Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
A question of faith: book review
So lovely to get this email and this review. Dear Ms Narayan, I trust you are well. I wanted to write to you and tell you how much I loved your book - Food and Faith. It really spoke to me - I felt so at home and seen when reading it. It also helped me to think about where and who I am, and to understand more about Hinduism, vast faith that it is. I was inspired to write something for my blog, drawing on your book. I blog about about food and religion, having grown up as a [...]
Interview in Expert Hour podcast about Food & Faith
Where I am interviewed about things of beauty, food, and faith-- by an art gallery steeped in all of these things. Expert Hour with Shoba Narayan JULY 20, 2021 Download LISTEN ON Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastAmazon MusicPodcast AddictCastro+ SHARE EPISODE Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedIn SHOW NOTES She’s dabbled in it all - art, food, wine, fashion, travel, culture, spirituality and writing. Shoba Narayan wears many hats, but what she’s known for most are her eclectic written works - more specifically non-fiction memoirs. Her varied experiences reflect brilliantly in the words she pens, her thoughts are deep, yet easy to [...]
Bird Podcast: new episode: about Caracaras
A most remarkable creature: the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey: the Caracaras. Listen to Bird Podcast's latest episode here
Fine wine and stereotypes
Fine Wine and Stereotypes In late April, Areni Global, the British wine research firm released a report about who buys fine wine. There were some usual takeaways and some unusual ones. Few in the wine world, as it turns out, cares very much about sustainability, although you would think that with the focus on climate change, sustainable wines would be the most coveted. But what are fine wines really? It depends on who you ask. This report categorizes “fine wines“ as those that are priced at or above $75. This is a sensible rule. A winemaker friend in Napa, [...]
Bangalore Talkies: Gang violence and the new Bengaluru reality
Pitting two powerful women (relatives) against each other In a story worthy of a Rajinikanth thriller, two women-- sisters in law at that-- are the main players in a grisly gang murder. On June 24th, in the old Bengaluru area of Cottonpete, former councillor, Rekha Kadiresh, who was slated to win the upcoming city council polls was hacked to death 17 times on a crowded street in broad daylight. Within a day, using CCTV footage, the Bangalore police arrested 5 people including Lambu Peter, who allegedly perpetrated the deed. They also arrested Mala Rajkannan, the ganglord of the area. [...]
36 Things to do after the pandemic in Bangalore
What will you do after Covid? A very specific Bengalurean take. I wrote this in hope that this seemingly never-ending pandemic will bow out. Still living in hope. For Hindustan Times. BENGALURU NEWS Bangalore Talkies: 36 things to do after the pandemic in Bengaluru What will you do after Covid? A very specific Bengalurean take By Shoba Narayan PUBLISHED ON JUL 01, 2021 04:13 PM IST What will you do after Covid? A very specific Bangalorean take. Go into Cauvery Emporium at the corner of M.G. Road and Church Street to buy some sandalwood [...]
Have you exited a Whatsapp group lately?
BENGALURU NEWS Bangalore Talkies: Have you exited a WhatsApp group lately? By Shoba Narayan PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2021 08:49 AM IST My friend, Raju, is incensed. He calls me out of the blue and says, “I am thinking of exiting too.” I know exactly what he is talking about. Our high-school Whatsapp group has become a battlefield. In the last day, six people have abruptly exited the group. Some left after a few principled words (which were immediately construed as sanctimonious holier-than-thou natter by the people at whom the words were aimed). “Those of you who [...]
Food and Faith book review in the Deccan Herald
Thank you Rashmi Vasudeva for this generous review. Clear here for Food and Faith Review in Deccan Herald
Khabar Magazine review of Food & Faith
View here online and below Khabar magazine food and faith book review
Street Art in Malleshwaram, Bangalore
Bangalore Talkies: Conservancies changed face of Malleshwaram It is art that has drawn me to Malleshwaram several times during Covid. Walking through streets where the artists have painted an ode to their neighbourhood is nothing less than a joyous and healing experience by Shoba Narayan Art holds a dubious place in many circles. There are those who say self-righteously, “I just don’t understand this modern art.” There are economists and investors who put a price tag on this deep human instinct to paint and express -- just visit the Bhimbetka caves in Madhya Pradesh to see early rock art. [...]