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About Moynat for Financial Times weekend
I love niche products that nobody has heard of. Moynat fits the bill. It retails only in Paris for now, and very few people have heard of this brand. Below is a piece I wrote about Moynat for Financial Times [...]
Radio New Zealand
I don't know how they found me but I am now an overseas correspondent for a Radio show in New Zealand. Below is the date of live broadcasts. If anyone is in New Zealand, check them out. From: Nights Subject: [...]
About Ashwin Mahesh
Columnist Posted: Thu, Mar 15 2012. 7:12 PM IST Does Bangalore’s Good Man stand a chance? Being a good citizen is something that we urban elite think about and struggle with. How do you become a good citizen? What are [...]
Indian design objects
Columns Posted: Fri, Mar 9 2012. 9:42 PM IST Design begins in your kitchen and your closet The decorative traditions of India took pleasure in crafting objects for everyday use that were quite beautiful The Good Life | Shoba Narayan [...]
Women and careers: why women don’t seize power: for Mint Lounge
Like any writer, I enjoy comments about my pieces even if it takes me a while to get to them. Criticism is healthy and occasionally hurts, but hey, if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or [...]
My Life: Writing
My life: Shoba Narayan on being born to write Shoba Narayan Feb 29, 2012 My mother doesn't read my articles but she thinks I am a terrific writer. Out of this seeming paradox springs my attitude and approach towards writing. [...]
Hindu Festival of Sacred Music for The National Abu Dhabi
Hindu Festival of Sacred Music starts this weekend Shoba Narayan Feb 29, 2012 South Indian or Carnatic music has a hoary history that dates back to the Vedas, ancient Sanskrit works that form the foundation of the Hindu religion. [...]
Nostalgia and Nielsen at the Oscars for Mint Lounge
Nostalgia and Nielsen at the Oscars Columns Posted: Fri, Feb 24 2012. 9:19 PM IST Meryl Streep is going to win, of course, for The Iron Lady. Then again, giving Streep an Oscar is like awarding Albert Einstein a Nobel; or [...]
Feedback
I welcome your feedback. What can I do to improve the class? Please post your thoughts below if you wish. Thanks very much and it was wonderful getting to know you all. Please stay in touch. Shoba
Parenting dilemmas
This piece is heartfelt. The problem is that I don't see any solution to this. Sometimes, parenting seems like a crapshoot-- you make certain decisions and hope they work out. My elder daughter still hasn't asked for a dog! Did [...]
Food- North Indian versus South Indian for Silkroad, Dragonair/Cathay Pacific’s inflight magazine
This appeared in Silkroad magazine's Feb 2012 issue North Versus South Indian Food
About Vishnu for the Yoga Journal
About Vishnu in the Yoga Journal Super Man Vishnu lives in luxury, but this Hindu god will abandon his opulent ways to take human form and save the world from evil. By Shoba Narayan In Indian films known as "god [...]