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Saris from Paris: for Financial Times Weekend’s fashion pages
About the Hermes Sari. Appearing here in the Financial Times Weekend fashion pages and pasted below. January 13, 2012 10:05 pm Saris from Paris? By Shoba Narayan French label Hermès has launched a take on the traditional garment and [...]
Comedy Improv
The loser’s guide to comic relief
Profile of Sabyasachi, fashion desiger, for Mint Lounge
Sabyasachi, the revivalist businessman 5 min read . Updated: 06 Jan 2012, 09:31 PM IST The Good life | Shoba Narayan Clad in a khadi kurta-pyjama and Ferragamo flats, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, 37, [...]
Chennai’s muse: the Bharatanatyam divas
Chennai's muse: the Bharatanatyam divas 3 min read . Updated: 30 Dec 2011, 09:58 PM IST The Good Life | Shoba Narayan I am going to let you in on a little [...]
Party Animal?
My Life: negotiating new roles as we age Shoba Narayan Jan 4, 2012 I've noticed a curious phenomenon: men get more introverted as they get older and women more extroverted. I see it in several of my married friends. [...]
Party Animal?
My Life: negotiating new roles as we age Shoba Narayan Jan 4, 2012 I've noticed a curious phenomenon: men get more introverted as they get older and women more extroverted. I see it in several of my married friends. [...]
About Christmas and Inspiration
Christmas inspiration takes a note from many cultures Shoba Narayan Dec 25, 2011 Our largely Hindu community in Bangalore, India, is practising Christmas carols and I am trawling the world for inspiration. I like the majestic rendition of Joy to [...]
Chateau Margaux and Alain Passard: for Mint Lounge
When your food sings to you So I have a message for Paul Pontallier: Come again to India with your subtle, amazing wines; but next time, dignify our palates by choosing a local chef for the meal The Good Life [...]
Read this and Weep
Read this piece and weep. Pearls Before Breakfast I loved this piece so much on so many levels. It combines art, philosophy, music, behavioral economics, social psychology, pretty much every field that I care about. It gave me names of [...]
For The National Abu Dhabi on Singapore
From durian to Kampong Glam Shoba Narayan (Writer) Sep 19, 2009 It is 4pm and the Ramadan bazaar in Geylang Serai, the Malay enclave of Singapore, is bustling. Tomorrow is Hari Raya Puasa, the local name for Eid al Fitr [...]
Hotel Business
In the hotel business, bigger isn't always better Shoba Narayan (Writer) Jan 27, 2010 Mohammed is afraid of losing his job. I met the middle-aged man from Kerala in Bahrain's transit lounge. Emboldened by my few words of Malayalam, and since we [...]
Losing weight without exercise
Want to lose weight without the pain? Try a little instability Shoba Narayan (Writer) Mar 3, 2010 It is a truth universally acknowledged that every single human in possession of good fortune still must be in want of a better body. [...]