Though ‘mixies’ and grinders have made deep inroads into urban and rural households, a few artisans in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada continue to survive making the ‘back-breaking’ stone grinders ...
The last time anybody used a mortar and pestle, silbatta or stone grinder in my house to make chutneys or masalas was probably about ten years ago when my grandmother was still active in the kitchen.