birth_place birth_date known_for article_title name
uttarakhand 1947 '' india : the cookbook '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- pushpesh pant
 pushpesh pant
pushpesh pant

pushpesh pant -lrb- born 1947 -rrb- is a noted indian academic , food critic and historian .
he retired as a professor of international relations from the jawaharlal nehru university , delhi .
he is one of india 's leading experts on international relations as well as indian cuisine , and as a columnist has written for a number of major publications like `` forbes '' , `` open '' , `` outlook '' , `` times of india '' and `` the tribune '' his book , `` india : the cookbook '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- was named by `` the new york times '' as one of the best cookbooks of the year .
he was also featured in an interview in the australian .
