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The Cow Chronicles: Part 1
Although this happened in December, I only wrote it now mostly because I wanted to do it right-- for my heroine, as well. The good news is that someone has written to me offering to buy her another cow. Fri, [...]
Marriage Songs
While practicing songs for my friend's wedding, I came across this rendition of the famous "Seetha Kalyana" by my guru, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna here. It doesn't have the pep of Sudha Raghunathan's Marriage Songs CD but it suits his voice.
Why you should drop your culinary crutches– for Mint Lounge
Why you should drop your culinary crutches For professional restaurateurs and chefs, introducing the element of surprise is tricky because the spontaneous creativity that leads to surprise goes against the cardinal rule of a restaurant kitchen: consistency The Good Life [...]
Royal Enfield for The National Abu Dhabi
Royal Enfield reinventing the wheels Shoba Narayan Jun 7, 2012 In what could have been a risky manoeuvre, the 119-year old brand of Royal Enfield redesigned its motorbikes. Beloved in India, the new motorbikes are meant to be sleeker [...]
About cool ideas and backflips
Lounge Posted: Fri, Jun 1 2012. 9:30 PM IST The real lasting power of two True Einsteinian, Jobs-like innovation comes from your solar plexus; from your gut; from your soul The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Where do cool ideas [...]
For Cathay Pacific magazine on Health Resorts
A piece that appeared in Silkroad Airline magazine here Bangalore Health Resorts
Indian fusion music
I am enjoying some fusion music. Began with Dagar Brothers (raag Malkauns)-- which is definitely not fusion. But since people keep asking me for music recommendations, particularly Matt from Memphis, and Chris from Melbourne, here you go. Can't find [...]
Bangalore Art Scene
A piece in FT here
Profile of Vinita Bali for Silkroad, Dragonair/Cathay Pacific
A Profile of Vinita Bali-- we eat her Brittania Ragi biscuits at home these days.
Jeweller Hanut Singh: The National Abu Dhabi
About Jeweller Hanut Singh whose grandmother Sita Devi was a style icon
India– Cultural Immersion
Professor Ravi Bapna's class from the Carlson School of Management's Executive MBA program visited India. I spent one morning-- three hours from 9-12-- doing a 'cultural immersion' class. We discussed history, customs, culture, music, dance (with a performance at the [...]
Right to Education
For Mint here