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Kartik Das is trying to win the American palate with an Indian snack brand
Doosra reimagines classic South Asian flavours with bold American twists
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Ishani Duttagupta - Sun, 15, Feb 2026
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Kartik Das, founder of Doosra / Courtesy photo
Kartik Das, the founder of a modern snack brand Doosra, began his food journey as a storyteller, documenting people who championed their own culinary heritage. However, he soon realized that to truly tell a food story, he had to step behind the stove. That led him from New York to culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu mid-pandemic, followed by hands-on experience in kitchens across London, New York, and Connecticut.
As Das craved a narrative of his own, he revisited his childhood memories of India, where the late afternoon—specifically between 4:30 and 5:00 PM—was sacred. “No matter what was happening in the day, everyone sat down for tea and snacks,” he recalls. “It was a time to connect. I still remember sitting with my grandad, sharing those moments and those flavors.”
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