
Priyadarshini Paitandy
Special Correspondent and Assistant Editor at The Hindu
Journalist, The Hindu. Travel and adventure sport addict. Spa worm. Focussed for the most part but easily distracted by shopping, dessert and my own reflection.
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Want to attend Chennai’s first ever Cake Buffet? The only catch - you have to bring a cake to get in
1 week ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
“’No cake, no entry’, that is our tagline,” laughs Maariya Kulsum Tanveer, one of the organisers of Chennai’s first ever Cake Buffet. Organised by The Great Madras Bake Sale team, the event is inspired from Cake Picnic, a concept popular in the US, where thousands of attendees carry a cake each for the picnic and get to try out all the different cakes present there. Taking baby steps, the team (also comprising Cindana Manickavel and Priya Anup) wants to start with 100-120 participants.
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2 weeks ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
Indian summers are predictable. But your wardrobe does not necessarily have to be. With flowy silhouettes, comfortable fabrics, vibrant colours and holiday prints, designers are making summer dressing fun. The inspiration is diverse — from tropical countries and candy colours to hints of nostalgia. In a country where the temperature hovers in the late 30s for 10 months a year, for many brands seasonality takes a backseat as they focus on summer-friendly dressing round the calendar.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
9 hours agoAs the heat of summer sets in, many plants take a break from flowering, but these stellar selections continue to bloom all season long. From annual bedding plants that just won’t quit, to reblooming perennials and shrubs, you’ll love the long-lasting flowers of these garden workhorses. They’ll keep …
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3 weeks ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
Cornwall (Doc Martin), Dubrovnik (Game of Thrones), Husavik (Eurovision: Song of fire and ice)... a clutch of destinations over the years have owed their spike in popularity to television series and movies filmed there. This is what gave rise to set-jetting, a trend where travellers set off to explore destinations they saw on screen. The latest series that has been boosting tourism is The White Lotus.
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3 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
1 day agoOver the years, I've left virtually no stone unturned in my quest for clear, even, and glowing skin. Spanning lasers and radiofrequency microneedling to Korean skin boosters like skin Botox and even the infamous salmon sperm facial, I'm compelled to throw an outsized portion of my income to …
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