Tag Archives: Luxury

About the banana flower

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

The pink-skinned banana flower is a luxury You have to be family to be served banana flower Shoba Narayan  Updated: Fri, Nov 23 2012. 05 21 PM IST I am cooking banana flower today. It is a good-looking if shy vegetable, … Continue reading →

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Jeweller Hanut Singh

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

For M magazine Hanut Singh is a grandson of Maharaj Karamjit Singh of Kapurthala. Simon de Trey-White     Singh scours the globe in search of his favourite gemstones. Courtesy Hanut Singh     Singh likes to focus on colour, … Continue reading →

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Quintessentially

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

India’s super-rich a quintessentially complicated bunch Shoba Narayan Sep 26, 2010 next previous   I have a request for Paul Drummond, the boyish co-founder of Quintessentially, the UK-based luxury concierge service: can he get me into elBulli before it closes … Continue reading →

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Wealth for The National

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Is wealth a spent argument, or can India find new way? Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 9, 2011 Antilia Tower, the new residence of Mukesh D. Ambani, chairman of India’s Reliance Industries Ltd., stands in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Oct. … Continue reading →

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Secret Luxury for Mint

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Mint’s luxury issue to coincide with the luxury conference had a bunch of interesting takes. I liked the one about knowledge and bespoke catering. Would have been nice to see more stuff on luxury travel, music, cigars, etc. Here is … Continue reading →

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Flying Coach for The National

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

I know about Qatar because a lot of my friends from the US fly the airline to get a connection straight into Kerala. This was a reaction. Flying coach class doesn’t have to be a malodorous misery Shoba Narayan Last … Continue reading →

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Time Magazine

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

I did a number of pieces for Time magazine. Here they are. You can also find them at the Time magazine Search site here The Parent Trap By Shoba Narayan May 31, 2007 How do you warn your kids about … Continue reading →

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