Yet no place in India, perhaps anywhere in the world, has the density and variety of Rajasthan's fabulous monuments. Its three most famous destinations-the pink city of Jaipur, the blue city of Jodhpur and the lake city of Udaipur-teem with hidden delights, from bustling local markets to old observatories to tranquil gardens. Further afield, ancient...