Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
RIP dear Light of our current lives
Very busy Sunday-- writing and rewriting this piece in between hospital visits-- don't ask. At first, I included her name in the article. As my editor said, what's the point of asking them to name a law after her if we can't mention her name. My husband read this piece pre-publication and suggested that it wasn't a good idea. So removed. A light leads the way forward from India's crisis of conscience Shoba Narayan Jan 7, 2013 What would Delhi's "braveheart" have wanted? This is a question that faces India in the aftermath of the brutal rape of a student on [...]
New Year Resolutions
January 3, 2013 New Year Resolutions: 1. To write a bit everyday on this page. 2. To develop self-control, particularly when it comes to the uncontrollable urge to scarf down potato chips at midnight. 3. To attempt humor-- carry over from last year's resolution 4. To be disciplined which includes walking for an hour everyday, doing 100 burpees, running barefoot in the park while pondering Kant's philosophy, and coming up with life-changing ideas and thoughts. 5. To develop realistic resolutions rather than ones such as the above which I have no hope of keeping.
Wearing a burqa
Stereotypes interests me. Perception too. What image do you have when you hear a person's voice? Or read their work? How does this match up to reality? It was a real delight to meet this young Radio Jockey and hear her candid views. In Mint. In search of a unique Islamic identity How the modern generation is reclaiming Muslim identity from conservative orthodoxy Shoba Narayan First Published: Thu, Dec 20 2012. 08 52 PM IST Sanobar Sultana, or RJ Sano, thinks modern and dresses orthodox. Photo: Saisen/Mint ALSO READ ‘Navras’ in an ikebana arrangement Excerpt | The ‘desi’ mutation Why [...]
Blogadda
Blogadda is a wonderful site. I dip into it to get a pulse on who's reading what. I have discovered some new writers through it. So when Shail commented here about this post, I had to link to it. Indians are drawn to addas and perhaps blogadda is our version of the Indian verandah or "thinnai".
All for art and art for all: Kochi Kerala get its first biennale: The National Abu Dhabi
How I wish I were in Kochi now! All for art and art for all: Kochi Kerala get its first biennale After months of excitement and controversy, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale will open tomorrow in Kochi, Kerala. Named after an ancient seaport and a renamed city (previously called Cochin), India's first biennale will begin with a performance by the English recording artist MIA (Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam). The event will bring together 88 artists from 24 countries, 1,300 performers, as well as art historians and curators, according to the organisers. Several acclaimed artists have created site-specific work, including India's Sudarshan Shetty, [...]
Teaching moments– parenting
This one is for Cheeni and Rooney and all the new puppies who elevate our lives Be your own person - as long as you do what I tell you Shoba Narayan Dec 11, 2012 notebook The other day, my 10-year-old daughter asked me a strange question: "What is the hardest thing that has happened to you?" Aha, I thought, a teachable moment. My mind raced as I thought of the many things that I wanted to teach my child. Like a politician who gives the same sound bite no matter what question is asked, I decided to [...]
Singapore coverage
I am competing with svelte models but Singapore's Pardesi Pulse has a piece on the book here.
New York Times contest
This essay launched my food writing career
From New York to Bangalore
Coverage in the New Indian Express here. They all use this same photo!!
How the French do it: for Mint Lounge
To French wine, cheese, bread, but sadly, for a vegetarian-- not French food. Thank you, dear Elisabeth-- our lunches together give me a taste of France right here in Bangalore. How the French do it Provenance, Indian style, is soon becoming a thing of the past Shoba Narayan First Published: Thu, Dec 06 2012. 08 20 PM IST Dessert wines and candy shops, all within walking distance in Paris. Photo: Jorge Royan/Wikimedia Commons RELATED Why don’t we speak in the local tongue? French wine, Indian palate In the words of the daughter-in-law The Itinerant Investor Updated: Thu, Dec 06 2012. 08 [...]