Yash Saxena

Yash Saxena, a traveller and storyteller, explores food, art, and identity in Stories from a Kargili Kitchen, shaped by three years of living and cooking in Kargil.
on Apr 02, 2026

Yash Saxena is a traveller, storyteller and mountaineer whose work moves between food, art and identity. Their practice blends storytelling, art and philosophy to understand how people find meaning in what they eat and create. In the search for the quiet meanings hidden in everyday life, they have taught, cooked, curated and created art to explore how communities hold memory through taste. Stories from a Kargili Kitchen is the result of three years in Kargil, where they lived, listened and cooked alongside its people tracing the region’s foodways, philosophy and the quiet beauty of its people.