What does Juneteenth mean to you? Women in Washington DC tell us
Freedom, history, solidarity – what does Juneteenth mean to African American and South Asian women living in Washington metropolitan area? Sarita Bartaula finds out.
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370-rupee biryani in India, 130-dollar dinner in USA: a tale of transactional dating in 2026
Recent videos and conversations from India and the US reveal a toxic dating culture and patriarchal mindsets where men expect sexual favors in return for paying restaurant bills, writes Venessa Gomes.
This scientist’s indigenous test helps South Asian breast-cancer patients avoid chemotherapy after surgery
Since breast-cancer prognostic tests developed in the West often fail Asian and African women, Indian biotech entrepreneur Dr Manjiri Bakre developed an AI-driven test to help more patients worldwide avoid chemotherapy after surgery.
How can we protect children from abuse? One educator’s mission to ensure school safety
After encountering severe cases of child sexual abuse during her work as an educator, Shikha Agnihotri set out to address systemic gaps in child protection in schools across India, creating frameworks to keep kids safe.
App-based public health services adding to systemic barriers for India’s marginalized
Public health physician Dr Ramani Atkuri’s new memoir exposes how India’s push for digitization in health and nutrition services glosses over its most vulnerable rural populations, especially women and children.
Self-care, growth, equality – an ode to my squishy, childfree life
Like most married couples without children in South Asia, Jammu-based educator Nikita Gupta is often asked why she doesn’t have kids, and given unsolicited advice on why she must. This essay is her response.
Global conversation on caste, gender, trauma and resistance at eShe Book Club
New York author Christina Dhanuja talks about her debut book ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’ in conversation with Delhi-based PhD scholar Kamna Singh and other participants from around the world at eShe Book Club.
Documentary on Indian-American couple with white-Navajo adopted twins featured at SIFF 2026
Chithra Jeyaram’s documentary ‘Love Chaos Kin’, which screened at the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival this month, explores adoption, love and identity told through the story of an interracial family. Shailaja Rao reports.
New book uncovers an “epidemic” of trauma being perpetuated in Indian families and society
Behavioral scientist Dr Nishtha Lamba’s eye-opening new book ‘Trauma Nation’ maps a deep-seated menace of violence, abuse and unhealed trauma in Indian homes. Book review by psychology writer Apoorva Gairola
Nepal’s Gen-Z revolution brings independent journalists to the spotlight
Senior investigative journalist Namrata Sharma, who received Nepal’s National Journalism Award this month, talks about the recent Gen Z-led political revolution and the state of press freedom in Nepal.
Hundred hours of hydration? 10 moisturisers to save your skin in the heat
Your skin called. It wants more hydration this scorching season! Can a dab of cream really promise days of moisturisation? eShe beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain shares the science and recommends 10 products to rescue your skin.
On a $1 billion quest with a “confidence cape”: Seattle tech entrepreneur Chaitra Vedullapalli
Seattle-based technology entrepreneur and cofounder of the Women in Cloud collective, Chaitra Vedullapalli is helping women techpreneurs navigate funding, distribution and access in a digital economy still shaped by inequality.
“No, I haven’t got this”: how motherhood transformed a researcher’s pursuit for perfection
Women are often expected to play out high-performance roles flawlessly each day – inside and outside the home. But for new mother Deepika Khatri, the biggest lesson and liberation lay in learning to ask for help.
Caste and beyond: ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’ by Christina Dhanuja
Our pick for May is Christina Dhanuja’s ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’, which blends memoir and social analysis to explore the inner lives, agency and complexity of Dalit women beyond stereotypes.
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