Column: The Good Life: for Mint Lounge
Trident BKC: Hotel Review: The Telegraph UK
Stylish business hotel The Trident BKC, Mumbai, India Telegraph Review/ Shoba Narayan/ Travel writer 8/10 This modern hotel flanked by financial companies, craft breweries, and restaurants is located in the heart of the Bandra-Kurla business district. The spa, swimming pool, three great restaurants, fitness centre, club-level rooms and brisk service make it a compelling option for travellers. Location 8/10 Bandra-Kurla, once a swampland, is now a buzzing business district. Its clean wide roads would be great for jogging were it not for Mumbai’s humid weather. All around [...]
Hotel Reviews for The Telegraph UK
I review hotels for The Telegraph UK. Please click below for individual reviews. Sandhotel, Reykjavik Meghauli Serai, Chitwan, Nepal Orange County, Hampi Jaipur Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur Taj Jai Mahal Palace Tree of Life, Jaipur ITC Rajputana, Jaipur Samode Palace Shahpura House Alsisar Haveli, Jaipur 28 Kothi Narain Niwas Palace, Jaipur Bangalore Taj West End, Bangalore ITC Gardenia, Bangalore Ritz Carlton, Bangalore Shangri-la, Bangalore JW Marriott, Bangalore The Hilton Embassy Golflinks, Bangalore Marriott Whitefield, Bangalore Taj Yeshwantpur, Bangalore Chennai Taj Coramandel, Chennai The Park, Chennai ITC Grand Chola, Chennai Mumbai The Trident BKC Mumbai
For Scroll India on Nepal
“Dakini represents the feminine energy in Buddhism,” says Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.
The Dalai Lama: for HT Brunch
Where I sit with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama for an hour and ask him about life, love, meditation, wisdom and ageing. His Holiness is a person like no other in today’s world. Statesman, Nobel Laureate, spiritual leader of the Tibetans who view him as God, or at least the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Boddhisattva of compassion.
The Dalai Lama Part 1
Can a monk teach me, a social media junkie, about happiness? Our two worlds after all, are poles apart. The monk in question is His Holiness The Dalai Lama, arguably one of the most beloved leaders of our time. For a man who has cast away worldly life, his worldly accomplishments are mind-boggling: Nobel Laureate and global statesman to name two from a long list.
The Dalai Lama Part 2
When the Dalai Lama greeted me, I sensed in that most primitive, reptilian part of my brain that I was in the presence of – not the “greatness” that hits you like a ton of bricks, but a softer gentler guiding spirit, a guru. Stand near His Holiness and you will feel yourself relaxing, less careworn. You become calm, mirroring the stillness that surrounds him like a cloak. Answers arise from the subconscious – all without a word being said. You see what you seek. Clarity is gained, peace regained.
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The Dalai Lama Part 3
What do you do when you are angry? I ask His Holiness. I expect a discourse. Instead, he says, “Hit yourself,” with his typical cackle of laughter. “When strong anger comes, go like this.” He hits himself in the side of his head and laughs. Mixing the playful with the profound is His Holiness’s signature. The Nalanda tradition that the Dalai Lama follows has very specific practices to equalise emotions. Veer Singh, the founder of Vana, told me that His Holiness wakes up at 3.30am and meditates for several hours. A lot of his practice involves visualisation: sending love to all directions.
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