The Reinvention: This Fitness Entrepreneur Took on a Digital Avatar During Lockdown
Lockdown can’t put down a winner! Shalini Bhargava, founder of JG’s fitness studio in Mumbai, reinvented her work format and went digital during the pandemic.
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The Reinvention: From Budding Musician to Lockdown Doughnut Baker!
Music student Soumya Sofat put aside her singing aspirations during the lockdown and instead started baking doughnuts – lots and lots of them!
How the Youngest Muslim Elected to a US Public Office Is Steering Change
Bushra Amiwala was 20 when she won her first election to a public office in the US, making her the youngest Muslim to ever do so.
How an Ordinary Indian Couple Solved Their Lockdown Problem
The lockdown had exposed a crack in an ordinary Indian woman’s marriage. Here’s how she fixed it.
The Reinvention: From Education Entrepreneur to Quarantine Baker
Shweta Joshi put her creative and entrepreneurial skills to use after Covid shut down her education business, and turned into a baker of beautiful treats. #TheReinvention
I Had a Baby During the COVID Lockdown
Giving birth is a big challenge in itself – imagine doing it under the shadow of COVID! New mother Varsha Khandelwal shares her experience.
The Reinvention: Delhi Girl and Darjeeling Grandma’s Lockdown Momo Kitchen
Meet Chitrangada Gupta who, along with her Boju (grandma), started a home kitchen during lockdown supplying delicious momos to Delhi-ites. #TheReinvention
3 Reset Tools to Keep Corona-Panic Away
What you focus on grows. Here are three Access Consciousness tools to help you beat corona-panic.
The Reinvention: Actor Priya Malik’s New Online Poetry Workshops
Poet, actor and model Priya Malik has launched online poetry workshops Priya Ki Pathshaala during the COVID lockdown.
“Kashmiri Pandits Have Received Only Lip Service from Political Parties”: Author Avanti Sopory
Author Avanti Sopory writes about the beauty, heritage and folklore of her homeland Kashmir, despite being forced to leave it at gunpoint.
Women-led SMEs Suffer Disproportionate Pandemic Losses, Finds UN Study
The Do School’s Industry Disruptor provides female entrepreneurs the chance to tackle key sustainability challenges through an incubation and mentorship program.
“I Wanted to Tell a Fantastical Tale About Real Pain”: ‘Bulbbul’ Director Anvita Dutt
Anvita Dutt speaks about her directorial debut ‘Bulbbul’, and why she chose to make a feminist horror flick to rake up dark social truths.
“It Just Takes One Call for Ministers to Help Migrants, But They Chose Politics Over Compassion” – Yasmin Kidwai
From an award-winning documentary filmmaker capturing her country’s diversity, to an elected official keeping her city clean, Yasmin Kidwai certainly has India on her mind.
Take eShe’s Lockdown Relationships Survey!
eShe is conducting a survey on how marriages and long-term relationships fared during the COVID lockdown. Please share your experience!
Read the August 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
Welcome to the REINVENTION issue! On the cover is documentary filmmaker-turned-people’s representative Yasmin Kidwai, and inside are women who charted new paths during the lockdown. This Independence Day special issue is what Indian women are made of!
“If I Can Be Amazing, Why Should I Be Normal?” Shakuntala Devi’s Biopic Scores on Empowerment
A new film on the life of renowned mathematician Shakuntala Devi, played by Vidya Balan, is an eye-opening glimpse into a remarkable life.
How Teaching Young People Creative Writing Enriched My Own Stories
Schoolteacher Richa Gupta found the inspiration and confidence to write her own books of fiction while teaching English language and literature.
Making Menstruation a Girls’ Secret Excludes Other Genders from an Important Conversation
We must let the secret of menstruation out and share the knowledge with adolescent boys and transgender individuals at the same time as girls.
Auto Rickshaw Driver and Marathoner, the Extraordinary Story of Minaj Nadaf
After eking a living as a domestic helper, snack-stall owner, tea-seller and tailor, single mother Minaj Nadaf now drives an auto-rickshaw, wins marathons and even works for charity!
An Early Menopause at 41 Led Her to Her Purpose: Empowering Women in Midlife
Rachel Lankester is the founder of online hub Magnificent Midlife, and helps women create ‘magnificent next chapters’.
This Young Startup Founder Hires and Trains Girls for Future-Ready Jobs
Rachita Sharma’s enterprise Girl Power Talk hires young women, mostly from small towns, and trains them in digital media, marketing and virtual workspaces.
An Ordinary Indian Working Couple, a Lockdown, and a Problem
The lockdown exposes a crack in an Indian marriage. Will it be filled with anger or love?
“Blessed with the Gift of Midlife”: A Life Coach’s Personal Awakening After Grief
Around the time she hit midlife, life and career coach Deb Johnstone faced loss, divorce and a reinvention of the self. She now helps other women cope and heal.
Shotgun Shagun: The Shooter Who Defied Critics to Reach the Olympics
Shagun Chowdhary battled systemic gender biases and discrimination to become the first Indian woman trap shooter to reach the Olympics.
