The National Abu Dhabi
Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
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 [...]
Wealth is important, but it doesn’t build a child’s character
Wealth is important, but it doesn't build a child's character Shoba Narayan Mar 24, 2013 Save this article The number of "super rich" people in the UAE will increase by 53 per cent over the next decade, The National reported [...]
Champaca and the global perfume market: Mint Lounge
I'm crazy about perfume. In one of my favorite books of all time- Gerald Durrell's My family and other animals, the mother goes around looking for suitable burial sites for her when she dies. I know it sounds morbid, but [...]
Male Feminist
Feminism is important to me, but my stance as a feminist is quite confusing, even to me. I was raised to compromise and many times, I do. What is the difference between compromising and copping out? I am still figuring [...]
The Art of Throwing
Do scientists do research on throwing and running? I didn't know this before I interviewed this man. It was heartening to hear his views on scientific research in India and the funding that is available. My friend, Srikantan, who is [...]