Jane Kataria: When did you visit India for the first time? Why Chennai?
Adeline Graham: I came to India six years ago to meet my team. It was never on my list of places to visit but I worked as a Marketing Director for a Chennai IT company, so I came! It just felt right from the get-go. The warmth of the people, the colours, the energy, the weather (yes the weather!!) and the food. It all blew me away. Since then I have been fortunate to visit many other places, in different states, with many more to come, I hope. But Chennai feels like home.
JK: Where did you spend your childhood?
AG: I am French. I spent my childhood in France, in Le Mans, Loire Valley. My parents had a shop. I spent time around clients and playing with friends in the neighbourhood. My mum is incredibly creative from flower arrangements, to framing, home decor she was always working on new projects. My dad is more into literature, museums and travelling. Both are incredibly hard-working and hugely generous. I have two elder brothers who are my rocks to this day! We also had an elderly couple next door who looked after me every day after school. Fernande, or mamie to me (gran) is the Fern in Fern and Ade! She was a strong woman with a good heart and an incredible sense of style. She is very dear to me and taught me so much. That's my way of taking her on this adventure with me. Now I have a family of my own, I have two awesome kids 16 and 18 years old.
JK: Have your parents visited you in Chennai?
AG: My parents visited India 30 years ago and absolutely loved it. I still have a saree my mum gifted me at that time. Travelling nowadays is more difficult for them because of age so they haven't returned. My brothers have come to Chennai, Rajasthan, Goa, Kerala... I think we're all converts!
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 2024 من PROVOKE Lifestyle.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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BMW iX
In its new xDrive 50 form the iX is now amongst the most popular electric cars that you can get in India.
BUSTING MYTHS ON MOTHER'S DAY
HUMAN BREAST MILK AND OTHER GRANDMA TREATMENT REMEDIES
Celebrating Good Food
MEZERA BREWERY AND KITCHEN IS A GORGEOUS ADDITION TO JP NAGAR'S REPERTOIRE OF SERIOUSLY COOL HOTSPOTS IN BANGALORE
A Culinary Adventure
A DELICIOUS JOURNEY INTO THE KITCHENS OF MADRAS KITCHEN COMPANY
How attractive is Chennai for new beginnings?
JANE KATARIA IN CONVERSATION WITH ADELINE GRAHAM FROM FRANCE WHO SETTLED DOWN IN CHENNAI SEEING A GREAT PROSPECTIVE FOR A PROFESSIONAL GROWTH HERE
The Fat Fad
YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON FAT
Yoga- A Gift for Women
EMBRACE THE HARMONY OF MIND AND BODY THIS MOTHER'S DAY WITH THE GENTLE ART OF YOGA, A TIMELESS GIFT OF WELLNESS
MOMFLUENCE: ARU NAYAR MANI
ARU NAYAR MANI, A DEVOTED MOTHER AND FORMER MODEL, FINDS JOY IN NURTURING HER SON, EVAAN, AND DELIGHTING IN DRESSING HIM IN ADORABLE OUTFITS. THROUGH HER INSTAGRAM PAGE, ARU_EVAAN, SHE SHARES A DAILY GLIMPSE INTO THE WORLD OF PARENTING, LIFESTYLE, KIDS' FASHION, MOM FASHION, HUMOUR, AND ENTERTAINMENT. FOR ARU, \"THE ACTIVITY ROOM\" TRANSCENDS BEING JUST A PLAY AREA, IT'S A REALM OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MADE ENJOYABLE WITH A VISION TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S SKILLS AND ENCOURAGE MUTUAL LEARNING, SHE ENVISIONS IT AS A SPACE WHERE FAMILIES CAN BOND WHILE EXPLORING NEW HORIZONS. AT THE HEART OF THE ACTIVITY ROOM IS THE AIM TO CULTIVATE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN CAN ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD AROUND THEM POSITIVELY, DISCOVERING NOT ONLY THE WORLD BUT ALSO THEMSELVES.
Life doesn't always give you wins
TEACHER, ACTOR AND AUTHOR OF MY HABITS MY RECIPES, GEETHA SHARES HER EXPERIENCES OF BRINGING UP HER SON THE AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR ACTOR THARUN BHASCKER
Annai and Amma
IN OUR EXCLUSIVE MOTHER'S DAY EDITION, WE EXPLORE INTO A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT IN TAMIL NADU'S HISTORY AS TWO ICONIC FIGURES, MOTHER TERESA AND AMMA (J. JAYALALITHAA), CONVERGED AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE FORMER CHIEF MINISTER, J. JAYALALITHAA, IN CHENNAI. THROUGH THE LENS OF A. X. ALEXANDER, A DISTINGUISHED FORMER DGP OF TAMIL NADU AND EYEWITNESS TO THIS HISTORIC ENCOUNTER, WE UNRAVEL THE PROFOUND EXCHANGES THAT TRANSPIRED DURING THIS REMARKABLE MEETING