A much-used slogan is roti, kapda, makaan. Of these, food is a survival necessity, and has long been on top of the agenda. The vagaries of the weather — now worsened by climate change — with their impact on crops, create uncertainty, making food a perennial point of concern. Irrigation and grain storage facilities assure availability but, even today, far too many go to bed hungry. However, for a large proportion of the population, food is no longer a concern.
Yet, for the well-off in urban India, food continues. . .