Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
The best hiking gear
Hiking gear can be as simple or as complicated as you would like it to be. At the most basic level, all you need are good shoes, a backpack and some weather-proof clothes.
Indian proverbs
Every old culture has amazing pithy sayings that we have all heard from our grandmothers. How many of us use proverbs to make a point these days. The proverbial power of words! In a game of words, proverbs can often prove to be match-winners BRUNCH Updated: Mar 03, 2018 20:58 IST Shoba Narayan Hindustan Times It was the summer of 2009. The argument was raging and I wasn’t winning. My parents were getting old. My brother and I wanted them to move to Bengaluru to be near us. After all, we told them, both of us had conveniently settled in [...]
Interesting Prompts: thank you Marshal
So when I got the below email, I asked my publicist, Jackie if I should respond. She said that they were "interesting prompts" and that I should. Well, the first one is up at the Campaign for the American Reader with the fantastic mission statement: THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE AMERICAN READER, AN INDEPENDENT INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE MORE READERS TO READ MORE BOOKS. Click here. At at My Book, The Movie, here. Thank you Marshal ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marshal Zeringue <> Date: Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 12:52 AM Subject: blog entries for "The Milk Lady of Bangalore"? [...]
Such a lovely review. Thank you, Pop Matters
I love the bits where she talks quotes the late great William Zinsser whose classic "On Writing Well," ought to be read once a year... or once a month.
Thank you, Portland Book Review
Shoba’s love for her country is eloquently described. I never thought a story about a cow could be so entertaining. The Milk Lady of Bangalore is an absorbing book and readers are likely to not notice the hours flying by. This is truly an enjoyable read.
Levitating X
Why do we go to parties? To be stimulated, to have a good time, at at the top of the hierarchy, hopefully to create a memory.
The Mercedes Benz Among Cows
Home » Leisure The Mercedes Benz Among Cows Owning a cow in India must sound like the easiest thing, until you read this hilarious new book ‘The Cows Of Bangalore: And How I Came To Own One’. Edited excerpts Last Published: Sat, Feb 24 2018. 09 45 AM IST Shoba Narayan Shoba Narayan chronicles her adventures with the bovine kind in India in her new book. Photo: Hindustan Times Chitradurga district is six hours from Bangalore. I am here because my brother-in-law, Krishnan, has an interest in geology. He has brought a metal detector from Florida to hunt for ancient coins in [...]
Mogra & Merlot: the Indian style of entertaining
On a recent night, under the lingering fragrance of a champaka tree, two taste-makers sat down to converse about tradition, aesthetics, saris, and, interestingly, entertaining. From Kerala ‘kasavu’ saris as tablecloths to ‘mogras’ in banana- leaf cones as centrepieces—is there an Indian way of entertaining? Entertaining is an act of love, a way to break the monotony of life. In today’s efficient, time-constrained world, we all have taken to “sourcing” the best products. But going that extra mile to root your parties in the Indian “context”, makes them memorable and feeds your soul and spirit.
Pre-order my book
This is the moment when the author tries to charm, cajole, plead and threaten her family, friends, relatives (and people who cordially dislike her) into buying her book. So let me dispense with all that and just say.... The Indian edition of my book is out March 6. Please pre-order my book here if you like. It is about the price of a couple of masala dosas so come on!!! https://www.amazon.in/Cows-Bangalore-How-Came-Own/dp/8193355261/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1519031091&sr=8-3&keywords=Shoba+Narayan Cows spread finale
This Indian Life: new column for HT Brunch
Every generation thinks of itself as the sandwich generation: caught between parents and children. This generation however is different, I believe. Because of advances in medical science, our parents are living longer. These are some of the things I write about in this new column. What unites today’s India besides a love of spicy food, film songs, cricket and big fat weddings? I would say that many of us are parenting our parents – and an assortment of uncles, aunts, and random elders whose children live beyond our shores. It is equal parts frustration and comedy livened with moments of tenderness that borders on the sublime.