Jul
28
Thar desert
A journey through Jaisalmer’s date farms, where ancient desert wisdom meets modern agriculture to create resilience, livelihoods and new possibilities in the Thar.
Apr
19
Sabha blr
Set at Sabha, Bengaluru, the experience expanded into a layered, immersive format with curated food, a tactile table, and design-led collaborations.
Feb
1
Triveni Kala Sangam
The launch edition introduced Khajoornama as an accessible conversation around Indian dates, provenance, and food storytelling. The event was a part of the India Art Fair in partnership with the Young Collectors Programme.
Curated food
Dishes built around dates, prepared to highlight texture, seasonality, and provenance.
Guided conversation
Contextual storytelling and dialogue that trace histories of cultivation, migration, and trade.
Tactile table
A material-led setup encouraging touch, observation, and informal exchange.
The Hindu
A Bengaluru pop-up is turning dates into a cultural experience—blending food, storytelling, and community to reimagine how we connect over something as simple as a fruit.
Dhoop Mag
In the last week of July, I went to Jaislamer for a two day residency, planned around the harvest time of dates. Khajoornama (Bruijn’s storytelling vertical centered around the movement of homegrown dates) planned this excursion and dhoop became the organising, publishing and design partner.
Dhoop Mag
One of the greatest misconceptions about the desert is that it teaches us how to live with less. What it truly does is to teach us to think differently about more.
Dhoop Mag
Thar is one of the emergent regions for date palm plantations in India. With large swathes of uncultivated barren lands, it is yielding profitable outputs with date palms.
A conversation paired with food & drink
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Taiyaba Ali
Chef and storyteller whose work bridges
memory, migration, and contemporary food practices. She leads menu creation and culinary narrative.
Mandavi Kanchan
Founder and force for Bruijn, she is the resource lead for home-grown dates. She brings product knowledge, provenance, along with ingredient-led research to the table.
