Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
List of Essays in The National, Abu Dhabi
I've done a number of pieces for The National in Abu Dhabi. The editors-- a mix of Brits and Americans-- are really nice and I enjoy writing for them. Since I am too lazy to upload them one by one, here is what I've done so far. If you click on the title, it will take you to the piece. Cameron puts on a show of the best of British in India 07/31/10 Britain’s prime minister David Cameron was in India a few days ago and the contrast with other visiting leaders could not have been more obvious. Canny advertisers [...]
Financial Times Weekend: Singapore
How creative chefs are transforming Singapore's food scene
NR Narayana Murthy profile: for Silkroad magazine: Dragonair/Cathay Pacific
Work/liFE 寫意人生 20 Silkroad FEBRUARY 2010 Meet the billionaire businessman who likes to spend his time – and money – helping those less privilegedN.R. Narayana Murthy is Chairman and Chief Mentor at Infosys, the hugely successful IT company he co-founded in 1981. N.R. Narayana Murthy於 1981年與友人創辦了Infosys， I n 1 9 74 , when N.R. Narayana Murthy, a co-founder of multinational IT company Infosys, was 28 years old, he was hitchhiking from Paris to his hometown of Mysore. At Nis, a border town between then Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, he caught the Sofia Express and struck up a conversation with a girl [...]
For Silverkris on Tamilnadu
What makes Tamilnadu a special and tropical melody?
Sleepless in Singapore | Condenast Traveler US |
Staid, chaste, strict, small—Singapore has heard it all. But this island-nation of 4.2 million people has one thing going for it (many things, actually, but we'll get to that later): Singapore is a sure fling. Having lived in Singapore for two years, I have returned wanting to revel in it as a tourist—to see it all and do it all within forty-eight hours.
Gourmet’s Diary of a Foodie: TV shows that I was part of
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie I was involved in a TV show called Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie. It is an award-winning show aired on Public Televsion stations all across the US. My job was to find experts who would appear several episodes. This is the second season of the show. The first season is available from the itunes store for free. Anyone interested in food should watch it. Here are some of the episodes in which I was involved with blurbs from the show. 1. Southern India: the Spice of Life Join us as we experience the flavors [...]
The India Option for Knowledge at Wharton
The 'India Option': Instead of Looking Abroad, Today's Indian Management Graduates See a Future at Home Published: July 24, 2008 in India Knowledge@Wharton In the past, India's best and brightest routinely looked to the U.S. and other Western countries for jobs following graduation. Today, however, the "brain drain" seems to be reversing: According to placement figures at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Bangalore, 75% of this year's graduating class opted for jobs in India. In this opinion piece, Bangalore-based writer Shoba Narayan offers her understanding of this trend following interviews with graduating students and IIM faculty. Previously in [...]
Role of Women in Indian Politics for Knowledge at Wharton
What Is the Role of Women in Indian Politics? Growing Stronger... Published: May 21, 2009 in India Knowledge@Wharton India should work towards empowering women economically -- through microfinance programs -- and also encourage greater participation of women leaders in panchayats, or village councils, writes author Shoba Narayan in this opinion piece. The ink-stained polls of the world's largest democracy have delivered their verdict and India waits with bated breath to learn whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's second administration will be different than the first. While India exults after yet another peacefully concluded election, one question remains: What is the role [...]
Electric Cars story for Knowledge @Wharton
Electric Cars in India: Why So Few? Published: October 08, 2009 in India Knowledge@Wharton With the rise of environmentalism and the high cost of gasoline, it would seem that the electric car would take off. Not so fast, says Bangalore-based writer Shoba Narayan in this opinion piece. Although companies like the Reva Electric Car Company are advancing the cause and major auto makers are likely to follow suit, Indian consumers need to be convinced they will achieve substantial savings and that there is enough infrastructure in place to support electric vehicles before they will be willing to open their wallets. [...]
Geisha Arts of Kyoto | Condenast Traveler US |
I have come to Japan to learn about allure. I’ve been married for seventeen years, and while my marriage isn’t falling apart, it is fraying at the edges. So I have come to Japan to learn about feminine allure from its acknowledged masters: the geisha. Geisha were created to pamper men—but they were also the freest women in old Japan.