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Gatekeeper of the Indian Soul: about RK Narayan

February 10th, 2011|

When I tell people that I am from India, they often ask who my favorite Indian writer is. Sometimes, a friend planning a trip to the subcontinent will ask what books to read in order to "understand" India. To both questions, I have one answer: R.K. Narayan, the author of more than 30 works of fiction, nonfiction, essays, short stories, memoirs and mythology. Narayan died last Sunday at age 94.

My writings for Gourmet Magazine

February 10th, 2011|

Gourmet magazine has a page of my pieces here and here.  Pasted below Shoba Narayan dreams of being a stand-up comic and doing cartwheels—both galactically difficult [...]

Beliefnet

February 10th, 2011|

I used to be the Hinduism columnist for Beliefnet when it began years ago. When it got acquired, I even got stock options for which. [...]

NPR Commentaries

February 10th, 2011|

Years ago, when I lived in New York, I did a series of commentaries for NPR. You can find the NPR Link Here. My producer [...]

Time Magazine

February 10th, 2011|

I did a number of pieces for Time magazine. Here they are. You can also find them at the Time magazine Search site here The [...]

Interviews with His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Old favourites that I wrote for Condenast Traveler (US edition)

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