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Awanthi Vardaraj

(She/Her)
Eu, European Union (EU), India, Southern Asia
As seen in: MSN, BBC, BuzzFeed, Reader's Digest (U.S.), Saveur
Covers:  food, women's health, women's rights, social justice, memoir, travel
Doesn't Cover: politics, tech
Absent-minded writer & editor. Cat mum. Team Cake For Breakfast. She/Her My work: muckrack.com/awanthi Buy me coffee? ko-fi.com/awanthi
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The wise words that changed my life

The wise words that changed my life

'I told her how I had never felt at home anywhere, and how disconnected I had always felt from the country of…

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Going From the Best Food to the Cheapest Food

Going From the Best Food to the Cheapest Food

I can no longer afford fruits but sometimes I do treat myself to bananas when I'm feeling particularly rich.

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How A Broken-Hearted Young Girl Found Healing In Her Grandmother's Vadais

How A Broken-Hearted Young Girl Found Healing In Her Grandmother's Vadais

Love can come from where you least expect it. And while a girl learns from her grandmother how to make her fa…

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Perspective | Ghee has been an Indian staple for millennia. Now the rest of the world is catching...

Perspective | Ghee has been an Indian staple for millennia. Now the rest of the world is catching...

The clarified butter that's hailed as a "superfood" and popular with Keto followers is easy to make at home.

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India's Chikkis Are the Best Peanut Brittle You'll Ever Eat

India's Chikkis Are the Best Peanut Brittle You'll Ever Eat

Made with roasted peanuts and caramel-like jaggery, these are candies worth getting to know.

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How I Invented Strawberries & Cream Kulfi - GOYA

How I Invented Strawberries & Cream Kulfi - GOYA

Kulfi steeped in nostalgia, creativity & love | Awanthi Vardaraj

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Making Vathals, Vadagams, and Vadams: A South Indian Summer Ritual

Making Vathals, Vadagams, and Vadams: A South Indian Summer Ritual

The making of vathals, vadagams, and vadams is a uniquely South Indian tradition that harnesses the power of …

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What It Is Like To Live With Mental Illness In India

What It Is Like To Live With Mental Illness In India

There is so much about mental illness that is not just unseen, but hopelessly misunderstood by the law, peopl…

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A Day With: Unipolar Depression - Headspace

A Day With: Unipolar Depression - Headspace

"As I battled to make sense of my world, it often felt as though I were walking around in a fog with cotton-w…

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