JAIPUR: The title ‘Bhagwaan ke Pakwaan’ itself is bound to arouse some curiosity even for those who are not foodies. But the journey its authors - Devang Singh and Varud Gupta - undertook to write the book was a revelation both for the book lovers and food enthusiasts who had gathered to listen to them here.Devang and Varud also used snippets of videos of Meghalaya and Spiti valley to narrate how they were treated at various places. Their journey begun in Spiti valley, where they spent a week with monks, learnt about Gelug Buddhism, and spent time with “momo making aunties”. The next place they went to was Udvara in Gujarat , where they got to experience closely the Parsi town and their Zorastrian faith.Their next destination was Kolkata, which they described as “a maze of identities”. Then they went to Jagannath temple in Odisha, where the centre of attraction was its Chhappan Bhog, which is considered so auspicious by some that after it has been offered to lord Jagannath, it can then be served to other gods and godesses as well. Their last destination was Meghalaya, which was full of surprises for them.At the end, Devang, sharing an insight, said they both were able to learn because of their interaction with different people, cultures and beliefs, that there is no way one can learn with pre-conceived notion in mind.

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