The National Abu Dhabi
Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
The Gifting season
What a treat to write this piece! Wish there was room to put some more photos in the paper. So included some below. This is the first LV bag that I love, love, love. I saw those Michelle Williams ads [...]
Be the woman of your choice: for Mint Lounge
The piece below had the following comment from a reader. More than KV Kamath, the credit in ICICI should go to N Vaghul. The environment was conducive for the growth of women managers and the necessary flexibility was extended to [...]
Furniture
In which I try to explain why I haven't bought new furniture for a while now. Opinion Comment A family’s history is written in couches, tables and chairs Shoba Narayan October 15, 2013 Updated: October 15, 2013 18:28:00 My husband [...]
Self Control
I have been using this great app called "Self Control." It lets you put sites that distract on a "black list." So every morning, after I check my Facebook for ten minutes, I turn on Self Control for 24 hours. [...]
Women– conformists and rebels: for Mint Lounge
It gave me a lot of pleasure to write this piece. I think my mother in law is fascinating. She stayed with me for six months recently and it was a learning experience. She, like many of her generation, inhabits [...]
Confident Women: don’t listen to dissenting voices, carry on: for The National Abu Dhabi
A piece that really *really* bothered me and a response. Opinion Comment Don’t listen to the dissenting voices, just carry on regardless Shoba Narayan October 8, 2013 Updated: October 8, 2013 18:08:00 Recently, the New York Times magazine carried an [...]
Characters
Children remember the oddest things. If you have kids around you; kids that visit you from time to time, you might want to consider the kind of person you are and personify. This one is written with Prabha-mami and Nagarajan-mama [...]
Overlearning
Came upon this concept in an interesting way. Thank you, Ms. Anjana (kathak teacher) for the idea. Practice makes perfect in classical Indian dance classes Shoba Narayan October 1, 2013 Updated: October 1, 2013 17:27:00 Save this article Alaa Ahmed [...]
Regional aesthetics
I am wrestling with the whole notion of culture, identity, tradition, aesthetics, and how to infuse them into my life. How to embody these things? By wearing a sari? After years of being an atheist and then becoming a agnostic, [...]
Bangalore Literature Festival
Is this weekend. Please attend if you are in Bangalore. I am in a panel on Sunday afternoon (the 29th) from 1 to 2 pm. It is about rewriting the rules of romance and reminiscence. In bold below. But the [...]