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THE NATIONAL, ABU DHABI COLUMNS ON RELATIONSHIPS, FINANCE, POLITICS, GENDER, FASHION AND POLITICS 358 posts
1510, 2012

Indian Express Delhi

October 15th, 2012|Return to India|

Thank you, Shekhar Gupta-- and Indian Express for your support.  Coverage appeared in the Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai editions. Print  Close Window The Return of an Immigrant Pallavi Chattopadhyay Posted online: Sun Oct 14 2012, 01:32 hrs If you are one of [...]

1310, 2012

Reading at Catholic Club, Bangalore

October 13th, 2012|Return to India|

I am doing a reading at iBrowse Book at the Catholic Club of Bangalore and would be delighted if you or interested friends could come.  The email below explains everything. When: Friday, November 9th at 6 PM. Where: Catholic Club, [...]

710, 2012

Chinese martial arts

October 7th, 2012|Arts | Culture|

Mint has revamped its website, which is great, but it has really messed up the URLs of my columns.  Now all my previous columns come in a "page not found" section. Rather than going back and correcting every link, I [...]

2909, 2012

The dramatic and soulful orchestra men: for Mint Lounge

September 29th, 2012|Arts | Culture, Comment Essays|

Listen to Mendelssohn while you read this piece The dramatic and soulful orchestra men What exactly does an orchestra conductor do with his eyes closed? Shoba Narayan First Published: Thu, Sep 27 2012. 06 00 PM IST   The Symphony [...]

2409, 2012

Vegetarian McDonalds

September 24th, 2012|Comment Essays|

  In land of the holy cow, not even the fast food is sacred Shoba Narayan Sep 24, 2012 McDonalds, the fast-food chain, is making plans to open an all-vegetarian outlet in the foothills of the Himalayas. The outlet will [...]

2209, 2012

Stanley Pinto

September 22nd, 2012|Return to India|

In Journalism-school, one of the things they drill into you is the difference between a private person and public figure.  A private person is given all kinds of allowances when it comes to writing a piece.  A public figure, less [...]

2109, 2012

Cartoons

September 21st, 2012|Arts | Culture|

The problem with Aseem Trivedi’s cartoons The problem with today’s cartoons and Trivedi’s in particular is that cartoons have lost their sense of humour Shoba Narayan  First Published: Thu, Sep 20 2012. 05 05 PM IST Aseem Trivedi after being [...]

2109, 2012

Dance and healing: Akram Khan for The National Abu Dhabi

September 21st, 2012|Arts | Culture|

Dance is important for audiences to experience healing, says Akram Khan Shoba Narayan Sep 17, 2012 Creating a dance performance for the Olympics was "humbling and challenging because I had to touch people - you can't do that with superficial [...]

1809, 2012

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

September 18th, 2012|Arts | Culture|

I like music I can hum to.  I first heard this piece in Boston and have been humming it ever since.  It is Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and to my mind, one of the most beautiful works of music...ever.  Listening to [...]

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