Gastronomic Tradition And Development in the Kuta Maha Jagat
Dublin Core
Title
Gastronomic Tradition And Development in the Kuta Maha Jagat
Description
This paper seeks to understand the nature of development through an examination of the gastronomic tradition. The Kuta Maha Jagat (KMJ) or the Great Universe of Kota, a cluster of 14 villages in the Udupi District of Karnataka State, is the geographical context of the study. It is a multi-jati community with Brahmins enjoying dominance in such domains as economy, education and ritual. After introducing food as an important aspect of socio-cultural reality, the description of the research universe is provided. Then the paper elucidates the centrality of gastronomy for the people of KW. The next part accounts the socioeconomic transformation of the area and the nature of development. The argument of the paper is that in the context of development-induced stress the gastronomic tradition is reinvented.
Creator
Ganesha, Somayaji
Source
Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 1 No. 1 (2002): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 32-48
0000-0000
0975-329X
Publisher
Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Date
2021-08-31
Rights
Copyright (c) 2016 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
Identifier
Collection
Citation
Somayaji Ganesha, Gastronomic Tradition And Development in the Kuta Maha Jagat, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2021, accessed November 23, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/145