Annah Chakola

‘Not all who wander are lost’ reads Annah Chakola’s business card. It’s apt. This high rise apartment overlooking the Thevara canal in Kochi’s mainland Ernakulam, filled with souvenirs from around the world bears evidence: this is one traveller who knows exactly where she’s going.

After spend a decade and a half overseas, the stylist and designer returned to Kerala to make a home. When we visit, she puts on Billie Holiday (recommended listening while scrolling), invites us to stay for lunch and tells us what we already know - “I fear no colour, nor mixing patterns or styles.” The result is her own brand of bohemian. We take our readers on a tour.

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