RIP dear Light of our current lives
Very busy Sunday-- writing and rewriting this piece in between hospital visits-- don't ask. At first, I included her name in the article. As my editor said, what's the point of asking them to name a law after her if we [...]
New Year Resolutions
January 3, 2013 New Year Resolutions: 1. To write a bit everyday on this page. 2. To develop self-control, particularly when it comes to the uncontrollable urge to scarf down potato chips at midnight. 3. To attempt humor-- carry over [...]
Wearing a burqa
Stereotypes interests me. Perception too. What image do you have when you hear a person's voice? Or read their work? How does this match up to reality? It was a real delight to meet this young Radio Jockey and hear [...]
Blogadda
Blogadda is a wonderful site. I dip into it to get a pulse on who's reading what. I have discovered some new writers through it. So when Shail commented here about this post, I had to link to it. Indians [...]
All for art and art for all: Kochi Kerala get its first biennale: The National Abu Dhabi
How I wish I were in Kochi now! All for art and art for all: Kochi Kerala get its first biennale After months of excitement and controversy, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale will open tomorrow in Kochi, Kerala. Named after an [...]
Teaching moments– parenting
This one is for Cheeni and Rooney and all the new puppies who elevate our lives Be your own person - as long as you do what I tell you Shoba Narayan Dec 11, 2012 notebook The other [...]
Singapore coverage
I am competing with svelte models but Singapore's Pardesi Pulse has a piece on the book here.
New York Times contest
This essay launched my food writing career
From New York to Bangalore
Coverage in the New Indian Express here. They all use this same photo!!
How the French do it: for Mint Lounge
To French wine, cheese, bread, but sadly, for a vegetarian-- not French food. Thank you, dear Elisabeth-- our lunches together give me a taste of France right here in Bangalore. How the French do it Provenance, Indian style, is soon [...]
Long-term marriages
I loved writing this column because it reflects my life these days. Are we destined to be curmudgeons? Only if we're lucky Shoba Narayan Dec 5, 2012 'Is this how we'll end up?" I ask my husband. "Is this how [...]
Reviews of Return to India
Thank you, bloggers Book Reviews by DDS So it is safe to say that, no matter who you are and what is your life like, you will be able to relate to this story because at the end of the [...]