Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
Money Buys Happiness
Money makes the world go round and can buy happiness Shoba Narayan (Writer) Aug 28, 2010 Experiences bring more happiness than objects. Last week, I did something I have never done before. I took out my credit card bill and [...]
Quintessentially and its use in India: The National Abu Dhabi
India's super-rich a quintessentially complicated bunch Shoba Narayan Sep 26, 2010 I have a request for Paul Drummond, the boyish co-founder of Quintessentially, the UK-based luxury concierge service: can he get me into elBulli before it closes forever? If [...]
Indian Pharma
A dose of Indian state support will keep drug firms healthy Shoba Narayan Oct 3, 2010 Indians are not pill poppers. Or so I thought until a report in the Lancet Infectious Disease Journal linked an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" to [...]
Indian Pharma
A dose of Indian state support will keep drug firms healthy Shoba Narayan Oct 3, 2010 Indians are not pill poppers. Or so I thought until a report in the Lancet Infectious Disease Journal linked an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" to [...]
Oberoi Hotels
White knight to old man's rescue when black-tie party's over Shoba Narayan (Writer) Sep 4, 2010 next previous Hotel insiders in India have been wondering about the fate of the Oberoi hotels group for some time now, given that its [...]
Indian Exuberance is misplaced
Indian exuberance is misplaced Shoba Narayan Oct 10, 2010 The odious comparison comes up all the time, especially during the recent run up to the Commonwealth Games. Every time a walkway collapsed or an official complained about filthy toilets, [...]
Indian Exuberance is misplaced
Indian exuberance is misplaced Shoba Narayan Oct 10, 2010 The odious comparison comes up all the time, especially during the recent run up to the Commonwealth Games. Every time a walkway collapsed or an official complained about filthy toilets, [...]
For The National Abu Dhabi on tiger safaris
Finding peace on the trail of the tiger Shoba Narayan Oct 16, 2010 It was, in the end, a media brouhaha, but it did crystallise our travel plans. Earlier this year, there were a series of reports stating that [...]
Newly Affluent Have Wool Pulled Over their Eyes
Newly affluent still have wool pulled over their eyes Shoba Narayan (Writer) Oct 17, 2010 My Chinese tour guide has not heard of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner. I am in Beijing and have just read the news in [...]
US China relations
US and China must forge mutual trust to end currency war Shoba Narayan Oct 24, 2010 It was at the Expo 2010 Shanghai that I encountered Song Hongbing's bookThe Currency War. I was with a few Chinese acquaintances, introduced [...]
Tourist Traps
I'll buy my share of tourist tat, but skip the hard sell Shoba Narayan Nov 14, 2010 next previous The first time it happened was in Egypt. I walked out of the Pyramids of Giza, dying to buy a [...]
Master Bazaar Economics
Master bazaar economics and drive a hard bargain Shoba Narayan Oct 31, 2010 next previous I am driving my Scorpio van with two kids and a Labrador in the back. At 7am, Bangalore is cool and quiet, its roads [...]