Podcasts Culture Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria An Empty Chair, Stalinist Russia and Rave Idli

An Empty Chair, Stalinist Russia and Rave Idli

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 12:30 a.m.

1939, Edinburgh. The 7th International Congress of Genetics was being held, but it was not just another scientific conference. It was held after a gap of 4 years, and the most discussed subject had nothing to do with genetics. Everyone was discussing an empty chair. A few decades later, the prime minister of one of the largest nations in the world was frantically reaching out to the world to solve her food shortage problems.