If a woman is
not defamed in the great CHANAKYA NEETI, she is certainly not glorified. Chanakya's witty political strategies that
helped rise of Chandragupta Maurya and downfall of powerful Nanda Empire,
continues to inspire modern political systems across the world. His theories of administration and political doctrines have no match anywhere in the world. However,
it is really mysterious that what made this great intellectual to undermine the
power of women and develop a series of anti-feminist statements in his Neeti
Sashtra.
Biased Statements
Women, according
to Chanakya, have hunger two-fold, shyness four-fold, daring six-fold, and lust
eight-fold as compared to men.
"A woman, who keeps fast without the
permission of her husband, shortens the life of the husband. She goes to hell
and is punished with great horrors of hell".
"Women
could not be trusted or they have inherent tendencies of “low moral character
and untruth”.
Chanakya Niti
says: "The brass pot can be cleaned with ash, copper gets cleaned with
citric acids, monthly period purifies women and the river water becomes potable
after flowing through rapids".
“Knowledge is
lost without putting it into practice; a man is lost due to ignorance; an army
is lost without a commander; and a woman is lost without a husband.”
"The
world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman".
As
the world commemorates 106th International Women’s Day on March 8, TasteMoreNew
candidly ignores Chanakya's views on woman.
TMN believes that a woman always makes our life meaningful in the form of a mother, a sister, a
wife, a daughter and a friend. She is
the maker of the home, an integral part of the society and an inspiration to
the civilization. A country is prosperous, if her mothers and
daughters are happy.
The beauty of a woman is reflected in her
soul; it is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows; The
beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.
Breaking all barriers, women
have made their presence felt strongly in almost all fields, which at once were considered
to be no-entry zone for them. They are now considered equal to their male counterparts.
Long ago, the role of woman was restricted in making simple meals for her family.
They were not allowed to play a major role in the culinary world. Today women
are bridging this gender gap in the culinary world and make an impact.
As
the world celebrates International Women's Day, we respect and salute the great
women for their contribution to food and hospitality industry.
Tarla Dalal
Tarla
Dalal was an Indian food writer, chef, cookbook author and host of cooking
shows. Her first cook book, The Pleasures of Vegetarian Cooking, was published
in 1974. Since then she wrote over 100 books and sold more than 3 million
copies. She also ran the largest Indian food web site, and published a
bi-monthly magazine, Cooking & More. Her cooking shows included The Tarla
Dalal Show and Cook It Up With Tarla Dalal.
Anjum Anand
Anjum
Anand is a British Indian food writer and TV chef of Indian cuisine. At age 25
her first book Indian Every Day: Light Healthy Indian Food was published. Anand
became a regular guest on UKTV Food's Great Food Live from 2004 to 2007, and
featured in the BBC Two series Indian Food Made Easy broadcast in 2007. She has
been a regular contributor to The Times Online food pages since 2007. She has
acted as consultant chef to Birds Eye brand to develop a range of healthy
Indian ready meals. In September 2008 Anand published her third recipe book
Anjum's New Indian, followed by a new BBC television series in November.
Madhumita Mohanta
Madhumita
Mohanta is an Indian chef. Mohanta is the executive chef at Great Eastern Hotel
in Kolkata. She worked and lived abroad for over a decade and has cooked for
distinguished personalities from sportspersons such as racing car driver
Michael Schumacher to royalty. Mohanta is one of the top women chefs in India
today. She is the only female executive chef in a star hotel in Kolkata.
Aarti
Sequeira
Aarti
Lucica Sequeira is an Indian chef and television personality, best known as the
winner of the sixth season of Food Network's reality television show, The Next
Food Network Star. As a result of that victory, her show Aarti Party premiered
on the network on 22 August 2010. She had previously worked as a CNN news producer
and in 2008 started the online cooking variety show Aarti Paarti. She currently
hosts another cooking show, Taste in Translation, in which she seeks the
most popular dishes from around the world.
Manju
Malhi
Manju
Malhi is a British-born chef and food writer, specialising in Anglo-Indian
cuisine. She was brought up in North West London where she grew up surrounded
by Indian culture, traditions and lifestyles. However, she spent several years
of her childhood in India where she explored and experienced the vast and
varied cuisines of the country. Malhi has come up with her own self-styled
"Brit-Indi" style of food, which mixes Indian and Western influences.
Jha
has been proving her determination through complete hard work and willpower.
She is the Queen in preparing Tandoori dishes in The Oberoi. She has not only
survived in the industry but also made it big. Cooking was always her favorite
pastime; she first entered her home kitchen where she feels comfortable at the
age of 10. She's a prominent person in the Oberoi kitchens who focused on
chicken tikka, tandoori naan, tandoori aloo, and ajwaini machhi.
Madhu
Krishnan, an Executive Chef in Bangalore, was recognized by her hard work and
enthusiasm. Her big moment was when she set up the 'West View' at the ITC
Maurya, New Delhi in the late 1990s. It was exciting to bring in a new concept
of fresh ingredients like scallops, cheeses, olives and Parma ham, which is
lightly cooked and served. In those days, no one was seen doing it and people
were not prepared to believe anything which was raw and uncooked. Krishnan's
next big assignment was at the Grand Maratha, where again, she was able to maintain
high standards as an executive chef.
