As I entered the well-lit room with chairs arranged neatly, Shoba Narayan welcomes me with a warm smile. Dressed in a beige-coloured saree with motifs of cow on it, she flaunts her pallu, saying “this is my love for cows”.  

The Bengaluru-based author was recently in the city for the launch of her book ‘The Cows of Bangalore’ by Prakriti Foundation. After having spent most of her childhood in namma Chennai, Shoba went on to graduate from the Columbia Journalism School, where she was awarded with a Pulitzer Fellowship.

Having spent 20 years in the US, Shoba is now settled in Bengaluru with her family. The award-winning author talks to us about her book, love for the city and culture.

“The beauty of cows is that you can expand it to look at anything in our country, so I was using that as an anchor to explore all that is happening and going on in India....Read more

Source web page:New Indian Express