Lakshmi and Shantha with a species of tuber locally called the Noorang (Credit: Sai Krishan, Thirunelly Tribal Special Intervention Programme) In a tribe in southern India, a group of women are ...

Pushpesh Pant Yams are a wonderful food and have helped ... The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind.

Sweet potatoes, commonly known as Sakarkandi in India, are nutrient-rich underground tubers that offer amazing health ...

The winter season also brings sweet potatoes known as shakarkandi in India. Sweet potatoes are there since 750 BC and have various health benefits. Sugar potato comes in different ways like white ...

It is also considered a natural herb from health point of view. Suran is also known as Yam in English. It looks like an elephant's foot, hence it is also called elephant foot yam. Jimikand is in ...