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Shoba Narayan

ARTICLES BY SHOBA NARAYAN

The sand dunes of Hunder with a view of the Karakoram mountains. (Courtesy Shoba Narayan)

Analogue travel: What it's like to put the phone down

6 min read . 11 Sept 2026

Women Weave, a cooperative that employs nearly 100 women who spin, draft, wind, warp and weave khadi cotton into high-quality fabric. Photos: Shoba Narayan

Reliving memories of the Maheshwari sari by the Narmada

3 min read . 27 Mar 2026

Women bring a different perspective to hospitality and tourism. (Photo courtesy Shoba Narayan)

What I learned from women tour guides at Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary

5 min read . 22 Oct 2025

Knowing that a walk may make us more productive, might nudge us to put on our shoes and get out. (File photo)

The benefits of taking a break from work for a walk outdoors

3 min read . 23 Aug 2025

The Kailasha Temple in Ellora. (Istockphoto)

Ajanta, Ellora and luxury farmstays: Slow travel in Maharashtra's Aurangabad

4 min read . 09 Aug 2025

Besides being a refuge for many species, including kingfishers, the
Hesaraghatta grassland is a catchment area as well. (Wikimedia Commons )

Who owns the conservation narrative?

6 min read . 24 Oct 2024

A fan coral in the Indian Ocean, Maldives. (iStockphoto)

Snorkelling in the Maldives’ new, young coral reefs

4 min read . 11 Oct 2024

A typical South Indian meal served on a banana leaf has seasonal variations. (Istockphoto)

In South India, chefs serve up a spoonful of history

7 min read . 24 Jun 2024

(from left) Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Mathilde Laurent and Esa-Pekka Salonen; and the performance at San Francisco Symphony. (Photographs courtesy sfssymphony/instagram)

The fragrances of San Francisco Symphony's ‘Prometheus’

4 min read . 22 Mar 2024

Monks at a temple in Bhutan. (Narayan Ramachandran)

Ghosts, gods, demons and abundance of kindness in Bhutan

3 min read . 23 Nov 2023

The Arenal volcano in Mistico Park in Costa Rica (Shoba Narayan)

Travel: In search of the ‘pure life’ in Costa Rica

4 min read . 20 Jul 2023

Chandra Jain, curator of 'Paatre'

A new exhibition celebrates vessels as repositories of stories

4 min read . 16 Mar 2023

There is zip-lining and boating on offer at the scenic Banasura Lake in Wayanad, Kerala. (iStock)

Travel: Seeking youth and beauty in Wayanad

6 min read . 12 Jan 2023

The cornucopia of fruits at Tropical Fruit World. (Shoba Narayan)

Travel: a taste of India on Australia’s Tweed Coast

6 min read . 21 Oct 2022

Jayaram Bhat at his 5,000-bottle home wine cellar in Los Altos Hills.

Meet the Indian wine geeks of Silicon Valley

11 min read . 28 Jun 2022

Details from a pichwai painting ‘Chandrama Ka Shringar’ by Atelier Tradition And Beyond; stone colours on cloth; 33 x 45 inches (Courtesy Atelier Tradition and Beyond )

What luxury means in 2021

5 min read . 29 Oct 2021

Organic wines have been gaining ground steadily in the global market. (iStockphoto)

Why wine maestro Rajat Parr has become a farmer

6 min read . 16 Sept 2021

Representational image from iStockphoto.

On a jalebi, kachori and bhang trail in Varanasi

5 min read . 01 Dec 2020

The Dalai Lama. Photo: AP

The Dalai Lama: Combine Indian knowledge with education, then China will pay attention

12 min read . 13 Aug 2018

The Wine Connoisseurs at the 100-Point dinner. Photos: The Wine Connoisseurs (TWC)

Dining with the perfect wine

7 min read . 23 Jun 2018