For a lot of Indians, animation starts with manga series like Naruto and Shin Chan (admit it, you still watch it too) while it ends with American animation like Toy Story and Bojack Horseman. Animation from India isn't even a part of this conversation. Indian animation has had a long and (somewhat) illustrious journey through the years.

From the cult classic Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama to the forgettable Roadside Romeo, join journalist and traveller Aniket Singh Chauhan as he takes us on a journey through the illustrious highs and disastrous lows of the Indian animation industry.

This month’s spotlight is on Aashwin Heritage, a Pune-based company dedicated to history, art, culture and of course heritage walks. History major and major supporter of heritage walks - Nisha Syed dives into their mission, activities and the philosophy of founder Ashwin Chitale.

And don’t miss the details on the big surprise event - the Gothic Pune Heritage Walk we are doing in February in collaboration with Aashwin Heritage. This one’s for all you history, culture and chai buffs as well as those of you looking for new and interesting ways to spend your Saturday mornings or that pesky V-day weekend!

Barely Researched Facts co-host, Shar Nair, dives into stories of fermentation experiments, its impact on local and global food systems, and recommendations of proportions and combinations in “non-recipes” with Payal Shah, self-styled Shepherd of Microbes and founder of Kobo Fermentary for this issue of Probably Relevant.

Since channelling her passion and setting up as a business in 2018, Payal has gained a steady following of first-time fermenters, enthusiasts, lurkers within the small but fervent fermentation community.

Read on for some fascinating insight into the history of fermentation from ancient Egypt to modern Japan as well as a jar of... ants?