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Narayan’s narrative skills are supreme. From a reluctant believer in the virtues of udder milk compared with packet milk to consecrating her new flat with freshly laid cow dung to buying a cow as a spiritual and religious act, and then donating it, Narayan walks the whole hog with the cow—although not with the desi cow, but a Holstein-Friesian version.
The Pleasures of Palakkad: buying a lottery ticket
From the thrill of a lottery ticket to the wonder of herbal kashayams
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Shoba Narayan’s friendship with Sarala, the milk woman, leads to the writing of a tale replete with wisecracks, wry observations and warm memories
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REVIEWS The Cows of Bangalore: And How I Came to Own One review: Bovine happiness Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta MARCH 31, 2018 19:45 IST UPDATED: MARCH 31, 2018 17:54 IST The Cows of Bangalore: And How I Came to Own One Shoba Narayan [...]
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Author Shoba Narayan explores the stories, mythological tales, genetic history, cultural beliefs and rituals associated with the cow in her book.
Vanity Phone numbers and what they say about you
What should you do when you can pick the digits of your phone number? Ask the astrologer of course!To get her new SIM card, my mother called up our family astrologer to pick the number accordingly
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Saturday, March, 31, 2018 Home Life Style Books It’s not just Moo point By Thushara Ann Mathew | Express News Service | Published: 28th March 2018 10:31 PM | Last Updated: 29th March 2018 01:53 PM | A+A A- | Photos: P Jawahar CHENNAI: As I entered the well-lit room with chairs arranged [...]
My father’s take on wine and the poetry of Omar Khayyam
A wine nerd weaves the realms of high poetry, family banter, and memorable evenings spent in the company of a fine grape. A glass of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou. I recite this verse to my father. We are sitting together drinking, as it happens, a glass of chilled white wine. My dad is 87 and the only things that interest him these days are words and poetry. He quotes entire verses from memory and can connect words to legend and history effortlessly.
Milk Lady in a podcast
Love the title: Professional Book Nerds. Thank you. Professional Book Nerds All Episodes Archives Now displaying: Page 1 Ep. 213: April's Biggest Books0 Mar 29, 2018 On today's episode Adam is back in the office from a whole bunch of [...]
Carol Look and How to Conquer Fear of Success
EFT is a classic mind-body philosophy that links emotions with maladies.
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Book Launch at The Park Bangalore
The book launch at The Park Bengaluru was so much fun, because I was among friends. Thanks to all who came to cheer me on. Facebook Post and album here. Thank you Chetan Kamani Youtube video of my speech below. [...]