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Travelling across Bihar during the elections, the author finds that mutton is more than a meal — it’s woven into caste, culture, and everyday dignity.

Unlike in parts of North India where food is policed, Bihar’s kitchens remain defiantly inclusive — where Rajputs, Yadavs, and Dalits share a common appetite.

Amid political noise and moral posturing, one truth endures from Ranveer’s roadside dhaba: Whoever comes to power, we’ll keep eating meat.

My mother has a theory about people. She says there are only two kinds in this world — those who eat so they can live, and those who live only so they can eat. The second kind, she says, don’t just enjoy food — It is existential for them. Food is what makes life make sense.

If you haven’t guessed already, I clearly bel

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