Coimbatore

Health and fitness experts across Coimbatore hold forth on the health consequences of a sedentary lifestyle and how staying motivated to get fit can improve one’s overall wellbeing “Did you know that every fourth woman in Coimbatore is…

“Hang in there, learn new skills, take the plunge,” says Ranjana Singhal of Cafe Totaram about her lessons learnt during the pandemic while dealing with upheavals in the food industry. She enters the e-commerce space with the launch of…

From gourmet food and experimental cuisines to Pan-Asian, cloud kitchens in the city are offering intricate culinary experiences How about a classic Italian risotto made with native sticky black rice or an umami pasta with miso, served…

Block 10, Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Ukkadam, is the address to a vibrant piece of art: one that features people and objects that make up the locality “That’s the keerai lady,” laughs Shakeela Begum, pausing in front of…

Sree Annapoorna reinvents itself with a business hotel and fine dining restaurant, complete with jasmine cake and ‘nannari’ negronis. Here is a first look Lucknowi galaouti kebabs fuel our conversation with Jegan S Damodaraswamy,…

Baklava can be traced back to Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, as far back as 3,000 years ago. But I am relishing this delicious treat closer home: at Sweet Smith cafe in Coimbatore. Made from 40 layers of crisp phyllo sheets, filled with…

The 84-minute film narrates the story of a middle-class Muslim society and is partly inspired by short stories of Thoppil Mohammed Meeran and Firdous Rajakumaran “It was a special moment,” says director SPP Bhaskaran about receiving…

Amrut Distilleries draws inspiration from the Ooty Botanical Garden to craft a gin with South Indian botanicals, from tea to betel leaves The story of this Indian gin begins in the Nilgiris, five years ago. The late chairman and…

At Camp Splendour, you can dive into Thirumurthy Dam. Or paddle across it. “Halfway through, I really didn’t think I could go any further,” says Ramya Vikas, a social media marketing consultant. She was trying stand up paddling for the…

Starring Harish Uthaman and child actor Tareetha ET, ‘Ashvamithra’ explores the relationship between a speech therapist and a speech-impaired child “A child’s perspective matters. I respect that,” declares Earthling Koushalya. Her film…