The National Abu Dhabi
Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
Swiffer, Karcher vacuum, and microfiber slippers
One of my favorite topics-- cleaning. I happen to be a connoisseur in this area, I might add. Cleaning gizmos do for me what tools do for men. Buying cleaning products is a great way to feel virtuous Every night, [...]
Losing the Calf
Just one more next week. I am about ready to write something else. The cow chronicles: losing the calf There is a reason that Taurus, the sign associated with the bull, is associated with being stubborn Shoba Narayan First Published: [...]
Cow Chronicles: headed to hostel
Nice that Mint has added a separate Cow Chronicles link. Go to the end of this article and click. I usually write between 800-900 words per column. After watching Aniruddha, the photographer, shoot for this article, I wish more photos [...]
Men in Power
Hate the headline but what to do, I didn't write it. The National Conversation Comment As women gain power, will female scandals in India rise? Shoba Narayan Jun 3, 2013 Even for those Indians who consider themselves inured to the [...]
Tone
The reason for misunderstanding-- many times. The National Conversation Comment It's not just what you say that matters, it's how you say it Shoba Narayan May 15, 2013 Save this article My nephew Harsha is a remarkable boy. He is [...]
Puns. ‘Nuff said.
Thanks to a FB group called The Punnery, I can now make really bad puns even in my sleep. Here's how I became a convert.
Sorry, it’s a boy
Great headline! Sat, May 18 2013. 12 13 AM IST The cow chronicles: sorry, it’s a boy The economics of dairy farming is skewed in favour of the milking cows Shoba Narayan Sarala with Ananda Lakshmi’s newborn calf. Photo: Aniruddha [...]
Pregnant Cow
At this rate, Cow Chronicles will become a book. Here is the latest Sat, May 11 2013. 12 48 PM IST The cow chronicles: why mother matters Pregnant women are feted and fussed over; made to feel good. Feeding a [...]
FT Writer’s interviews
What a great line in FT's writer interviews The person interviewed was Patrick Ness, children's book writer. Now I have to read Sula by Toni Morrison. What book do you wish you’d written? It’s a part of a book. The [...]
How to define a nation’s aesthetic: for Eat Stay Love
This is one of my favorite pieces and it took a while to write. It appears in a magazine called Eat Stay Love that is the in house magazine of Aman, Four Seasons, and other luxury hotels in India. Some [...]
Chennai’s Punjabi Envy and Puns
The best part of this piece was the punny-funny response I got from a friend in Chennai, which I have appended below after taking out all identifying characters. He first sent a handwritten note on the computer, complimenting the piece. [...]
Hunger and Obesity
Okay, this is tongue-in-cheek and I know that small, frequent meals are the best. This began with the question: why are so many people speaking for obesity? Is it because it is a non-controversial cause and the solution is there [...]