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I felt the intensity of emotions behind all the food, brilliant!

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Thank you for reading Ayush 💕

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Sanket, this is something else! Thank you.

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Thank you for reading Binu 💕

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❤️❤️❤️❤️such layered and rich writing, Sanket!

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Thank you Khyati 💕

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Sanket, I ate this essay, and rightly so. I ate the joy of food and the grief it helps us deal with, I ate the chicken with you and the crab with your wife. I saw the crow and I saw you. Food is this difficult matrix for me, so I ate your confusion of it just as much as your clarity.

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Thank you Raju. For reading and eating with me. 💕

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This just left me speechless. Having been through the same event but with such a different view. Beautifully written. Could feel and picture everything mentioned. Love.

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Good to see your comment here. 😄

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I love this melodious story of food and grief and everything in between! So many places I would like to copy and quote.

I'm glad Bapa had his last fish curry!

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Thank you Rachel for reading and sharing 💕

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Brilliant, Sanket!

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Thank you Suruchi 💕

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Brilliant essay, Sanket! Your honesty, your effort and your craft shine through here. Thank you for this. I am now thinking of my own messy relationship with food. That story is for another day :)

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Thank you Karthik 💕

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This is one of those essays that I know will go into the deep crevices of my heart and soul and stay there. From the petulant young man to the special plate for fish thorns to the engineer enjoying her crab curry to the grief of losing a grandparent....everything. 😊🩵

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Thank you Alakananda 💕

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Words are failing me after reading this. It’s hit me in the gut, this essay!

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Thank you Mukta 💕

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So wonderful. The descriptions of food, memories, relationships, everything. Brilliant stuff, Sanket!

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Thank you Rohan 💕

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What a piece of writing, relate with it at so many levels!

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Thank you Ashis 💕

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Another great piece Sanket!

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Thank you Minaz 💕

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What a stunning essay, Sanket. Food and feelings - how intense the relationship is

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Thank you Natasha. 💕

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So many layers and stories, Sanket. How did you do this, wow - will read a few more times

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Gosh! Even for a hard core veggie, you made the fish and the prawn dish come alive. You write too well Sanket...

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Thank you Sudha 💕. You are far too kind

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