About this episode
The Mid-Day Meal feeds millions of schoolgoing Indian children daily, and has widely been considered one of India’s most successful welfare programs. Two economists who have been instrumental in its success, Jean Drèze and Reetika Khera, will uncover the history of this program, but also remind us that because what's on plates is always political, the future of welfare too, is uncertain. A focused discussion on the contentious introduction of the egg in the meal will, in particular, reveal how sometimes, unfortunately, political interests can trump the basic human right to food and nutrition.
Bad Table Manners is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about Bad Table Manners here.
Find show notes here.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Bad Table Manners publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Bad Table Manners
Bread Is Life: Kashmir’s Sacred Flame - Whetstone Audio Dispatch
Bad Table Manners
Gardening on Water: The Dal’s Ancient Floating Gardens
Bad Table Manners
Revolutionary Seed: Voice to Indian Farmers
Bad Table Manners
How Indian Food Became Frustratingly Hip
Bad Table Manners