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Epic marriage proposal
It's never too late for an insincere declaration of love Shoba Narayan Aug 26, 2012 Two weeks ago, David Pogue, the technology columnist for The New York Times, created an "epic marriage proposal" for his girlfriend, which he later uploaded [...]
Meeting Mr. Murthy
Some things you remember because they are dramatic. Some things you remember because of circumstance. I remember Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy phoning me up to tell me how much he liked my first book, Monsoon Diary. I had interviewed Mr. [...]
Memories and cupcakes for Mint Lounge
Customized cupcakes and south Indian tiffins The old and the new coexist in Chennai today in a way that warms the cockles of its erstwhile inhabitants. Madrasis have turned cosmopolitan but still retain their mordant wit The Good Life | [...]
Marketing a book
Rupa told me today that my book has reached the Bangalore office and was being shipped to bookstores. We are planning a launch and I confront the whole marketing question. Here's the thing though: I truly and deeply believe that [...]
Transgenders
Enjoyed writing this piece. Thanks to the Mad Men of Chennai who helped me with this: Venkat, Sunil, Ranvir. Mucho Gracias! A space for gender-bending realities Most sexual minorities yearn for normalcy. Talk to them and they all wish for [...]
On Wisdom
This one is for you, Ma. And thanks, Sujata, for sending out the study. Intelligence versus wisdom, and humility comes out on top Shoba Narayan Aug 21, 2012 Does intelligence have anything to do with happiness? Or is it that [...]
Cow Chronicles Final Post
Cow chronicles: a civil ceremony Mercenary dairy farmers have an inherent aversion to ill-treating these animals because they have been raised to think of the cow as the ultimate mother: “Go-matha” The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Posted: Fri, [...]
On turning Forty: for Vogue
On turning forty Vogue Page 1 Vogue Page 2
Radio New Zealand
Two months ago, I did the second show of Radio New Zealand. But forgot to put it here on the website. Tomorrow, we are taping the third show. You can listen to it here Shoba Narayan on Radio New Zealand
Olympics and Art
London's soaring Orbit is impressive - but is it really art? Shoba Narayan Aug 9, 2012 Save this article Depending on who you ask, the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the 115-metre-tall public art project standing in the middle of London's Olympic Village, [...]
TVS Family
An intimate profile of one of the matriarchs of India's most distinguished families.
ArcelorMittal Orbit: The sprinter and the marathon man: for Mint Lounge
The sprinter and the marathon man The ‘ArcelorMittal Orbit’ is a flight of fancy that arose from a fit of bravado - a product of using time and circumstance wisely The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Posted: Fri, Jul 20 [...]