Rajasthan – Shoba Narayan

The Great Indian Bustard: can it be saved from the brink of extinction?

Can the Great Indian Bustard be saved from the brink of extinction?

Destination Bharatpur

By: Shoba Narayan December 19, 2017

Bird Podcast, Birds, PodcastsBharatpur, Bikram Grewal, Bittu Sahgal, herons, Indian birds, Keoladeo Ghana National Park, migrants, monitor lizard, Rajasthan, The Bharatpur Inheritance book, waterfowlLeave a Comment

The Keoladeo Ghana National Park is arguably India’s most famous national park for birds. This episode offers you a bird’s eye view of the park

Tree of Life Jaipur hotel review

By: Shoba Narayan October 12, 2017March 10, 2020

Asia, Destination, Hotels, India, Luxury, Publication, Rajasthan, The Telegraph UK, Topic, TravelInspiration, Rajasthan, Tourism, Travel, Tree of Life resort and spa Jaipur2 Comments

This resort an hour outside the Pink City of Jaipur is designed to pamper guests with spacious villas, a swimming pool overlooking the Aravali hills, a spa offering excellent treatments, an organic garden, and walking trails that encourage solitude and reflection.

Taj Jai Mahal Palace hotel review for The Telegraph UK

By: Shoba Narayan August 23, 2017January 3, 2018

Asia, Destination, Hotels, India, Publication, Rajasthan, The Telegraph UK, Topic, TravelHotels, India, Jai Mahal Palace hotel, Jaipur, palace hotels, Rajasthan, Taj HotelsLeave a Comment

This 18th-century palace, which is spread over 18 acres in central Jaipur, has tasteful rooms, a fabulous spa, swimming pool, and enough activities – including miniature golf, heritage walks, restaurants and a running track— to keep a guests entertained for a long weekend or more.

Alsisar Haveli review for The Telegraph UK

By: Shoba Narayan August 23, 2017October 26, 2017

Destination, Hotels, Publication, Rajasthan, The Telegraph UK, Topic, TravelAlsisar Haveli, heritage hotels, Jaipur hotels, Rajasthan, TourismLeave a Comment

This heritage hotel was once a large ‘haveli’ (traditional home) for a large Indian family. It has a welcoming and rather dramatic façade, open courtyards, a swimming pool, and a boutique that sells block-print clothes.

Oberoi Rajvilas

By: Shoba Narayan August 3, 2017September 16, 2017

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Telegraph Review Shoba Narayan, travel writer The Oberoi Rajvilas Jaipur, Rajasthan, India View on a map 8 out of10Telegraph expert rating This hotel just outside Jaipur, with red-brick architecture reminiscent of a Rajasthani fort, boasts stylish tented rooms, Mughal-inspired trellises, courtyard fountains, superb cuisine, wandering peacocks on the 32-acre grounds and staff who anticipate your requests before…

Henna Journeys

A Quest to Master the Art of Henna.
Shoba Narayan sets out to hone her mehendi craft

Ajmer Dargah

Mint has been sending me on trips to various spots to write on “sacred food.” This week, it is Ajmer Dargah. What a sensual experience. I respond to scents and sounds. The enveloping scent of roses was amazing. You have to read it at the site for the full photo cum words experiences. Oh, I…

Arts funding

Like most journalists, I get lots of requests for meetings from people who have ideas to parlay, products to push, locations to publicize, and so on. Like most journalists, I am also prickly about such meetings because I don’t want to be played, as it were. The assumption is: hey, I know you have an…