R-DAY FEAST: UNITY IN DIVERSITY

From laal maas to meen moilee, chefs bring

- Akshita Prakash

A tour of India's four corners through food at Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai

On Republic Day today, India marks the day its Constitution came into effect, a framework that binds together a nation of many languages, religions and traditions.

Across the country, chefs are echoing this spirit of “Unity in Diversity” through special menus that turn India’s democratic idea into a shared dining experience, one region at a time.

Instead, by placing a Rajasthani laal maas next to a South Indian meen moilee, the spread highlights how different culinary cultures can sit side by side, distinct yet complementary, much like the country itself.