VIJAYAWADA: Justice Chalameswar of the Supreme Court released a book entitled ‘Aahara Vedam’ at Hotel IV Palace here Saturday. The book was authored by ayurvedic physician and writer GV Purnachand.
‘Aahara Vedam’ traces the history of Telugu people’s food habits from 1,500 BC to the present day. The book gives many useful tips which can be practised in daily life for cooking healthy food.
“By keeping our mouth in control, diseases can be avoided and life span can be increased. ‘Aahara Vedam’ book will act as a guide to the people who are completely neglecting good food habits. Besides being a guide on tasty and healthy food, ‘Aahara Vedam’ also records the rich history of Telugu people’s food,” said Justice Chalameswar after releasing the book.
Purnachand is also involved in research on Telugu people’s heritage and history and had earlier written books on Telugu heritage and food habits which included detailed chapters about vegetables, staple foods, cereals, spices, ancient Telugu dishes, food to cure diseases and discussed the merits and demerits of the present-day food habits. “Food history of Telugu people was ignored for ages but ‘Aahara Vedam’ will fill that void,” Assembly deputy speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad, who was present on the occasion, said.
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan vice-chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, MLC Ilapuram Venkaiah and Krishna District Writers’ Association president Guttikonda Subba Rao were also present.