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SUMMARY:Please come for Namma Bangalore at Biere Club on April 18\, 2024 at 5 PM
DESCRIPTION:Book Reading and Discussion on Namma Bangalore with Shoba Narayan at The Biere Club | 18 April 5 pm\n\nApril 2\, 2024 • Events \n\nJoin us on 18 April at for a reading session on ‘Namma Bangalore: The Soul of a Metropolis‘ with author Shoba Narayan at The Biere Club. \n \nRSVP here \nWhat makes Bangalore different from other cities in India? What are some great restaurants for authentic Karnataka food? Where do you go to find a community of wine lovers in Bangalore? What makes Shivaji Nagar special? How does Bangalore deal with its heritage buildings? Is there a nature community in Bangalore? Where do you go birdwatching in this city? What are some great places to shop? Who are the movers and shakers of this city? \nIn lucid lively prose\, author Shoba Narayan writes about Bangalore\, the city she has lived in for close to two decades. Namma Bangalore is a series of essays\, which will give visitors and new Bangaloreans a taste of what it means to live in India’s most genteel and cosmopolitan city. \n \nShoba Narayan is the author of five books. She has been a journalist and columnist for 30 years\, writing about travel\, food\, wine\, culture\, crafts and relationships\, for national and international publications. She has won a James Beard Award and a Pulitzer Fellowship. She has taught and lectured at universities in India and abroad. She is interested in Indian aesthetics– and has researched its influence on jewellery\, music\, textiles and scents. She founded and co-created a website called Project LooM\, which documents the weaving traditions of India. She is a birdwatcher\, wine-drinker and gadget geek. Her lifelong mission is to get fit without exercising and lose weight without dieting. \n\n \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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LOCATION:The Biere Club\, Lavelle Road\, Bangalore\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
ORGANIZER;CN="Champaca Bookstore":MAILTO:hello@champaca.in
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210823T163000
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SUMMARY:Speaking to my alma mater\, Women's Christian College: what a treat!
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LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210823T163000
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SUMMARY:Speaking to my alma mater-- what a treat
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SUMMARY:Talk for Manthan: Food & Faith
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LOCATION:Manthan
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SUMMARY:Talking Food & Faith to EO or Entrepreneurs Organization
DESCRIPTION:Invite for Shoba Book Talk at EO \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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SUMMARY:Pune International Centre talk on Food & Faith
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPune International Centre (PIC) cordially invites you to a\nBook Discussion Webinar \nOn \n\n\n“Food and Faith: A Pilgrim’s Journey through India” \nBy \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMs. Shoba Narayan\nAuthor\, Journalist\, and Columnist \nShoba Narayan has written about food and faith for over two decades. She was the Hinduism columnist for Beliefnet and won the James Beard MFK Fisher Award for distinguished food writing. She has been a correspondent for Gourmet magazine and has written about culture\, food\, and faith in her columns and essays for Hindustan Times and The National Abu Dhabi. Food & Faith brings together two of Shoba’s passions: spirituality and food. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChairperson \nProf. Pradeep Apte\nProfessor Emeritus\, Savitribai Phule Pune University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: 26th March 2021 (Friday)\nTime: 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm\n(Webinar Link opens at 4.45 pm) \nTHIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL\n(REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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SUMMARY:India International Centre webinar on Food & Faith
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LOCATION:India International Centre\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20210219T180000
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SUMMARY:Food and Faith launch in Chennai
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LOCATION:Madras School of Economics auditorium\, Gandhi Mandapam Road\, Behind Government Data Center\, Kotturpuram\, Chennai\, Tamilnadu\, 600025\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Launching Food & Faith at the Bangalore International Centre
