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Millet makeover: Ancient grain set to charm world as 'food of the future'
The UN is marking 2023 as International Year of Millets, after India proposed it.
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A group of Indian farmers holding millet crops (left). Millet is finding its way into restaurant menus across India.
PHOTOS: DECCAN DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY, SMITA SHARAN
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KOLKATA - It was about a decade ago, while shooting in rural Tamil Nadu, that actor and cardiologist Bharath Reddy first tasted millet.
Until then, like most Indians reared on rice and wheat, he had little idea about this nutritious but overlooked group of grains.
