Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
How to buy a cow…and other stories
The book is about — and owes its existence to — the generosity of spirit and the eloquence of its protagonist.
Thank you, Khabar of Atlanta & Khaas Baat of Florida.
Khabar Magazine, a publication for the Indian-American community in Atlanta, Georgia, featured my book below. Khabar Magazine, Georgia. Hi Shoba, I also received a print version of Khaas Baat, a newspaper in Florida serving the Indian American community there. In their review, they describe your book as “superbly written and stirring…(A) must-read.” Congrats! Link below. Khaas Baat. Florida Magazine for Indian Americans
Campaign Bag by Stuart & Lau
Perfect for those who want to carry their life with them and have a private car to do so
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 [...]