Columns – Shoba Narayan

Whose wedding is it anyway?

By: Shoba Narayan May 15, 2019May 12, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediacalifornia, Napa, NRI, tambrahm, wedding3 Comments

Let’s be clear: The grand wedding is not about the bride and groom, it’s about the parents who raised them to be ready for holy matrimony!

Parent trap: Passing on the hurt

By: Shoba Narayan April 30, 2019May 25, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, Relationshipsforgiveness, India, mothers and daughters, Relationships1 Comment

Of all the hurts that life doles out, it is the pain from the ones closest to us that stings.

Nothing Personal about comments

By: Shoba Narayan April 16, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediacomments, Indian aunties, respect for eldersLeave a Comment

The comments rush out like a tsunami, flattening young and fragile egos (Getty Images)

Train Travel in India

By: Shoba Narayan March 31, 2019May 25, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, TravelIndia, indian railways, Train travel2 Comments

What is it about train travel that evokes so much love and nostalgia amongst Indians?

Seeking Jamdanis and nostalgia in Kolkata

By: Shoba Narayan March 24, 2019May 25, 2019

Asia, HT Brunch, HT Media, India, Kolkata, TravelBengali food, boutique hotel, Daiwik hotels, Kolkata, Makaibari tea, obeetee, raajkutir, weaver's studioLeave a Comment

Travel: Kolkata: As much as the city changes, its soul remains the same

Wedding across cultures

By: Shoba Narayan March 17, 2019May 25, 2019

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We may be divided by culture, food and customs, but one thing binds all of us: the desire to preserve family ties

Touch of an angel…or a baby

By: Shoba Narayan March 4, 2019May 25, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT MediaDan Ariely, Dr. Love, Elizabeth Dunn, Happiness, Happy Money, hormones, Hugs, money and happiness, Moral Molecule, Munnabhai, Paul Zak, TED, Touch1 Comment

A minimum of eight hugs a day can make you feel better

Parenting Joys and Jolts

By: Shoba Narayan February 17, 2019February 17, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediaparent-child, Parenting, Relationships1 Comment

Dancing in the rain: the joys and jolts of parenting Children grow up and become individuals, but their essence remains the same BRUNCH Updated: Feb 16, 2019 23:34 IST Shoba NarayanHindustan Times You know what they say when you have young children: the days are long but the years are short. I remembered this on a…

Marie Kondo take down.

By: Shoba Narayan February 4, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediamarie kondo, The Life changing art of tidying up1 Comment

Some objects may or may not spark joy, but don’t you keep things because of the stories they tell?

New York Times essay

By: Shoba Narayan January 30, 2019

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AUNT SHEILA was dead. Although my family does not hold wakes by religious tradition (we are Hindu), my grandfather had picked up the practice from his British boss in India and instituted it in our family.