Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on the Egg Debate Nobody Is Having | Mic Open with Sanya Talwar

Why has India’s debate over school nutrition become so fixated on eggs? Is the real issue protein, politics, or public discourse?

In this episode of Mic Open, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra argues that India’s conversation on nutrition has become unnecessarily polarised. Instead of debating the underlying problem, protein and vitamin deficiency, he asks why the discussion repeatedly returns to eggs rather than alternative nutritional solutions.

The conversation then expands into constitutional freedoms, the politics of food choices, and whether personal beliefs should influence public policy. Abhijit also explains why, despite giving up beef himself, he continues to support an individual’s right to choose what they eat under the Constitution.