British-Indian Priya Deshingkar is a university academic living in Brighton and Hove and writing about Indian food. Her forthcoming book “Delhi: food histories, recipes, memories” will be published in 2026 by Equinox Publishing.
Priya has published widely in academic journals and has recently taken to popular food writing through her Substack and other magazines..
She hosts monthly supper clubs and cookery classes through her business, Deccan Tiffin, that aims to change perceptions about Indian food. Priya won the Be Inclusive Hospitality Award in the South Asian category in 2022.
Priya holds a PhD from the Institute of Development Studies. Her background is in the sciences; she has a Masters in agricultural sciences and a BSc in zoology. She is currently Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Sussex.
Priya has undertaken public speaking assignments at events like the British Library Food Season and has delivered talks about the history of the food that she has catered at the Hove Museum and the University of Sussex. She has also hosted cookery classes at the Brighton Community Kitchen, London Underground Cookery School and other venues.
Priya has appeared in newspaper articles related to food in the UK and Indian press.
She has travelled extensively for work across countries in Europe, Africa and Asia gaining insights into the relationship of other cultures with food.
