Abstract:
We are inviting original contributions for an edited volume that explores the diverse, dynamic, and deeply rooted food cultures across South Asia. This interdisciplinary volume aims to examine how food in the South Asian context is entangled with histories, identities, rituals, economies, politics, and diasporas. We welcome chapters that critically engage with the culinary narratives of the region, with special focus on but not limited to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.

Themes of Interest
Potential contributors are encouraged to submit chapters that engage with one or more of the following themes (but are not limited to):
• Culinary Histories: Colonial legacies, ancient food practices, evolution of cuisines
• Food and Identity: Religion, caste, gender, region, class, and food taboos
• Rituals and Festivals: Food in religious ceremonies, seasonal and community feasts
• Diasporic Foodways: South Asian food in global contexts, migration and adaptation
• Politics of Food: Nationalism, food security, agrarian change, food as protest
• Street Food & Everyday Eating: Gastronomy from the ground up
• Media, Food & Representation: Culinary tourism, digital food culture, cookbooks
• Sustainability & Ethics: Indigenous practices, food waste, climate and agriculture
• Food and Health: Ayurveda, nutrition, traditional knowledge systems
• Food and Authenticity: Recipes, culinary heritage, plagiarism

Submission Guidelines
• Abstract (300–350 words)
Submit an abstract outlining your proposed chapter, including research questions, methodology, and key arguments.
• Bio-note (100–150 words)
Include a short biography with your institutional affiliation, recent publications (if any), and contact details.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 20th May
Notification of Acceptance: 10th June
Deadline for Full Chapter Submission (6000 words): TBA

Who Should Contribute?
This CFP welcomes submissions from scholars, researchers, independent writers, food journalists, culinary historians, and practitioners working across disciplines such as anthropology, cultural studies, sociology, gender studies, philosophy, history, media studies, environmental humanities, and food studies.
Submission & Queries
Please send your abstracts and bio-notes to: foodcultureinsouthasia@gmail.com

For any queries, feel free to reach out to foodcultureinsouthasia@gmail.com

We look forward to your contributions to this exciting volume!