Interview in Expert Hour podcast about Food & Faith
Where I am interviewed about things of beauty, food, and faith-- by an art gallery steeped in all of these things. Expert Hour with Shoba Narayan JULY 20, 2021 Download LISTEN ON Apple PodcastsSpotifyOvercastAmazon MusicPodcast AddictCastro+ SHARE EPISODE Share on [...]
Bird Podcast: new episode: about Caracaras
A most remarkable creature: the hidden life and epic journey of the world's smartest birds of prey: the Caracaras. Listen to Bird Podcast's latest episode here
Fine wine and stereotypes
Fine Wine and Stereotypes In late April, Areni Global, the British wine research firm released a report about who buys fine wine. There were some usual takeaways and some unusual ones. Few in the wine world, as it turns [...]
Bangalore Talkies: Gang violence and the new Bengaluru reality
Pitting two powerful women (relatives) against each other In a story worthy of a Rajinikanth thriller, two women-- sisters in law at that-- are the main players in a grisly gang murder. On June 24th, in the old Bengaluru [...]
36 Things to do after the pandemic in Bangalore
What will you do after Covid? A very specific Bengalurean take. I wrote this in hope that this seemingly never-ending pandemic will bow out. Still living in hope. For Hindustan Times. BENGALURU NEWS Bangalore Talkies: 36 things to do [...]
Have you exited a Whatsapp group lately?
BENGALURU NEWS Bangalore Talkies: Have you exited a WhatsApp group lately? By Shoba Narayan PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2021 08:49 AM IST My friend, Raju, is incensed. He calls me out of the blue and says, “I am thinking [...]
Food and Faith book review in the Deccan Herald
Thank you Rashmi Vasudeva for this generous review. Clear here for Food and Faith Review in Deccan Herald
Khabar Magazine review of Food & Faith
View here online and below Khabar magazine food and faith book review
Street Art in Malleshwaram, Bangalore
Bangalore Talkies: Conservancies changed face of Malleshwaram It is art that has drawn me to Malleshwaram several times during Covid. Walking through streets where the artists have painted an ode to their neighbourhood is nothing less than a joyous [...]
Food & Faith: Shoba Narayan Walks Us Through the Spiritual Food of India
Conversation in Soft Power Magazine In her book Food & Faith: A pilgrim's journey through India Shoba Narayan combines her two loves cuisine and spirituality. A journalistic offering, she shares her experiences with sacred food in shrines across India [...]
Bangalore Talkies: Of hostage negotiators in city markets
Bangalore Talkies: Of hostage negotiators in city markets Shoba Narayan on taking a crash course in bargaining from Lily Aunty and crashing, but not quite burning, at the actual task Hostage negotiators would [...]
What makes Bangalore special?
Amongst those who live in-- and love their cities-- and the two don’t necessarily go together-- there is often a somewhat trite parlour-game that is played, often after copious amounts of alcohol. The game relates to identity, of a [...]