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Matchmaking Tiffin
My Life: Indian matchmaking takes a tiffin or two Shoba Narayan Jan 29, 2011 My husband, Ram, and I met over tiffin and tea one rainy afternoon in November 1991. We had an Indian arranged marriage, and as was [...]
Succession Wipro
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 [...]
Growth and Green
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, [...]
Urgent need to preserve baby girls
An urgent need to preserve and value baby girls in India Shoba Narayan (Writer) Apr 16, 2011 "Would you kill a child? Would you kill your grandchild? I have seen women do this and, believe me, it is not difficult. [...]
How not to forget
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 [...]
For The National Abu Dhabi on Chennai
For The National Travel pages here and pasted below Chennai is at the art of the matter Shoba Narayan Jan 22, 2011 next previous Why Chennai? To get a taste of south Indian culture; because this city of 7.6 million [...]
Profile of art historian Dr. BN Goswamy for Mint Lounge
My profile of Professor B. N. Goswamy in Mint Lounge this week. Here and pasted below. Look at art intently, and with patience As someone who loves abstract and contemporary art, I am a little rattled by Prof. Goswamy’s obvious [...]
Why I’m raging against Kolaveri for Mint Lounge
Why I’m raging over ‘Kolaveri’ In the end, it is only a song, not world peace The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Why don’t I like the Kolaveri Di song? That’s the question that’s been bothering me all last week. Am I not [...]
Conflict about Facebook
Does this essay which appeared in M magazine explain my conflict about Facebook? Here in the M website and pasted below. My life: Shoba Narayan on social networking Shoba Narayan Dec 7, 2011 As a memoir writer and columnist, I [...]
Sabyasachi Mukherjee profile for The National Abu Dhabi
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 [...]
In the Mood for Love
Lust and danger in particular make for a compelling combination. In my view however, the directors who truly understand the nuances of lust and danger are Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee, two Asian directors who operate in a global milieu.
Bengali Films for Mint Lounge
In the midst of a Kolkata Ferment Cultural ‘adda’: Generations [...]