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Business World review
And a good one here. Business World book review Title: Return to India Author: Shoba Narayan Publisher: Rupa Publications Price : Rs. 395 Most young Indians desire is to go and make a career outside India. Surely, the [...]
The Hindu review
The Hindu review of Return to India here The human mind when faced with criticism reacts in a formulaic way-- which as a lifelong student of psychology-- interests me. There is denial, rejection, scorn, and rationalization. I went through all [...]
Bald Men
Inside the brave new world of the bald Why going bald is an epidemic Shoba Narayan First Published: Thu, Oct 25 2012. 06 45 PM IST Smooth operator: Down south, Rajinikanth’s lead role in the film Sivaji supposedly triggered the [...]
Waiting for the next Zubin Mehta for Mint Lounge
Waiting for the next Zubin Mehta Why haven’t any of India’s great institutions produced world-class Western classical musical talent? Shoba Narayan First Published: Fri, Oct 19 2012. 06 00 PM IST A concert in progress at Mumbai’s NCPA, home to [...]
About aging
Some articles I agonize over. Some are a gift from the muse. This one was the latter. I dashed it off in half hour in the midst of hectic activity. Click here for the piece Life's grandest challenge: watching those [...]
Indian Express Bangalore
Here is the Bangalore version Lack of good samosas can cause angst: Shoba Author: Prajwala Hegde | ENS Published Date: Sep 25, 2012 9:03 AM Last Updated: Sep 25, 2012 2:34 PM You might have the best fast food chains and [...]
Indian Express Chennai
My childhood friend called and said that this appeared today. A love song to a country Author: Prashanti Ganesh Published Date: Oct 15, 2012 8:59 AM Last Updated: Oct 15, 2012 8:59 AM Bangalore-based columnist and writer Shoba Narayan says [...]
Indian Express Delhi
Thank you, Shekhar Gupta-- and Indian Express for your support. Coverage appeared in the Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai editions. Print Close Window The Return of an Immigrant Pallavi Chattopadhyay Posted online: Sun Oct 14 2012, 01:32 hrs If you are one of [...]
Reading at Catholic Club, Bangalore
I am doing a reading at iBrowse Book at the Catholic Club of Bangalore and would be delighted if you or interested friends could come. The email below explains everything. When: Friday, November 9th at 6 PM. Where: Catholic Club, [...]
Chinese martial arts
Mint has revamped its website, which is great, but it has really messed up the URLs of my columns. Now all my previous columns come in a "page not found" section. Rather than going back and correcting every link, I [...]