The last generation in the kitchen

dinesh@dineshmannam.com (Dinesh Mannam) — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In India, much of the cooking and childcare for young families still comes from grandparents. The people born in the 1960s and 1970s babysit, cook and stand in the kitchen beside their grown children. I think they may be the last generation that does this with their own hands.

If that is true, someone still has to cook. I think home cooking turns into a service people order, and over time the kitchen itself starts to look optional.

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The last generation in the kitchen