Pushpesh Pant

Pushpesh Pant
Born 1947 (age 6869)
Uttarakhand
Nationality Indian
Occupation academic, food critic, food historian
Known for India: The Cookbook (2011)

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]

References

  1. FP Staff. "Textbooks and cartoons: 'Thorat committee reiterates what govt wants'". Firstpost. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. "Prof. Pushpesh K Pant". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  3. "Forbes India Magazine - The Science and Sensuality of Taste". Forbesindia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. "A Paean to the Paan". OPEN Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. "The State Highway To Aoshi | Pushpesh Pant". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  6. "Delhi-cious - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  7. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  8. "The Year's Best Cookbooks". The New York Times. December 7, 2010.
  9. "Food guru serves up the spice of life". The Australian. February 5, 2011.
  10. "Padma Awards 2016". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  11. "Prof. Pushpesh K Pant". Jnu.ac.in. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  12. "Food news: Truffle-hunting weekends, posh chocolates, and more...". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  13. "Culinary travels - Books". livemint.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-08-03.


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