DESCRIPTION:Zoom registration link here\nI will upload the Youtube video later. \n\n\n\nFree Entry\n  \nAdd to Google Calendar\nAdd to iCal Calendar\n\n\nLOCATION\n\n\n\nBangalore International Centre \n7\, 4th Main Road\, Domlur II Stage\nBengaluru\, Karnataka 560 071India\nView Map \n\n\nCONTACT\n+91 98865 99675 \nbic@bangaloreinternationalcentre.org \n\n\n\nSHARE\n\nFacebook\nTwitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is the role of spirituality in your life? Do you pray? Is religion part of your identity or does it make you uncomfortable? To answer these and other questions\, Shoba Narayan approaches faith through perhaps its most primal and nourishing aspect: food. She partakes of sacred food in shrines across India– Puri’s bhog\, Amritsar’s langar\, Palani’s panchamirtham\, Mathura’s pedas\, Ambalapuzha’s paal-payasam\, Kashi’s sweets\, Jaipur’s rabdi\, Ajmer’s kesaria bhat\, Madurai’s dosai\, Jewish halva in Mumbai\, and communal feasts in Udupi\, Goa and the Kumbh Mela. Sacred food is linked to history\, myth\, and identity of specific shrines and their faithful. Food & Faith explores this powerful yet intimate connection. \n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShoba Narayan\nAuthor & Journalist\n\nShoba Narayan has written about food and faith for over two decades. She was the Hinduism columnist for Beliefnet and won the James Beard MFK Fisher Award for distinguished food writing. She has been a correspondent for Gourmet magazine and has written about culture\, food and faith in her columns and essays for Hindustan Times and The National Abu Dhabi. Food & Faith brings together two of Shoba’s passions: spirituality and food. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSreelakshmi Gururaja\nSocial Scientist & Epicure\n\nSreelakshmi Gururaja is an active BIC member since 2005. In addition to being a social scientist\, keenly interested in governance\, a child rights and gender equality\, Sree is a fantastic curator of culture\, a terrific cook and enjoys planning and cooking gourmet meals for her friends and relatives. She is much travelled and attempts to infuse what she has learnt in her travels in her daily life\, including cooking. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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LOCATION:BIC Live Stream\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Literature Live! Mumbai! The Brightness of Books
DESCRIPTION:Deepa Krishnan opened up Mumbai for me in a way that is unforgettable. \nOver the years\, we have shared a love of textiles\, traditions\, crafts\, women and yes\, food and faith. \nSo I am delighted to be speaking to her via Zoom for Literature Live! \nThank you\, Amy Fernandes and Anil Dharkar for inviting me. \nIt will be on Thursday\, 17th December\, from 6 to 7ish. This is a virtual event so you can watch it from Timbuktu or Trincomallee if you so choose :) \n\nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
URL:https://shobanarayan.com/event/literature-live-mumbai-the-brightness-of-books/
LOCATION:Tata Literature Live!\, Mumbai\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Bangalore Literature Festival
DESCRIPTION:Mani Rao taught me about the beauty of Kalidasa’s poetry.\nSo I am delighted to be in conversation with her about my new book\, Food and Faith.\n\n\nWe will talk about the mystic delights of food and the earthiness of faith.\n\n\nIt will be at the Bangalore International Centre as part of the Bangalore Literature Festival\n\n\nI will be there in person to sign books should you decide to buy.\n\n \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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LOCATION:Bangalore International Centre\, Bangalore International Centre\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, 560 071\, India
CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:'Sci-telling' - Bridging the gap between science and public
DESCRIPTION:I spoke about science writing Youtube link here and below.  \n \nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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CATEGORIES:Book Talk
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SUMMARY:Book Talk with the Madras Book Club
