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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1 week ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
Meet the doctor who has a gut feeling about everything. This is a pun that gastroenterologist Dr Pal (Palaniappan) Manickam, is well used to. Interestingly, he is also a standup comedian and perhaps that is why, for him, puns are as important as probiotics. He likes to call his genre of comedy MedCom (medical comedy) and his repertoire covers everything from fermented foods and diet plans to menopause, bowel health, and fatty liver.
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1 week ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
For designer Anju Modi, every time she visits Chennai, it feels like homecoming. When she started her eponymous label in 1990, Madras was her “epicentre” for all things fabric-related. “This was my base when I used to go to nearby villages, towns and cities like Salem, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram, and Venkatagiri (Andhra Pradesh), and stay with weavers in their homes. Their culture, temples, and even things like the kolam that they draw every morning, reflect in the fabric they weave.
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1 week ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on a leather sofa made of an 18-feet long MIG 21 Drop Tank — even if it occupies a large chunk of the room. Aircraft are beautiful things, says Akshay Sharma, founder, Woodfeather and Airborn. The former offers handcrafted wooden propellers, while the latter has furniture made of aircraft components.
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1 month ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
A blue wall with murals of cheerful sunflowers and dapper-looking girls has become an Instagrammable spot on Harrington Road. Beyond this vibrant facade lies the House of Klothberg which is a boutique, cafe, and ice cream parlour all rolled into one. The ground floor houses clothes, shoes and accessories — made in-house and sourced from European markets.
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1 month ago |
thehindu.com | Priyadarshini Paitandy
Riddled with holes, a fatigued looking Chanel bag that was relegated to the recesses of a closet, now has a new life. The holes are gone, the colour is back, and so is the bag’s personality. It is now traversing across the city from event to event and party to party as we speak. At Mr. Pronto’s Leather Care and Laundry, bags and shoes are given a new lease of life and look, or even just cleaned based on the client’s requirements. But there are limitations. “We are not magicians.
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