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Narain Niwas Palace: Hotel Review: The Telegraph UK
This heritage hotel, with its stunning entrance façade, has been with the same family since it was built in 1926, giving it an authenticity that is hard to duplicate. For a taste of Jaipur with all its charms and quirks, stay here.
Was it right to fire the Google engineer? For The Hindu
Google shouldn’t have fired the engineer who questioned its diversity efforts — it should have co-opted him
Silence and Sound Part 1
In a world full of noise, how do you define and use silence?
Profile: a filmmaker and an entrepreneur: for Mint
This is the story of synchronicity in the lives of a snake-loving filmmaker and a bird-loving entrepreneur who joined hands to work for nature conservation Shekar Dattatri (left), an award-winning filmmaker, and Ramki Sreenivasan, an entrepreneur and wildlife photographer.
Essay that won a James Beard Award
This essay won me a James Beard MFK Fisher Award for Distinguished Writing. My first book, Monsoon Diary, based on this essay was nominated for a James Beard Award also.
Fine Fast Food for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
FINE FAST FOOD I feature at 00:32 for a snippet and later at 17:18 minutes. You can watch it here. Who says fast food can’t be superb? Join us as we visit chefs around the world who are redefining [...]
South India for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
Join us as we experience the flavors that define South Indian cuisine. We’ll visit the home of an award-winning author where she savors the enduring recipes and aromatic spices that connect her to family and an ancient past.
Bread for Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie
BREAD: THE FOUNDATION OF A MEAL The part where I feature begins at 8:00 minutes here We talk about malabar paratha, appam, ragi mudde, rotis, dosas and everything flat and fermented. EPISODE 23 Bread: a simple staple at the [...]
Herbal medicine from an Indian bazaar: for Gourmet magazine.
SHOBA NARAYAN SEARCH FOR THE CURE 10.08.07 The practice of herbal medicine is alive and well in rural India. The herbalist at a greenmarket, in the village of Maralawadi (a couple of hours outside of Bangalore), sits amidst the [...]
Mango Magic for Gourmet magazine
Mangoes PDF here MANGOES A GO-GO SHOBA NARAYAN 05.09.08 It’s that time of year again, when the sweet scent of mangoes fills the air. Every Indian bazaar is stacked with crates and crates them, and hungry Indians everywhere slice and [...]
Changing the restaurant paradigm for Gourmet magazine
SHOBA NARAYAN TAMPERING WITH TRADITION 06.05.08 Recently, I dined at Masala Klub, a new upscale Indian restaurant at the Taj West End hotel in Bangalore. I went with my mother, mostly because my husband refused to go. (“I wouldn’t [...]
Sacred Food: Kashi Part 2: for Mint on Sunday
MINT ON SUNDAY Home » Mint on Sunday » Big story Last Modified: Sat, Feb 27 2016. 11 35 PM IST How blind faith is choking the Ganga The mission to clean the Ganga will be a pipe dream as long as Indians have no [...]