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nFormal Invite visible here \n \n\n \nMADRAS BOOK CLUB\n  \ncordially invites you to an online meeting \nvia Zoom \nwith Shoba Narayan \non Wednesday\, July 29\, 2020\, at 6 p.m. \nShe will speak on \n“My journey as writer and author” \n(We’ll give you the link to the online meeting \non the morning of July 29). \n      Profile of Shoba Narayan  Bangalore-based Shoba Narayan is a classy writer\, author and journalist. The  author of four books\, she writes about travel\, food\, fashion\, family life\, wine\, culture\, crafts and nature\, for a number of national and international publications. (These include the New York Times\, Wall Street Journal\,  Time\, Newsweek\,Atlantic\, Gourmet\, Travel and Leisure\, Food and Wine\, Hindustan Times and Mint.)  She has won a James Beard Award for her food writing and a Pulitzer Fellowship. She has taught and lectured at universities. She founded and co-created a website called Project LooM\, which documents the handloom traditions of India. In her own words\, she is a “birdwatcher\, wine-drinker and gadget geek.” Her lifelong mission “is to get fit without exercising and lose weight without dieting.” Her four books are “Monsoon diary” (which describes her own life and also contains 21 favourite food recipes);   “Katha: tell a story and sell a dream” (aimed at business leaders to help them sell their messages and dreams); “Return to India” (about the migrant’s eternal dilemma – whether to stay abroad or return);   and “The milk lady of Bangalore” (about encounters of the bovine kind\, both serious and funny). All the four have been widely reviewed and acclaimed. Says she about her books\,  “I write non-fiction memoirs that are rooted in India\, have a touch of humor\, and deal with relationships\, identity and traditions.” “I also write essays\, columns and opinion pieces. I travel to report on issues and events. I review hotels\, gadgets and classes. I interview and profile people and places.” She is a splendid and evocative story-teller – whether she writes about the Dalai Lama\, Nandan Nilekani\, film-maker Shekar Dattatri\, potters\, weavers and art historians\, a geisha dancer in Japan\, Italian fashion\, Chinese food\, her mother or mother-in-law\, family reunions on Internet.  Says a fan “She writes with humor and love on most topics and never puts herself above the character or situation. It is this empathy combined with her inherent humanism that shines through in her writing. “Shoba sees the universe in a grain of rice and is able to shed light on macro issues through a micro lens. She tackles big subjects through amusing every-day anecdotes. Her strength lies in focusing her laser-like attention on commonplace events\, incidents and situations and then parting the veil so that we walk through to the other side.” She graduated in psychology at Women’s Christian College\, Chennai; studied fine arts as a Foreign Fellow at Mount Holyoake College\, Massachusetts; and obtained a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University\, New York. She says “Informally\, I study and practice acupuncture\, alternative healing\, movement therapies\, mindfulness\, and everything linked to the mind-body connection. “I am an enthusiastic if poor dancer. I learned Bharata Natyam. I sing Indian classical Carnatic music. Have a Soundcloud account. “I watch birds\, bees\, butterflies and moths\, usually from my balcony. I would like to retreat to a forest when I retire. “I am a feminist who likes men\, drinks wine\, and wears high heels or lipstick occasionally.” The daughter of a college professor\, Shoba loves to teach and engage with new ideas. She has taught courses at IIM Bangalore\, the Indian Institute of Science\,  Bangalore and other institutions. She has lectured at Carnegie Mellon University and other US colleges. “What I currently love best is anchoring multi-media projects\,’ says Shoba. “I have worked with select brands to create websites that highlight brand-values with cultural traditions such as textiles\, jewellery\, perfumes and crafts. Customizing content for short and long attention spans is an art and a skill.” In her talk at MBC on Wednesday\, July 29\, 2020\, Shoba will take us through her remarkable journey as a writer and author – with her customary wit\, fluency  and panache.     \n  \n  \n  \n\nShare this:\n				Share on X (Opens in new window)\n				X\n			\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook\n			\n				Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)\n				Pinterest\n			\n				Share on Reddit (Opens in new window)\n				Reddit\n			\n				Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n				LinkedIn\n			\n				Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)\n				Tumblr\n			\n				Share on Telegram (Opens in new window)\n				Telegram\n			\n				Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)\n				WhatsApp\n			\n				Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n				Email\n			Like this:Like Loading…
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