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Connecting the Dots
My friends have been goading me to do something that I keep talking about doing. A podcast. I'd like to do a weekly one called "Connecting the Dots," which takes current news items and puts a unique spin on it. [...]
For Vogue India on War Tourism
"Make Peace not War," raps Skepta. What is war tourism then? And can it mix with Louboutins and Chanel?
Sitar Music
This piece touched me. What a life! What culture! What folly! Wish I had met Annapurna Devi-- she carries the perfumes of an entire musical era with her. Annapurna Devi & Ravi Shankar: The tragedy of a relationship December 12, [...]
Chennai’s Love for Gold for Mint Lounge
Sat, Apr 13 2013. 12 08 AM IST Chennai’s love for cheesy ‘compliments’ From the Great Chennai Paradox to the American ‘throw ins’—why this love for useless freebies? Chennai shoppers buy a lot of gold, but a freebie makes [...]
Women Talking
I had wondered and worried about how this would turn out. It actually turned out to be quite wonderful. Five women talking here
Comments
Since the comments have been the most interesting part of this blog, I have added a widget on the side in the front page. If you scroll down you will see it. Any comment that I find interesting will be [...]
Swedish House Mafia
Need to write a piece about Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta and such. All the young teenagers I know listen to this stuff and dance the night away. Energy is a room full of teenagers jiving to "Don't you worry, [...]
Memoir vs. autobiography
Lovely explanation by Dani Shapiro here.
About cognac for Mint Lounge
Sat, Apr 06 2013. 12 12 AM IST A very nosy memory Blending great cognac is all about olfactory memory Shoba Narayan Pierrette Trichet, the cellar master of Rémy Martin. Photo: Courtesy Rémy Martin. What did you drink this [...]
For Destinasian magazine on Chennai
About my hometown for Destinasian magazine's April issue. PDF below Chennai
Space of her Own
I am reading an interesting book called, "A Space of her own: personal narratives of twelve women." Link here It is edited by a friend, Leela Gulati (who by the way, was the one who brought the music ustad to [...]
NDTV
Some time ago, when my book was published, I sent the following email to NDTV. From: Shoba Narayan Subject: Immigrant angst, NRIs, diaspora Date: October 7, 2012 11:13:23 AM GMT+05:30 To: [email protected] Dear NDTV newsdesk: I am sure you get [...]