NAMMA BANGALORE: THE SOUL OF A METROPOLIS

Category Non-Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 395

ISBN: 978-93-5702-466-2
Pages: 272 pages
Date: 5th September 2023

ABOUT THIS BOOK

What makes Bangalore different from other cities in India? What are some great restaurants for
authentic Karnataka food? Where do you go to find a community of wine lovers in Bangalore?
What makes Shivaji Nagar special? How does Bangalore deal with its heritage buildings? Is there a
nature community in Bangalore? Where do you go birdwatching in this city? What are some great
places to shop? Who are the movers and shakers of this city?
In lucid lively prose, author Shoba Narayan writes about Bangalore, the city she has lived in for close
to two decades. Namma Bangalore is a series of essays, which will give visitors and new Bangaloreans
a taste of what it means to live in India’s most genteel and cosmopolitan city.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Shoba Narayan is the author of five books. She has been a journalist and columnist for 30 years,
writing about travel, food, wine, culture, crafts and relationships, for national and international
publications. She has won a James Beard Award and a Pulitzer Fellowship. She has taught and
lectured at universities in India and abroad. She is interested in Indian aesthetics, and has researched
its influence on jewellery, music, textiles and scents. She founded and co-created a website called
Project LooM, which documents the weaving traditions of India. She is a birdwatcher, wine-drinker
and gadget geek. Her lifelong mission is to get fit without exercising and lose weight without dieting.