Shonali

At Kidilum, a new restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, Chef Vinu Raveendran serves podi idlis, prawn pollichadhu and Alleppey fish curry with toddy, making a confident case for hyper-regional Kerala cuisine in New York ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/food/dining/id…

With his new line, The Collectables, Mayyur Girotra transforms rare textiles — from Rabari camel bags and Kutch bedspread to vintage Kanjeevaram silks — into luxury heirlooms ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/life-and-style…

Chennai | Revivo’s Obesity meet looks beyond Ozempic and the weighing scale ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/sci-tech/healt…

At Jodhpur’s Ajit Bhawan, lost royal recipes are revived by burying them underground ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/life-and-style…

Imperial war: @the_hindu Edit on the war against Iran "This is a war of choice, launched to eliminate an adversary and reshape the region to suit American and Israeli interests. Such thuggery cannot be accepted in the international system." thehindu.com/opinion/editor…

Kochi Art Season 2026: Biennale highlights and must-see parallel shows ✍🏼@shonalim trib.al/nb4DuGA

Marina Abramović at the Kochi Biennale: On endurance, controversy and performance art ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/entertainment/…

Kali, politics and pop art —sometimes on the same poster. In Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts opens with America's first show focused on Bengali artists from 19th Century, and the fascinating mass produced prints they made in Colonial Calcutta. thehindu.com/entertainment/…

@shonalim Chef Hussain Shahzad talks about Dua Lipa's visit to his restaurant 'Papa's Bombay'. @shonalim #thehindulitforlife #TheHinduLitForLife2026

Their restaurants might be packed, but for Chefs @kkavann, Hussain Shahzad, and @VineshJohny who were in conversation with @shonalim, this never featured in their grand scheme of things @_poorvaja thehindu.com/lit-for-life/t…

Chefs Kavan Kuttappa, Hussain Shahzad and Vinesh Johny talk about India’s culinary culture, the passion and grit behind its most sought-after tables, in conversation with Shonali Muthalaly. @shonalim #thehindulitforlife #TheHinduLitForLife2026 Watch here: youtube.com/live/V5ePVZ3WS…

#thehindulitforlife2026 | In this session of The Hindu Lit Fest, author and fitness consultant Rujuta Diwekar (@RujutaDiwekar) talks with Shonali Muthalaly (@shonalim) about diet culture, metabolism myths, and a commonsense approach to eating that restores balance without fear or fads. Read the live updates: thehindu.com/lit-for-life/t…

How to do #Boston in 48 hours (Two hotels, a tea party and an Irish rager) by @shonalim thehindu.com/life-and-style…

How to do Boston in 48 hours (Two hotels, a tea party and an Irish rager) ✍🏼 @shonalim trib.al/GVogn8t

@NizhalShade Here's @the_hindu 's Prince Frederick 's story on it. I'm impressed at how quickly @chennaicorp and the Chennai District Green Comittee responded. thehindu.com/news/cities/tw…

On calling the fantastic team at @NizhalShade , we found out that the Chennai District Green Committee did not give permission. Now Greater Chennai Corporation is issuing a stiff fine. We were too late to save them. But remember you can speak up if you see a tree being axed.

Two massive, old trees were cut opposite my house on Egmore's Victora Crescent, and everyone let it happen assuming it was the corporation. Turns out, it was not.

#Watch | INDN has launched in New York City’s NoMad. Indian food goes 21+ here, with savoury cocktails, nostalgic small plates and a bar that refuses desi clichés — much to one dad’s horror. ✍️@shonalim thehindu.com/food/features/…

Back in 1995, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ was seen as rebellious, chic, and sexy. But when the youngest writer on our team finally watched it, he hated every minute — and is now at war with the rest of us. thehindu.com/entertainment/…

As Dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge turns 30, @SudhishKamath visits Mumbai’s iconic Maratha Mandir to find out just what it is about the Raj and Simran love story that still draws audiences. thehindu.com/entertainment/…