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What makes Bangalore special?
Amongst those who live in-- and love their cities-- and the two don’t necessarily go together-- there is often a somewhat trite parlour-game that is played, often after copious amounts of alcohol. The game relates to identity, of a [...]
Blooming tabebuias and drooping jacarandas
Bangalore Talkies: Blooming tabebuias and drooping jacarandas Shoba Narayan on the lesser-known side of Bengaluru—a city of nature lovers, tree huggers and flower peckers (the bird, not the human) Have you seen ‘Wild [...]
Bangalore Talkies: Moonwalking at night on city streets
Bangalore Talkies: Moonwalking at night on city streets Bengaluru’s streets are like moon craters. Why bother with Mars rovers, Shoba Narayan contends, when you can barely walk on Magadi road? If you are [...]
The trouble with wineglasses
The trouble with wineglasses View it in Sommelier India magazine here. Take any wine group and the talk eventually turns to stemware. Recently, in Bangalore, there was a flurry of discussion, and much hand-wringing, about how to preserve and [...]
Wine in an age of Covid
The joke about the lockdown was, of course, how all our wine supplies depleted rapidly. Here in Bangalore, in between zoom calls, oenophiles shared photos and compared tasting notes about varietals from the new and old world wines of [...]
Tasting great Burgundy wines
The Burgundy Paradox and how to overcome it Question: How do you organize a Burgundy wine lunch as a collective? Answer: very carefully. Unless you are a collector or a distributor, organizing a wine tasting of great Burgundy is [...]
Desi Books podcast features Food & Faith
Thank you so much Jenny Bhatt for featuring Food & Faith in Episode 24 of your Desi Books podcast. Visit Episode 24, where Food & Faith is featured here Episode Description In today’s episode, in addition to a roundup of [...]
What dreams are made of
Dreaming your way to reality A meditation on Jungian Psychology and the interpretation of dreams by Shoba Narayan Deccan Herald. March 14, 2021 Covid has been a time to take stock, introspect and wake up. In this essay, Shoba [...]
Bird Podcast on Audubon’s List
is on Audubon's list of top podcasts If you like parrots and parakeets, this one is for you. Picked by Audubon Bird Podcast is picked by Audubon as one of the [...]
How to bargain on Commercial Street
Bangalore Talkies: How to Bargain on Commercial Street Shoba Narayan relates how she finally rolled up her sleeves and decided to wade into that murky territory usually ruled by the ubiquitous Indian grandmother—bargaining The [...]
Internship opportunity
Are you interested in nature? Are you interested in birds? Would you like to meet and work with amazing authors, naturalists, bird-watchers and the birding community? Are you interested in podcasts, telling stories and broadcast journalism in general? If [...]
Food & Faith in Chennai.
Chennai alert I am coming to Chennai. City where I grew up and still leave my heart. Corny I know, but true :) On Friday, Feb 19 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM, I am in conversation with the [...]