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Aramness Gir: for Destinasian

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For Indians, the jungle is the original storybook where our epics unfolded: a space both sacred and transformative. But Gir is the only place where you can see the Asiatic Lion.

Soneva Maldives: for Mint Lounge

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Just outside my cottage at the Soneva Fushi resort was a coral reef. Several times a day, I walked out into the sea and start swimming with my flippers.

Birding in Costa Rica: for Condenast Traveler US

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We were in Monteverde, the second leg of my family's eight-day-trip through Costa Rica. Our itinerary was tight. We would fly into San José, the capital, rent a car, and drive the La Fortuna region where the dormant Arenal volcano loomed over the landscape like a benevolent pyramid. From there it would be onward to Monteverde,...

Luxury Bhutan: for The National, Abu Dhabi

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I am crawling on all fours on a bund between the emerald paddy fields in Punakha Valley, Bhutan. Ahead is the fabled Mo Chu river. All around, perched on hillsides are Buddhist nunneries and monasteries, their prayer flags bringing to mind a Matisse print. This is Bhutan: carbon-negative, Buddhist and a pioneer in sustainable tourism....

The welcome "lemon" at the Park Hyatt hotel, Sydney

Australian Restaurants: for Khaleej Times Dubai

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Some time ago, I took a trip to New South Wales, Australia. Here are six Sydney restaurants that I tried and loved.

The Dalai Lama: for HT Brunch

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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...

Jasmine Perfume: for Travel & Leisure US

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Can India be the source of the best jasmine extract in the world?

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The Meditation Project

Shoba Narayan2025-10-23T10:56:15+05:30July 14th, 2014|

My inability to meditate properly is really stressing me out Shoba Narayan July 14, 2014 Updated: July 14, 2014 05:26 PM In his book, [...]

Mindfulness

Shoba Narayan2014-07-12T10:02:30+05:30July 12th, 2014|

To be obsessed with meditation seems like defeating the purpose. My problem is that I still haven't conquered this. How to sit "simply" and stare [...]

Takshashila and Deepak Nayyar

Shoba Narayan2014-07-11T08:06:17+05:30July 11th, 2014|

This promises to be a great event. Ummm....my husband is moderating and an organization that I am part of is organizing.

Intuition/Imagination for Mint Lounge

Shoba Narayan2020-06-23T10:24:03+05:30July 5th, 2014|

Leap before you think Before he began Apple, Steve Jobs spent seven months in India, something that is described in his biography by Walter Isaacson. [...]

Living Wills and how you wish to die. For Quartz

Shoba Narayan2020-06-17T22:08:02+05:30July 4th, 2014|

I first read about this in the Deccan Herald newspaper. I saw the name Periyakoil (which is a Tamilian name). That got me intrigued about [...]

Arshia Sattar/Storytelling

Shoba Narayan2014-07-04T14:07:15+05:30July 4th, 2014|

What a treat it was to discuss Sanskrit, storytelling, and cultures with Arshia Sattar. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/157268039" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]