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Food and Faith flies out to the world
Shoba Narayan approaches faith through perhaps its most primal and nourishing aspect: food. She partakes of sacred food in shrines across India and writes about the intimate yet powerful connection between food and faith.
Are wine terms pretentious?
Are wine terms pretentious? My column for Sommelier India Palate is a term [...]
Karma yoga and the need to negotiate
Karma yoga and the need to negotiate 5 min read . Updated: 16 Jul 2009, 09:20 PM IST The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Karma yoga and [...]
Talk on Indian Jewellery Traditions
Where I participated in a panel on jewellery traditions from some of its best known experts. Event website here. [...]
Twenty ways to do offbeat luxury
Twenty ways to do offbeat luxury in 2010: for Mint Lounge 4 min read . Updated: 02 Jan 2010, 02:33 PM IST The Good Life | [...]
Bangalore’s underrated restaurants
Bangalore’s most underrated restaurants 4 min read . Updated: 22 Jul 2010, 07:57 PM IST Shoba Narayan | The Good Life Bangalore’s most underrated restaurants Some weeks [...]
Why naturalists are happier people
Being surrounded by trees, rivers and animals can add years to your life; and life to your years Welcome to my office," says Arpita Dutta. [...]
Do your parents embarrass you?
When your mamma rocks the floor Have you ever been embarrassed by your parents? I confess that I have. The time when I was [...]
Weaving a revolution
I did something recently that gave me more satisfaction than a vacation. At the Sampoorn Handicrafts fair held at Chitrakala Parishad in Bangalore—similar to Dilli [...]









