Odisha Pakhala: Pakhala: India’s summer survival bowl that feeds, hydrates, and defies the heat
If you spend any time scrolling through reels this time of year, you’ve probably seen it. An Odia person-could be someone from Bhubaneswar, could be someone who moved to Delhi or Mumbai twenty years ago, or even someone living in the United States-posting a video of themselves eating a bowl of plain, soupy rice. They’re…