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“Misogyny Exists Everywhere”: Wealth and Education Don’t Change Patriarchal Mindsets, says UK-based Activist
London-based women’s rights activist Zahra Rasouli helps rescue victims of gender and gang-based violence and child sexual exploitation. She believes gender discrimination is a global phenomenon.
This Teen Wants You to Stop Wasting Half-full Glasses of Water in Restaurants
The millennials have inherited a dying Earth. Humankind’s toxic footprint has not spared any part of the planet. With countless crises just around the corner, these girls are successfully securing a sustainable future. This is part one of our three part series, ‘Knights in Recyclable Armour’.
“Commitment Needs Sacrifice But It Also Transforms You” – Madhu Tandan on Love, Longing and Knowing
Madhu Tandan’s new novel is no ordinary love story; it’s a canvas of absence, abstinence and infidelity along with a thrilling plot.
Daily Yoga for Staff, Salad During Shoots: Aleya Sen’s Film Company Sure Keeps It Healthy
In the second of our three-part series ‘Home @ Work’, we feature Aleya Sen, co-founder of Chrome Pictures, who embraces a sustainable lifestyle both at home and at work.
These Sisters Run a Cafe Where You Can Hang Around with Cool Cats, Literally
As part of our series ‘Cafe with a Cause’, we take you to Cat Cafe Studio run by the Khosla sisters in Mumbai, where you can hang around with cats over coffee.
Simi Kohli Shares 3 Healthy Asian Recipes From Her Restaurant, Shibuya
Bringing together her love for food, healthy cuisine and travel, Simi Kohli shares three delicious recipes from her popular Asian restaurant, Shibuya.
“Stop This Talk,” Said My Mother-in-Law, But I Was 29 and I Was in Love
There is an opening of the eyes and heart when you find your spiritual mentor. A Delhi grandmother shares her journey as a seeker, and how it all began.
Home @ Work: She Runs an Award-winning Creative Agency from Her Mom’s Garage
Workspaces don’t have to be rigidly defined by glass windows, cookie-cutter cubicles or ‘corporate’ formality. In a three-part series ‘Home @ Work’, we feature three women-led teams that do great work even in informal settings, with open spaces, plants and maybe even a mother around for company. This is part one.
“Anything Boring, Dull or Old-fashioned Is Ladylike” – Radhika Vaz Lets It Rip
Standup comic Radhika Vaz is out to provoke – with her jokes and with her feminist agenda.
She Teaches You How to Build Cool, Durable Homes with Mud, Bamboo and Love for the Earth!
With her maverick venture Geeli Mitti, Shagun Singh is teaching the world about the down-and-dirty delight of sustainable development.
Her Kochi Restaurant Serves Great Food – Along With Good Karma!
Why waste food? Minu Pauline of Kochi has set up a fridge outside her restaurant Pappadavada so that the poor and hungry can take leftovers for free.
Subscribe to eShe and Win a Holiday – Because We Love You!
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How Jeroo Billimoria Uplifted the Lives of Millions of Children in 147 Countries
Jeroo Billimoria has affected millions of lives with her organizations that protect vulnerable children, and lift the youth out of poverty.
What Pollution Is Doing to Our Children’s Brains, and Why It’s Time to Act
The effects of environmental pollution are damaging our children’s brains within days after birth, leaving India with a crisis in the making.
She Eats Pickles During Her Periods: One Girl’s War Against Menstruation Taboos
A comic on menstruation designed by Aditi Gupta as a college thesis snowballed into Menstrupedia, a creative platform for social awareness.
A Spunky TV Star, a Scuba-Diving Teen and 10 Other Stories Our Readers Loved Most
The stories of these girls and women were the most-read on this website in the past 12 months since eShe magazine was launched.
Nandita Das on Manto, #MeToo, and Stories That Need to be Told
Nandita Das has donned many hats, from actor to filmmaker, but the one that has stayed consistent is the steel-willed activist, unafraid to speak out. In this exclusive interview, she talks about her life journey, inspirations and why certain stories need to be told.
eShe Turns One Year Old!
eShe, the monthly magazine full of extraordinary stories of women around us, is now celebrating its FIRST ANNIVERSARY!
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5 Jewellery Designers Whose Statement Pieces Do the Talking
Breaking away from the traditional Indian aesthetic, these five jewellery designers make eclectic designs with a story behind them. You’ll need nothing else.
She’s a Mom of 5, High Achiever, Cancer Survivor – But That’s Not the Only Reason She’s My Feminist Icon
She was a CA rank holder, set up her own chartered accountancy firm back in the day, and raised five children. They don’t make them like Rupa Debi any more, says her daughter Reeti Roy.
“Women’s Voices Have Been Stifled Far Too Long” – Author Shuchi Singh Kalra Gets Candid
“Our traumatic experiences shape us the most,” says Shuchi Singh Kalra. The best-selling author shares her views on gender bias and social taboos.
I Took a Step Back in My Career For Motherhood, But Stumbled on a New Perspective
Like many working women in India, marketing professional Rabia Sooch Khandelwal had to take a break in her career once the babies were born, but the experience brought out another side of her.
In Her Last Moments, She Left Me a Blessing That Transformed My Life
Dealing with a mother’s loss is probably one of the most difficult and painful parts of growing older. This is part two of our three-part series ‘Her Blood in My Veins’ as three women trace their mothers’ lives, and see a mirror to their own truths.
Bhutan Is Proof: Happy Women = Happy State
Bhutan is considered the happiest place in the world. Perhaps one of the reasons is that women have equal rights, opportunities and personal freedoms.
This Ex TV Producer Launched 100% Natural Snacks for Busy People with Gourmet Tastes
It took vision and reinvention for former television producer Shradha Aggarwal to launch her own startup offering healthy gourmet snacks.
“Yoga Helped Me Ace My CA Exam – and Meet My Husband!” These 3 Entries Win Our ‘Yoga Story’ Contest
A mother loses 8 kg and introduces her family to yoga. A student finds concentration and aces her exams. And another beats insomnia and binge-eating disorder. These are the yoga stories that win our “Yoga Story” contest and a health getaway to Kerala!
A Bus Accident Cost This Teen a Leg, But That’s Not How Her Story Ends
Her first day of engineering college turned out to be the turning point for teenager Medha Saha – she lost a leg but earned the heart of a hero.
This Tunisian-German Flight Attendant is Devoted to India and the ‘God Who Flies’
German flight attendant Mariam Jouini was teary-eyed the first time she flew to India – and now she can’t get enough of the country and its gods.
Why Childhood Adversity Turns Some People into Super-Achievers as Adults
In ‘Supernormal’, her groundbreaking new study of trauma and survival, Meg Jay tells the stories of people who overcome trauma in their childhoods to go on and live successful lives as adults.
