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1612, 2011

Starbucks Compromise

December 16th, 2011|Business Column, The National|

Compromise may prove to be key for Starbucks in India Shoba Narayan Jan 23, 2011 next previous I have to admit that when I heard Starbucks was coming to India, my heart sank. It's not that I don't like their coffee. [...]

1612, 2011

Succession Wipro

December 16th, 2011|Business Column, The National|

When succession becomes a major family concern Shoba Narayan Jan 30, 2011 "Save for the public sector and multinationals, India is full of family businesses," says Professor K Ramachandran of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. In India, the [...]

1612, 2011

Growth and Green

December 16th, 2011|Business Column, The National|

Striking a balance in India between growth and green Shoba Narayan Feb 6, 2011 next previous   After 20 years in the US, my husband and I decided to uproot our family five years ago and move back to India, [...]

1612, 2011

December 16th, 2011|Op-ed and Comment, The National|

Is my problem genetics or just modern life? I forget Shoba Narayan Dec 7, 2010 Tom Cruise has been in and out of the UAE recently, filming the Mission Impossible sequel. I have a message for him. Tom, if you're [...]

2911, 2011

Sabyasachi Mukherjee profile for The National Abu Dhabi

November 29th, 2011|Handmade, Profiles, The National|

I spent two days hanging around Sabysachi.  He's an interesting man.  Here is a story about him that appeared in The National.  Also pasted below. The sari warrior Shoba Narayan Nov 26, 2011 The fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee is sitting [...]

1811, 2011

Food and its connection with place for The National Abu Dhabi

November 18th, 2011|Food, My Life column, The National|

My column for The National's M magazine, edited by the divine Rick Arthur and Helena Powell.  Click here for the latest one.  Also pasted below. Great meals forge a connection to their place and time Shoba Narayan Nov 16, 2011 [...]

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