Shoba

Shoba was an Indian actress (1962–1980). She died at Chennai.

Also recorded as Shobha; Mahalakshmi Menon.

Shoba in brief

Born
1962
Died
1980
Known for
actress
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Shobha and Mahalakshmi Menon. Her recorded languages were Malayalam and German.

She was the child of Prema. She married Balu Mahendra.

Catalogued works

10 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1799 to 2016.

Yoga Efficacy on Menopausal Women. Inkanyezi. Inkanyezi Grade 1 Teacher's Guide. Inkanyezi Grade 1 Workbook. Lesbian Technique. The Sex Life of Women and Women, held by Wellcome Collection. Paper-making by hand in Japan / by Bunshō Jugaku., dated 1959, held by Wellcome Collection. Union list of foreign medical periodicals, 1941-1952., dated 1954, held by Wellcome Collection. Crowd listening to recital and commentary on the Mahabharata, Calcutta, West Bengal. Coloured etching by François Balthazar Solvyns, 1799., dated [1799], held by Wellcome Collection. India General, dated November 1979-March 1981, held by Wellcome Collection. Essays on the history of scientific thought in modern Japan / edited by Osamu Kanamori ; translated by Christopher Carr and M.G. Sheftall., dated 2016, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Figure 2 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026. Figure 3 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026. Figure 1 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026. A two-stage computational approach to predict novel ligands for a chemosensory receptor, Current Research in Structural Biology, 2020. Adaptation drivers of evidence-based brief advice/counselling for tobacco use in high-reach, low-resource settings in Mumbai: a qualitative exploration with patients, practitioners and policymakers, BMJ Open, 2025. Evaluation of silver diamine fluoride and biodentine as agents for indirect pulp therapy in primary teeth – A randomized controlled trial, Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2025. Long-form recordings in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations to achieve respectful research, Research Ethics Review, 2024. Massively parallel sequencing and analysis of the Necator americanus transcriptome., PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010. Pregnancy-related acute renal failure: A ten-year experience, Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2011. Editorial: 21st International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCoB 2022)—accelerating innovation to meet biological challenges: the role of bioinformatics, Frontiers in Genetics, 2024. Author Correction: Enhancing protein backbone angle prediction by using simpler models of deep neural networks, Scientific Reports, 2021.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A rapid appraisal of access to and utilisation of psychotropic medicines in Bihar, India. (2014) — Internet Archive. Hazbin Hotel: Season Two (Original Soundtrack) (CD Rip) (2025) — Internet Archive. Interview with Sam Gosling — Internet Archive. Jamaat e Islami Hind Eik Parichaya (H) (2025) — Internet Archive. Climate Variability and Brain Infections in India: A Scoping Review of Epidemiology, Climatic Exposures, and Vulnerability (2026) — Internet Archive. Effect of Media Use on HIV-Related Stigma in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. (2014) — Internet Archive. Kuala Lumpur (1994) — Internet Archive. LockTight - Rectangular Doors (3044423) (2018) — Internet Archive. Evaluation of translation and interpretation services implemented by Clinical Trial Units to increase recruitment of ethnic minority groups in pragmatic randomised controlled trials (2025) — Internet Archive. Retreatodontics in maxillary lateral incisor with supernumerary root. (2011) — Internet Archive. Shoba Narayan talks to Sam Gosling — Internet Archive. Sam Gosling Interview — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1962Shoba born.
  2. 1980Shoba died at Chennai.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Figure 1 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Figure 2 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Figure 3 from: Shoba M (2026) The China-Russia-BRICS factor in South African-US bilateral relations. BRICS Journal of Economics 7(1): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3897/brics-econ.7.e156373, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Shoba (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 389 articles naming Shoba.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1055025529, Shoba.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 82 digitised items catalogued under Shoba as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Shoba.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1891741: Shoba

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  10. 10.

    “Shoba”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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