Overview

• Pria Warrick, a Delhi-based personality development and etiquette coach, posted an Instagram video showing how to eat pani puri using a fork and spoon.
• In the clip she lifts a puri with cutlery, splits it in a bowl, eats the solids, and then drinks the spicy water separately.
• Her caption framed the approach as a way to preserve makeup and maintain elegance, urging, "Ladies, don’t spoil your makeup."
• The video went viral and drew widespread criticism, with commenters calling it "hurtful to watch" and saying they would rather reapply lipstick than eat it that way.
• As of August 26, outlets reported heavy backlash and no change to the post or apology from Warrick, while many defended the traditional, hand-held style of eating pani puri.