Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
Tai Chi in Shanghai & Beijing | Condenast Traveler US |
I have come to China from my home in Bangalore, India, to find a tai chi teacher. My pursuit of tai chi has been punctuated by such cultural challenges. When I informed my conservative Indian family that I was interested in tai chi, they were appalled. Why was their Indian child, heir to an ancient and proud tradition of yoga leaning toward an alien discipline?
Being at the other side of the firing line
It is weird. Some weeks ago, on the back of a column I did for Mint about Rajat Gupta, a journalist from Bloomberg/Businessweek called me. He sounded like my (very funny) cousin in Washington D.C. so I kinda took to him immediately even though we had never met. He wanted to interview me about what I had written about Rajat Gupta. We talked for say 20 minutes. And now I find myself being quoted in several articles on Rajat Gupta. It isn't a particularly nice feeling because some of the quotes have been taken out of context. One in particular, [...]
A new way of spending wealth for The National Abu Dhabi
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. 28, 2010. Ambani's personal wealth is estimated to be $27 billion. Photographer: Adeel Halim/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** 755760.jpg next photo previous photo Go to photo 0 next photo previous photo About this time of year New Yorkers develop a fascination with the property market in the Hamptons: who is renting, who is buying and which property? As the scent [...]
The time is right for an Indian Noma: for Mint Lounge
The time is right for an Indian Noma Someone commented on the Pink Poppadom. Been there. Liked it. Star chef: Madhu Krishnan of ITC, adjudged best by the Food Lovers of Bangalore. The time is right for an Indian Noma 5 min read . Updated: 14 Apr 2011, 08:55 PM ISTThe Good Life | Shoba Narayan The time is right for an Indian Noma Topics The Good LifeShoba NarayanCaperberryFavaToscanoOlive BeachTaj West EndITC Royal GardeniaLounge Does Indian cuisine need to break the shackles of tradition to make its mark globally? Or do we stay true to our heritage? Evolution or revolution: that [...]
Rajat Gupta
Courtesy Mehul Srivatsava who cold-called me after reading the Mint piece I wrote about Rajat Gupta, for which I got so many brutal comments. It was funny being on the other side-- answering questions. Rajat Gupta Mystery Remains as Rajaratnam's Insider Trial Nears Denouement Here is the piece.
Marriages for The National
My Life: Shoba Narayan on her long-lasting marriage Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 19, 2011 For The National M magazine Unlike Kate and Prince William, I had an arranged marriage. Ram, my husband, and I never dated, and knew each other for only about a month before we got married 19 years ago. Our horoscopes were matched, and our families met to evaluate if we were appropriate for each other. Only then were we allowed to meet - in my house, over tea and with a bunch of elders as chaperones. After the initial pleasantries, the elders retreated and gave [...]
Why are they even together?
About good relationships and bad ones? Kate and Will are getting married. Do you have a good marriage? Find out. Here is the page on the Indicast Podcast Network Lessons From Life #3: Successful Marriages Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:59 Marriages might be made in heaven but have to be maintained in the real world. This week's lesson from life is inspired by upcoming Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Everyone is sure that it'll be a fairytale wedding ceremony, but will the couple have a fairytale married life? The comparisons to the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana are obvious. Shoba [...]
Why we hate our girls for Mint Lounge
This was a tough piece to write because you had to get the tone right. Many rewrites; many inputs from editors. Here it is at Mint's site and pasted below Culture Why we hate our girls The 2011 census reveals our abysmal child sex ratio. Is it poverty, deep-rooted cultural conditioning or our ignorance about what it means to be a woman? An IAS officer may not have the remedy, because India needs to convert minds subliminally for a real change Shoba Narayan Some stories find you. This one began with bags—1,000 unbleached cotton bags, to be specific. My [...]
Indian Aviation for The National
Indian aviation must be a viable business to really take off Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 2, 2011 Which is the best airport in the world? For the past 10 years, Singapore's Changi Airport and Hong Kong International Airport have alternated the top slot in the Skytrax World Airport Awards, although Seoul's Incheon International Airport has recently challenged their reign, winning in 2009 and coming second last year. Most of the world's best airports are now in Asia and the Middle East, according to the Skytrax airport star ranking. Not a single US airport made the five, four or three-star [...]
Friendship podcast
This week's podcast about Friendship. Here at the Indicast site. Also below. This week's lesson from life is inspired by Dr. Manmohan Singh's invitation to Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the Semi-final match between India and Pakistan. The incident was neither about cricket nor about politics. Shoba Narayan tells us how this incident teaches us about friendship. Listen Online (07:30 mins) Unable to embed Rapid1Pixelout audio player. Please double check that: 1)You have the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. 2)This web page does not have any fatal Javascript errors. 3)The audio-player.js file of Rapid1Pixelout has been included. sn-lifelesson2 Download Podcast (MP3) Download (3.5 MB) : [...]