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Articles about Shoba Shoba beats Jhumpa in Writing Sweepstakes Shoba beats Jhumpa in Writing Sweepstakes by Aseem Chhabra When the editors of Gourmet assigned journalist Shoba Narayan to write a piece for the magazine's January 2000 issue, they virtually gave [...]
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Books General - Monsoon Diary Apart from the rest of her literary works Shoba has also been involved in writing books. Shoba's first book, "Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes" was published in April 2003 by Random House. Monsoon Diary [...]
Financial Times: New Zealand
Culinary cornucopia in Christchurch and beyond.
Financial Times: Manila
Finding beauty and spas in Manila.
Financial Times: Asian Fusion
Articles > Newspapers > Financial Times > Asian Fusion Asian Fusion - By Shoba Narayan (This article originally appeared in January 2003) Asian fusion in all but name Shoba Narayan finds a Singapore four that can blend with the [...]
WSJ: New Zealand’s film industry
New Zealand’s film industry - By Shoba Narayan Queenstown, New Zealand -- EVER SINCE DIRECTOR Peter Jackson put his native New Zealand on the map by setting The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy there, the country has been actively marketing [...]
WSJ: The Singaporean Paradox
Articles > Newspapers > Asian Wall Street Journal > The Singaporean Paradox The Singaporean Paradox - By Shoba Narayan WHEN LEE HSIEN LOONG took office as the third Prime Minister of Singapore last year, one of the first things he [...]
WSJ: Spas vs. Tradition
Spas versus tradition - By Shoba Narayan Walk into any spa from Bali to Boca Raton, Florida, and the menu is likely to include Chinese reflexology, Tahitian fruit wraps and Thai massages. Such treatments are so commonplace these days [...]
WSJ: Skydiving
Some skydive to confront their fears, some for the thrills, and some, like me, to bond with a sibling.
WSJ: Faith & Exhibits
Growing up in India, I had an intimate but businesslike relationship with Lord Ganesh, the remover of obstacles in the Hindu pantheon of gods.
WSJ: About R. K. Narayan
When I tell people that I am from India, they often ask who my favorite Indian writer is. I have one answer: R.K. Narayan.
WSJ: Electronic greeting cards
How Electronice greeting cards are changing the game of sending wishes.