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Shoba Narayan is Bangalore-based award-winning author. She is also a freelance contributor who writes about art, food, fashion and travel for a number of publications.
Articles by Shoba Narayan
The perils of a family WhatsApp group
Where long-lost relatives are forced into camaraderie in the most artificial of environments
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The Dalai Lama’s take on ageing and wisdom Part 3:The monk and the mother
When you are caught in the middle of a conflict, take the Dalai Lama’s advice: think for yourself
Published on Oct 13, 2018 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The Dalai Lama’s take on ageing and wisdom part 2: The monk and the Jungian psychologist
When you are torn by anger, take the Dalai Lama’s simple advice: be kind
Updated on Sep 29, 2018 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The Dalai Lama’s take on ageing and wisdom part 1: The monk and the smartphone junkie
When you’re mentally scattered by social media, take the Dalai Lama’s simple advice: think!
Updated on Sep 15, 2018 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Travelling with parents part 3: Unexpected brushes with the ordinary
When abroad, there’s never any warning about how septuagenarian parents will behave
Updated on Sep 01, 2018 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Travelling with parents part 2: Fathers and daughters
A fallen walking stick and a wheelchair can change all perspectives
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Eating butter chicken at 32,000 feet
Away from the routines of home, Mum and Dad can be totally different people
Updated on Aug 04, 2018 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Sharing secret lives and riotous deaths
Who do you share good news and bad news with, and why? Your family, or your FB ‘friends’?
Updated on Jul 21, 2018 09:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Save your marriage, plant a tree
Yes, that might actually work in a world where phubbing has becoming a relationship killer
Updated on Jul 07, 2018 10:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Are you a texter or a talker?
Generation Older wants its information now. Gen Y merely wants messages it can ignore
Updated on Jun 29, 2018 12:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Realities of virtual thefts
It’s difficult to protect our loved ones from threats posed by cyber attacks
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 07:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
What to do when guilt and irritation are mixed with love
The curd-rice solution for feuding sons and mothers...
Updated on May 26, 2018 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
To go or not to go: That is the question
Want peace and harmony within the family? Check out the Abilene Paradox
Updated on May 13, 2018 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Padaneer: the perfect summer cooler for parched souls
A dubious drink made from the sap of the palmyra tree brings back my childhood and my grandmother
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 09:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Of Snapchat stalkers and Musical.ly yours
How pretentious are you in your online updates? And how real should you be?
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 01:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
When ‘vanity’ is a phone number
What should you do when you can pick the digits of your phone number? Ask the astrologer of course!
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The adult life: Parenting the parents
You become an adult when your parent becomes a child
Updated on Mar 17, 2018 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The proverbial power of words!
In a game of words, proverbs can often prove to be match-winners
Published on Mar 03, 2018 08:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
The Indian’s common challenge: after an age, how to parent your parents...
We are united not only by our love of spicy food, cricket and movies, but also by the fact that many of us are parenting our parents
Published on Feb 17, 2018 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shoba Narayan
Women of India, unite -- you’ve nothing to lose
The notion of women’s empowerment dictating a vote is a nuance that few care about. But I argue here that they should
Updated on Apr 07, 2009 03:58 PM IST
None | Shoba Narayan, Bangalore, India
Heart in the right place
Tharoor’s instruction to 2,000 Keralites to sing the national anthem in American fashion was foolish. It showed that he wasn’t in touch with the customs and practices of his state. I doubt that Tharoor meant to insult the Indian national anthem. If anything, he probably meant more respect, not disrespect, writes Shoba Narayan.
Updated on Mar 27, 2009 11:18 PM IST
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Muthalik and the Mahatma
If nightclubs in New York can hold a ‘bhangra night’, why can’t the nightclubs in Mumbai have a ‘dandiya night’? The Mahatma would be happy — and Muthalik would have one less grouse. Shoba Narayan elaborates.
Updated on Feb 07, 2009 10:37 PM IST
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