Category Archives: WSJ

Articles > Newspapers > Asian Wall Street Journal > The Singaporean Paradox The Singaporean Paradox – By Shoba Narayan WHEN LEE HSIEN LOONG took office as the third Prime Minister of Singapore last year, one of the first things he … Continue reading →

Spas versus tradition – By Shoba Narayan Walk into any spa from Bali to Boca Raton, Florida, and the menu is likely to include Chinese reflexology, Tahitian fruit wraps and Thai massages. Such treatments are so commonplace these days that … Continue reading →

rticles > Newspapers > Wall Street Journal > Skydiving Skydiving – By Shoba Narayan With Nowhere to Go but Down, Siblings Reconnect (This article originally appeared in June 2001) TENS OF THOUSANDS of Americans skydive every year. Some do it … Continue reading →

Articles > Newspapers > Wall Street Journal > Hindu Art Exhibit Hindu Art Exhibit – By Shoba Narayan An Atrocity and an Exhibition Make One Believer Reflect on Her Faith (This article originally appeared in September 2001) Growing up in … Continue reading →

Gatekeeper to the Indian Soul – By Shoba Narayan Shoba Narayan pays homage to writer R.K. Narayan. (This article originally appeared in May 2001) When I tell people that I am from India, they often ask who my favorite Indian … Continue reading →

Articles > Newspapers > Wall Street Journal > Electronic Greeting Cards Electronic Greeting Cards – By Shoba Narayan From Bangalore to Auckland, kin are enjoined to speak no ill of the dead. (This article originally appeared in August 1999) Here … Continue reading →