Shoba Narayan


Shoba Narayan is an Indian author, journalist and columnist. She wrote the award-winning Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes. She is the author of four books.

Early life and education

She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Women's Christian College. She studied fine arts as a Foreign Fellow at Mount Holyoke College and received a Master of Arts from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Work

She has published four books. She contributes to a regular column for the magazine. She has previously contributed to Indian financial daily, Mint and Abu Dhabi daily, The National.

Awards

She was awarded the for Distinguished Writing in 2001.