Aadira Parakkat – Palatinate

Keeping sane in the lunacy of lockdown

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat, Carys Stallard, Elise Garcon, Elle Woods-Marshall, Immy Higgins

“This month I have learned that no sunrise or sunset is the same”: Features contributors share the creative ways they’ve been coping with the lockdown

Indigo Features Print Edition

Rewriting resolutions in 2021

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat, Becky Unsworth, Elle Woods-Marshall, Immy Higgins

“My resolutions for 2021 look a bit different from last year”: Features editors and contributors tell us about the resolutions that they have made for this year.

Style

An ode to dressing up and going nowhere

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat

“It’s simply an act of leisure, but in reclaiming a sense of control and resisting the creeping insolence of lethargy, the effect of dressing up and going nowhere can be significant.” Aadira Parakkat proposes getting dressed everyday as a strategy to get through lockdown.

Film & TV Print Edition

Film Characters with Style: Ask the Reader!

October 26, 2020October 27, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat, Lily Webber, Olivia Moody

Film & TV’s Editor Madeleine Rosie Strom examines her readers fictional fashion icons from the movie theatre.

Books Indigo

Durham Book Festival 2020: programme overview

September 27, 2020September 29, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat

Aadira Parakkat guides us through the programme for this year’s Durham Book Festival, which will be held online.

Food and Drink

A family that cooks together, stays together

September 21, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat

“Caught up in an ugly economic culture that undervalues domestic work, I took my mother’s cooking for granted.” Aadira Parakkat reflects on the fusion of not only flavour but also family that takes place in the kitchen.

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Cabin Fever: how a pandemic has affected student mental health

August 5, 2020August 6, 2020 sub.editors 1 Comment Aadira Parakkat, Katie Heyes

Indigo – Palatinate’s arts and lifestyle magazine – offers a brief glimpse into what we’ve felt, what we’ve learned, and how we’re trying to cope.

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Love in the Time of Corona: Part II, Relationships

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 sub.editors 0 Comments Aadira Parakkat

‘In these portraits of love during one of the most defining events of our generation, there lies proof that love finds its way.’ Indigo Features interviews Durham students who’ve been dating and in relationships during the U.K. lockdown.

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Love in the Time of Corona: Part I, Dating

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 sub.editors 1 Comment Aadira Parakkat

“While dating apps have their shortcomings, we’re finding creative ways to make it work.” Indigo interviews Durham students who been dating during the U.K. lockdown.