Tag Archives: Chennai

Chennai’s Punjabi Envy and Puns

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The best part of this piece was the punny-funny response I got from a friend in Chennai, which I have appended below after taking out all identifying characters. He first sent a handwritten note on the computer, complimenting the piece. … Continue reading →

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Chennai (again)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Sat, Apr 13 2013. 12 08 AM IST Chennai’s love for cheesy ‘compliments’ From the Great Chennai Paradox to the American ‘throw ins’—why this love for useless freebies? Chennai shoppers buy a lot of gold, but a freebie makes them … Continue reading →

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Chennai

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

About my hometown for Destinasian magazine’s April issue. PDF below Chennai

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Cupcakes in Chennai

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

  Customized cupcakes and south Indian tiffins The old and the new coexist in Chennai today in a way that warms the cockles of its erstwhile inhabitants. Madrasis have turned cosmopolitan but still retain their mordant wit The Good Life … Continue reading →

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Transgenders

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Enjoyed writing this piece.  Thanks to the Mad Men of Chennai who helped me with this: Venkat, Sunil, Ranvir.  Mucho Gracias! A space for gender-bending realities Most sexual minorities yearn for normalcy. Talk to them and they all wish for … Continue reading →

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Music and Art

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Columns Posted: Fri, Mar 30 2012. 9:17 PM IST Tuning in to change ‘You have to hold your audience through your ability to elaborate on what you are thinking and playing’ The Good Life | Shoba Narayan  Artist Sudarshan Shetty … Continue reading →

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Bharatanatyam

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Columns Posted: Fri, Dec 30 2011. 9:58 PM IST Chennai’s muse: the Bharatanatyam diva Tradition still holds sway over this coastal city that is now home to scorching Thai food and trendy tapas bars The Good Life | Shoba Narayan … Continue reading →

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Chennai Art and culture

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

For The National Travel pages here and pasted below Chennai is at the art of the matter Shoba Narayan Jan 22, 2011 next previous   Why Chennai? To get a taste of south Indian culture; because this city of 7.6 million … Continue reading →

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