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My book Rice Technology has so far covered six comprehensive chapters that address the critical stages of paddy and rice processing: 1. Drying of Paddy and...
A sound understanding of rice starch characteristics—such as gelatinization temperature, gel viscosity, and related properties—is essential to precisely define parboiling process parameters and achieve the desired...
Retarding Paddy Aging Through Grain Chilling Technology: The year-end celebrations, though brief, concluded on a joyful note, leaving both body and mind rejuvenated. My book, Rice...
Strengthening the Parboiling Process: Reflections Beyond Chapter 4 of Rice Technology While I discussed the fundamentals of the parboiling process in Chapter 4 of my book...
Chapter 4 of Rice Technology addresses one of the most intricate aspects of paddy processing, particularly for Indica varieties. This chapter focuses on Enhanced Aging of...
My accidental infatuation with Rice Technology gradually turned into a permanent love—one that has made every moment of my rice-milling career deeply rewarding. I truly cherish...
Basmati paddy, being nearly double the price of non-basmati varieties or the Government’s Minimum Support Price (MSP), demands a much higher degree of sensitivity during raw...
I first learned the fundamentals of safe grain drying during my tenure at Pioneer Hi-Bred International (1988–92). The exposure to advanced seed-conditioning plants in the United...
Growing up, I had very limited access to television. Our neighbors graciously hosted us whenever two iconic serials aired — Ramayana and later Mahabharata.Those stories of...