Royal Enfield for The National Abu Dhabi
Royal Enfield reinventing the wheels Shoba Narayan Jun 7, 2012 In what could have been a risky manoeuvre, the 119-year old brand of Royal Enfield redesigned its motorbikes. Beloved in India, the new motorbikes are meant to be sleeker [...]
About Starbucks
Starbucks has to wake up and smell the coffee in India Shoba Narayan Café Coffee Day, an Indian coffee chain, will offer serious competition to Starbucks, which aims to open 50 outlets by the end of the year. Aijaz Rahi [...]
Hotel Business
In the hotel business, bigger isn't always better Shoba Narayan (Writer) Jan 27, 2010 Mohammed is afraid of losing his job. I met the middle-aged man from Kerala in Bahrain's transit lounge. Emboldened by my few words of Malayalam, and since we [...]
Secular India
A tolerant and secular India is a myth to make real Shoba Narayan (Writer) Mar 29, 2010 While the roots of Hindu-Muslim enmity in India run deep, every now and then - and dishearteningly, with increasing frequency - certain events [...]
Secular India
A tolerant and secular India is a myth to make real Shoba Narayan (Writer) Mar 29, 2010 While the roots of Hindu-Muslim enmity in India run deep, every now and then - and dishearteningly, with increasing frequency - certain events [...]
Microfinance
Microfinance has become a big deal for India's poorest Shoba Narayan (Writer) Aug 7, 2010 For all the controversy surrounding SKS Microfinance's initial public offering (IPO) last week, its shares were fully subscribed. SKS is India's largest and arguably most [...]
Money Buys Happiness
Money makes the world go round and can buy happiness Shoba Narayan (Writer) Aug 28, 2010 Experiences bring more happiness than objects. Last week, I did something I have never done before. I took out my credit card bill and [...]
Quintessentially and its use in India: The National Abu Dhabi
India's super-rich a quintessentially complicated bunch Shoba Narayan Sep 26, 2010 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 forever? If [...]
Indian Pharma
A dose of Indian state support will keep drug firms healthy Shoba Narayan Oct 3, 2010 Indians are not pill poppers. Or so I thought until a report in the Lancet Infectious Disease Journal linked an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" to [...]
Indian Pharma
A dose of Indian state support will keep drug firms healthy Shoba Narayan Oct 3, 2010 Indians are not pill poppers. Or so I thought until a report in the Lancet Infectious Disease Journal linked an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" to [...]
Oberoi Hotels
White knight to old man's rescue when black-tie party's over Shoba Narayan (Writer) Sep 4, 2010 next previous Hotel insiders in India have been wondering about the fate of the Oberoi hotels group for some time now, given that its [...]
Indian Exuberance is misplaced
Indian exuberance is misplaced Shoba Narayan Oct 10, 2010 The odious comparison comes up all the time, especially during the recent run up to the Commonwealth Games. Every time a walkway collapsed or an official complained about filthy toilets, [...]