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Delhi Airport
Delhi airport's new terminal has nice bathroom entrances. I always wonder how to make iconic signs both accessible and yet creative. Here in the airport, they have screen printed large size images of Indian women in traditional garb at the [...]
Father’s Day column for The National
A piece I wrote for The National. Happy Fathers Day! Father’s Day Is being a father to a son different from being a father to a daughter? Shouldn’t be, right? After all, one of the central premises of parenting is [...]
Pho-bidden Fruit: for this website
My French neighbour has introduced me to some of the coolest places in Bangalore. Is there something wrong with this picture, or is it just how it is? Expats come to Bangalore and discover the city in a way that [...]
Confessions of a cross-carrying immigrant
Very old piece. Suddenly resurfaced here and on Rediff below. Confessions of a Cross-Carrying Immigrant Shoba Narayan January 4, 2000 I am an immigrant. I straddle cultures, juggle identities, and carry labels. The INS calls me Resident-Alien, the IRS calls [...]
Nadir Godrej Profile for Discovery magazine, Cathay Pacific.
This ran in Cathay Pacific inflight magazine, Discovery. And the publication date, May 2011. Nadir Godrej Profile
The trouble with teenagers
I hope my daughter doesn't read this. For The National. My life: The trouble with teenagers Shoba Narayan May 18, 2011 Updated May 18, 2011 5.12pm At a party recently, I asked a close friend what I considered an innocuous [...]
Tai Chi in Shanghai & Beijing | Condenast Traveler US |
I have come to China from my home in Bangalore, India, to find a tai chi teacher. My pursuit of tai chi has been punctuated by such cultural challenges. When I informed my conservative Indian family that I was interested in tai chi, they were appalled. Why was their Indian child, heir to an ancient and proud tradition of yoga leaning toward an alien discipline?
Being at the other side of the firing line
It is weird. Some weeks ago, on the back of a column I did for Mint about Rajat Gupta, a journalist from Bloomberg/Businessweek called me. He sounded like my (very funny) cousin in Washington D.C. so I kinda took to [...]
A new way of spending wealth for The National Abu Dhabi
Is wealth a spent argument, or can India find new way? Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 9, 2011 Antilia Tower, the new residence of Mukesh D. Ambani, chairman of India's Reliance Industries Ltd., stands in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Oct. [...]
The time is right for an Indian Noma: for Mint Lounge
The time is right for an Indian Noma Someone commented on the Pink Poppadom. Been there. Liked it. Star chef: Madhu Krishnan of ITC, adjudged best by the Food Lovers of Bangalore. The time is right for an Indian [...]
Rajat Gupta
Courtesy Mehul Srivatsava who cold-called me after reading the Mint piece I wrote about Rajat Gupta, for which I got so many brutal comments. It was funny being on the other side-- answering questions. Rajat Gupta Mystery Remains as Rajaratnam's [...]
Marriages for The National
My Life: Shoba Narayan on her long-lasting marriage Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 19, 2011 For The National M magazine Unlike Kate and Prince William, I had an arranged marriage. Ram, my husband, and I never dated, and knew each [...]