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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 [...]
Why are they even together?
About good relationships and bad ones? Kate and Will are getting married. Do you have a good marriage? Find out. Here is the page on the Indicast Podcast Network Lessons From Life #3: Successful Marriages Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:59 [...]
Why we hate our girls for Mint Lounge
This was a tough piece to write because you had to get the tone right. Many rewrites; many inputs from editors. Here it is at Mint's site and pasted below Culture Why we hate our girls The 2011 census [...]
Indian Aviation for The National
Indian aviation must be a viable business to really take off Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Apr 2, 2011 Which is the best airport in the world? For the past 10 years, Singapore's Changi Airport and Hong Kong International Airport have [...]
Friendship podcast
This week's podcast about Friendship. Here at the Indicast site. Also below. This week's lesson from life is inspired by Dr. Manmohan Singh's invitation to Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the Semi-final match between India and Pakistan. The incident was neither about [...]
How to bring up kids?
Is an iPod their birthright? 4 min read . Updated: 31 Mar 2011, 10:00 PM ISTThe Good Life | Shoba Narayan This is something I think about a lot. While I know [...]
Men who listen to their wives for The National
Here is the article on The National site. Here it is below. Untold riches await those men who listen to their wives Shoba Narayan Last Updated: Mar 29, 2011 Lucky Shyam Shewaramani. He won a Dh1 million lottery by listening [...]
Secret Luxury for Mint’s luxury issue
Mint's luxury issue to coincide with the luxury conference had a bunch of interesting takes. I liked the one about knowledge and bespoke catering. Would have been nice to see more stuff on luxury travel, music, cigars, etc. Here is [...]
Flying Coach for The National
I know about Qatar because a lot of my friends from the US fly the airline to get a connection straight into Kerala. This was a reaction. Flying coach class doesn't have to be a malodorous misery Shoba Narayan Last [...]