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What’s your writing routine
I love Brainpickings. Friends frequently forward stuff to me and many times, it is essays from that site. Today, my friend, Sriram, sent me this [...]
Social media for The National
How did you spend your Sunday? How much time were you on your computer? Like I am now. Did you talk to people? Or did [...]
Should I stay or should I go? How an Indian family decided to return home
Excerpt in Quartz, the digital arm of The Atlantic Monthly, one of my favorite magazines. EX PATRIA Should I stay or should I go? How [...]
Carnatic and Western Classical Part 2
Dear Bijoy: Thanks for your missive on Bach, the fugue and the music of the Renaissance period. I found them to be very interesting. [...]
Conversation between Carnatic and Classical Part 2
Dear Bijoy: Thanks for your missive on Bach, the fugue and the music of the Renaissance period. I found them to be very interesting. What [...]
When the Lotus blooms
Just read "When the Lotus Blooms" by Kanchana Krishnan Ayyar. Loved it. If you want a glimpse of the TamBrahm ethos of yesteryear, read this [...]
Navrasa in an ikebana arrangement for Mint Lounge
Thank you, Malathi-aunty. Navras’ in an ikebana arrangement The ladies behind this ancient art Shoba Narayan First Published: Thu, Nov 15 2012. 08 [...]
How to write
I get so much mail asking for tips on how to write that I decided to make a post of it. Usually, each email sits [...]
Deepavali feasting (or fasting)
Pulchritudinous? Seriously? Is that a compliment-worthy word? Read on In The National Before a feast goes to your hips, reach for the thesaurus Shoba Narayan [...]
