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Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
WisdomCircle: Love
Forget love. The glue that makes a relationship stick is how you fight and forgive. Do you sulk when wounded? Do you go silent? Or do you shout and scream? My father did not shout. His response to my mother’s anger, usually hurled as questions from the kitchen, was to leave the space and bang the doors and windows, all the while, muttering to himself.
Hindustan Times: Being single in Bangalore
Has lack of qualification ever stopped Indians from volunteering opinions? No, right? I say this as preamble since I, a married woman, am talking about the single life in Bangalore.
Sommelier India: Has beer overtaken wine in India?
Bangalore has about 85 brewpubs. It doesn’t have a single wine bar. Go into The Bier Library on a Friday evening and you’ll have to wait in line for a seat. Why is this so?
Hindustan Times: Science and Song
The sun is sacred to most old cultures and now this central figure has begun his long march north, beginning a period of renewal, rejuvenation and auspiciousness, all symbolised by a new harvest.
Hindustan Times: New Year resolutions
I think a New Year’s resolution is an expression of hope. It is built on the idea that this year, finally, we will tick off all those things that we have been yearning to conquer.
Wisdom Circle: taking stock of 2023
My definition of the good life is typically Indian. It involves a contradiction. To me, the good life is about a life of the senses and a life of the spirit: what we call in Sanskrit as bhoga and yoga. I would argue that each of us has a version of this.
BIC program on Namma Bangalore
An event that happened at the Bangalore International Centre about my book, Namma Bangalore. This event is over but you can see it in the Youtube video in this post.
Radio Indigo features Namma Bangalore
Radio Indigo on Namma Bangalore
Red FM Radio on Namma Bangalore
In which RJ Tuhin interviews me.
Hindustan Times: Spectacular Street Fairs
Karnataka, like many Indian states has over 1000 village fairs that take place throughout the year. Most are linked to season or festivals. Bangalore is a miniature in this area and has a whole host of fairs that happen within the city. This piece is about the spectacular street fairs.
Namma Bangalore in FT
About Bangalore in FT. And I am quoted in it.
Namma Bangalore: Rubi Chakravarty’s take
Here is a take on the launch at The Oberoi Bengaluru from self-described "funny girl" Rubi Chakravarti.