Rahul Gandhi's Cooking Session, Lunch With Dalit Family In Maharashtra

Rahul not only enjoyed a hearty meal with the family but also helped prepare it.New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi visited a “Dalit kitchen” during his recent visit to Maharashtra’s Kolhapur. His discovery of the Dalit cuisine came about due to his curiosity about “what they eat, how they cook and its social and political significance”.During his visit to the home of a Dalit farmer, Ajay Tukaram Sanade, at Unchaon village in Kolhapur on Saturday, he not only enjoyed a hearty and “spicy” meal with the family but also helped prepare it. The Leader of the Opposition was also accompanied by Shahu Patole, the author of the book ‘Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada’.”No one knows what we (Dalits) eat,” said Mr Patole.”You said an interesting thing that no one knows what you eat, how you cook it. Which is why I have come here today,” said Mr Gandhi.The 54-year-old heads to the kitchen and tells the author, “I don’t eat a lot of spice”.The conversation then moves to the discrimination faced by the Dalits….