Ten Thousand Tongues: secrets of a layered kitchen: Recent Episodes
Nandita Godbole
This biographical fiction is narrated by the author.
Portioned into smaller segments, this podcast is like an audiobook but allows listeners to enjoy a complex & multigenerational tale of 8 matriarch & their food legacies.
Johari, Shanta, Aruni, Mukki, Sumati, Mani, Shaku & Ana represent the women of their times across 150 years. Follow their journey as they embody the “never die” spirit to pave the way for the next generation.
The novel pairs with a companion cookbook that includes specific dishes mentioned in the narrative, specific to each matriarchs kitchen.
Johari’s challenges increase as time goes on until one event forever changes her place in the village.
Johari begins her domestic life sheltered in the joys of a small family. But one day, everything changes.
Johari is faced with a tough choice. What is she being asked to do? What will it lead to? But she must follow the Rajput way.
1899 Lunawa Rajasthan is restless - a village of simple bajra farmers and seasonal festivities troubled by the struggle for power in an increasingly colonized region. Meet Jona here, a beautiful maiden whose fate is determined by the Company. But she had other plans.
Who is Ana? What is Ana waiting for? Who is she waiting for? And why? Is this the beginning of one story or the end of another?
“Ten Thousand Tongues: secrets of a layered kitchen” is a debut fiction by cookbook author Nandita Godbole. This episode is a “back of the book” blurb about the food stories that listeners will hear in upcoming episodes.