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Holistic Health Care
Between nature and the laboratory, a cure for all our ills Shoba Narayan Dec 12, 2010 As healthcare debates rage on throughout the world, a heartening event is occurring in my hometown, Bangalore. Backed by state and central governments, [...]
Savings tips for household help
In the new year, a savings tip for hired help Shoba Narayan Dec 19, 2010 It is that time of year when many of us are thinking about Christmas and year-end bonuses for those who help us. Most of [...]
Energy, Onions, India
All focus on energy for India but no heat to cook curry Shoba Narayan Dec 26, 2010 next previous Horamavu village seems like an odd place to take stock of the year, but it is in this little hamlet [...]
Tourism Bedside Manners
Tourists appreciate bedside manners and smart service Shoba Narayan Jan 2, 2011 next previous So where did you go for New Year's? For much of Asia and indeed the world, it would have been the Middle East. According to a [...]
Collaborative Consumption
The wisdom of collaborative consumption Shoba Narayan Jan 9, 2011 European cities such as London have come up with bike-sharing programmes subsidised by advertisements. BLOOMBERG next previous Go to photo 0 Have you ever opened your wardrobe and [...]
Mother in law
The problem with the mother-in-law Shoba Narayan Jan 8, 2011 Two women who love the same man is hardly the recipe for a friendship. I speak not of extramarital affairs or bigamy, but of the relationship between mother-in-law and [...]
Why do Arabic rhythms sound so sweet to Indian ears? for The National Abu Dhabi
Why do Arabic rhythms sound so sweet to Indian ears? Shoba Narayan Jan 18, 2011 A cousin of mine in Kuwait tells me that Bollywood music is de riguer at her parties these days. Apparently, her Arab friends love [...]
Starbucks Compromise
Compromise may prove to be key for Starbucks in India Shoba Narayan Jan 23, 2011 next previous I have to admit that when I heard Starbucks was coming to India, my heart sank. It's not that I don't like their coffee. [...]
Matchmaking Tiffin
My Life: Indian matchmaking takes a tiffin or two Shoba Narayan Jan 29, 2011 My husband, Ram, and I met over tiffin and tea one rainy afternoon in November 1991. We had an Indian arranged marriage, and as was [...]
Succession Wipro
When succession becomes a major family concern Shoba Narayan Jan 30, 2011 "Save for the public sector and multinationals, India is full of family businesses," says Professor K Ramachandran of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. In India, the [...]
Growth and Green
Striking a balance in India between growth and green Shoba Narayan Feb 6, 2011 next previous After 20 years in the US, my husband and I decided to uproot our family five years ago and move back to India, [...]
Urgent need to preserve baby girls
An urgent need to preserve and value baby girls in India Shoba Narayan (Writer) Apr 16, 2011 "Would you kill a child? Would you kill your grandchild? I have seen women do this and, believe me, it is not difficult. [...]