Columns – Shoba Narayan

When do you become “plus one?”

By: Shoba Narayan October 27, 2019October 27, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, Relationshipsaging, child, plus one2 Comments

This Indian life: When do you become just your child’s ‘Plus One’? Graceful ageing is about giving up power but retaining self-control

What are Indian family values?

By: Shoba Narayan October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT MediaAK Ramanujan, APJ Abdul Kalam, family, indian family values, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Upanishad, values3 Comments

What are Indian family values? Would individual principles work in a population that is largely contradictory, inconsistent and boundary-free?

How to uphold family values

By: Shoba Narayan September 29, 2019

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This Indian Life: Films tell us that families are about izzat and dharm, but isn’t there anything else? BRUNCH Updated: Sep 28, 2019 23:50 IST Shoba NarayanHindustan Times There is a phrase etched into my mind, mostly because it came from our uncle in the army. My brother and I would hang around Uncle Suri, listening…

The languages of love

By: Shoba Narayan September 16, 2019September 16, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, RelationshipsIndia, love, RelationshipsLeave a Comment

Hearts, flowers and cuddly teddy bears are not the only way to express affection

Prenups? Yes or No?

By: Shoba Narayan September 3, 2019September 1, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, RelationshipsIndia, marriage, prenup, relationship, sacred, weddingLeave a Comment

This Indian Life by Shoba Narayan: Why prenup is not a good idea after all? This legal document breaks down into numbers and decimals a relationship that is based on the sacred BRUNCH Updated: Sep 01, 2019 01:30 IST Shoba NarayanHindustan Times Anjali, my 29-year-old friend, is writing her prenup and wants my help. She thinks…

The art of self surrender

By: Shoba Narayan August 19, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Media, Relationshipsrelationship, self surrender, zen3 Comments

In which I talk about self-surrender or sharanagathi, as the Hindus call it.

Life lessons from grandparents

By: Shoba Narayan August 6, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT MediaNiloufer Rashid Khan, Rohini Nilekani, Saleha Sultan, Vijay Kelkar, Wendell Rodricks2 Comments

When wondering if what you are doing is right or wrong, remember anything that you can’t share with your parents is wrong…

Letter to a child who is leaving home

By: Shoba Narayan July 21, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT Mediachild, college, going, leaving home, letting go, universityLeave a Comment

A lifetime of experience distilled into 10 pieces of advice.

Want to live longer? Start a business

By: Shoba Narayan July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Columns, HT Brunch, HT MediaBusiness, california, Chettinad, Dr. mehmood khan, karaikudi, laura deming, Life Biosciences, Mayo Clinic, Pepsico4 Comments

Anti-ageing, age reversal and longevity have become buzz words of our time. Friendship helps you age better. You have to cultivate it: slowly and steadily, one friend at a time. Think of it as the best investment of your life.