The Milk Lady in Paperback
Gorgeous cover
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Jasmine perfume in Madurai
A Sufi saint was asked what forgiveness is. He said, “It is the scent the flower gives out when it is crushed.”
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The Milk Lady of Bangalore
The Milk Lady of Bangalore: an Unexpected Adventure Out January 23 2018 in the US. Published by the fantastic Algonquin Books. Look at the cool GIF they did for the book.
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Sandhotel, Reykjavik, Hotel Review
Sandhotel is situated in the heart of Reykjavik’s hip shopping street, Laugavegur, and is bordered by Iceland’s oldest gentleman’s tailor and a cult bakery. Warm staff and thoughtful touches including a mobile phone, and chic comfortable rooms with locally sourced organic toiletries, make it a great place to stay.
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What’s cooking, Gaggan Anand?
The 39-year-old chef’s Bangkok restaurant Gaggan, which claimed the top spot in the list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for the third time in a row, is all set to close in 2020.
Shoba Narayan brings to you a taste of his new avatar
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A woman’s love affair with jewelry
In India, every community offers their own style of covetable bangles, earrings, necklaces and anklets
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Henna Journeys
A Quest to Master the Art of Henna.
Shoba Narayan sets out to hone her mehendi craft
Tai Chi Me for Condenast Traveler
Casting aside the yoga of her youth, Shoba Narayan turns to China’s martial arts to tame her wild emotions and get six-pack abs in the bargain.
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Shoba Narayan
Shoba Narayan is a journalist and author. Her interests are travel, food, nature, wine, culture, art and luxury. She is the author of four books
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Cool GIF for my new book
Secrets of a good marriage
Mending The Cracks: The secret to a long-lasting marriage is understanding the concept of togetherness.
In olden days, most marriages would work because couple didn’t question their togetherness
Mount Holyoke in Jaipur!
Finally, after over a year of working, the MHC Alumnae Symposium is here. In Jaipur this weekend. Alums from all over the world coming together. At Jai Mahal Palace Hotel. For a weekend of talks, laughs and love. So proud of the work we have done together.
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Telling the future from your cellphone?
Synchronicity operates on the principle that two seemingly unconnected incidents, upon deeper observation, are connected. Carl Jung and Nobel prize-winning physicist Wolfgang Pauli came up with this idea. Pauli said that numbers spoke to us.
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The Y Studio Fountain pen
This may well be one of the most beautiful fountain pens you will behold and use. It is tactile, has girth and weight and the ink never dries up, thanks to its heavy duty cover. The only problem? You won’t want to take it camping lest you lose it. So this object with a very specific purpose may not be the purpose you use it for.
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Milk Lady in Bustle’s list
Thank you, Bustle, for including my book in your self-care list 15 Feel-Good Books To Read On A Self Care Break ByKRISTIAN WILSON2 days ago ‘The Milk Lady of Bangalore: An Unexpected Adventure’ by Shoba Narayan Recently returned to India from the U.S., author Shoba Narayan befriends a milk vendor named Sarala, who blesses apartments…
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Tinder for Dogs?
In an age where love is literally on your fingertips, why not go mate hunting for your pet on a dating app!
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Embracing the goddess within
“Dakini represents the feminine energy in Buddhism,” says Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, 57. “It is a raw naked cognizance, like a baby: unaltered, uncontrived, unfabricated, uneducated.”
It is a broad statement, so broad as to be quite meaningless to me. In this age of #metoo, what is the role of “feminine energy,” even one that is about 5000 years old and lauded, quite contradictorily as one of Buddhism’s most fundamental yet subtle truths?
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Do you keep a Diary?
Keeping a journal or diary with notes, clippings and photos is more real than what you can store on your phone
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What can men do for #MeToo
#MeToo is equally about power as it is about gender. So, make the women around you powerful
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Need to read all these books…save one
The book is charming and funny, but also a perfect window into the many contrasts of modern Indian society.
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