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 Haat and Mumbai’s Kala Ghoda festival—I spotted a beautiful khadi salwar kameez swaying in the [...]
What to do if your apartment is taken over by bees
The solution is surprisingly simple: leave them alone 5 min read. Every year, my apartment building in Central Bangalore gets taken over by rock bees in the summer. They come when the weather gets hot and leave when there [...]
Look at art intently, and with patience
Profile of Professory B.N. Goswamy 5 min read . Prof. Brijendra Nath Goswamy is in Bangalore to deliver Tasveer Foundation’s inaugural lecture. I have been allowed to take him out for an hour. Where does one take a man who is [...]
French National Day 2020
Against COVID-19, liberté, égalité and fraternité ! The French National Day is commonly known as Bastille Day and is celebrated every year on 14th July, symbolically marking the end of monarchy in France as [...]
About tennis and Bjorn Borg
What makes a professional scorecard? 5 min read A professional scorecard can mean different things and often, different timelines. A fund manager is measured every day, in fractions—the number of basis points his fund is up or down when the [...]
Mathematics– beautiful?
About Sujatha Ramadorai and the delights of pure math 4 min read . I have become obsessed with mathematicians. I see them as rare creatures—all the more inspiring because they toil in a field that is completely above my comprehension. Actually, [...]
Do spouses compete or coexist?
Mr vs Mrs, or how to compete and co-exist 4 min read . Hillary Clinton was in town and brought to the fore a question that I have oft pondered: Do women compete with their husbands? The short answer is either [...]
The sari worth all your lust
About the Kodali Karuppur Saree 5 min read . The first time I saw a Kodali Karuppur sari was on Geetha Rao, a textile expert. I met Geetha at the [...]
La Laitiere de Bangalore
The post consists of me talking about the book. Video can also be seen if you scroll down.
The Indian art market
Indian art market a rosy picture Shoba Narayan Jan 23, 2012 INDIA DISPATCH The Indian art market is bucking a global trend of declining sales and hopes are high some expensive pieces will change hands at the India Art [...]
French translation
This is my first post in my redesigned website. It is really cool to see what is possible in web design these days and the tools keep changing and growing. [...]
The ‘India Option’
The future back home Instead of Looking Abroad, Today's Indian Management Graduates See a Future at Home Published: July 24, 2008 in India Knowledge@Wharton In the past, India’s best and brightest routinely looked to the U.S. and other Western countries [...]