As the global tourism industry shifts towards more socially responsible and environmentally sustainable travel, we speak to women travelpreneurs from India on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Devika Saigal of M2M Ferries and Prity Kumar of the Alphard Group are rocking the boat in the male-dominated shipping industry and are setting examples for enterprises that are not only profitable but also create value for their communities.
One of three married women in India face domestic violence. Author and conflict mediator Veera Mahajan has been raising awareness about intimate-partner abuse for several years – ever since she stood up to the violence in her own marriage.
With her spunky YouTube channel titled ‘Eyeshadow and Etihaas’, Delhi academic Dr Ruchika Sharma has been countering the narrative of fake history that is dominating political discourse in election-bound India.
“I dread the release of this web series. The day my shame is made public to the world,” confesses eShe editor Aekta Kapoor, who features as An Unsuitable Girl in ‘Love Storiyaan’ on Amazon Prime.
Socio-economist Dr Ranjitha Puskur of CGIAR-IRRI on how an all-women farmers’ group in Kalahandi village in Odisha is a prime example of women leading social transformation armed with data and skills.
A new book by former actor-playwright Catherine Ann Jones takes you deep into the heart of India, highlighting not only India’s wealth of spiritual knowledge, but also its intrinsic discrimination and superstition.
Aekta Kapoor tours a lesser explored region of Arunachal Pradesh along with her best friend, and is delighted by the beauty of this northeast Indian state, its pristine ecology, and the empowerment of its tribal women.
Hundreds of agriculture experts and gender researchers from around the world were in Delhi last week for the CGIAR-ICAR agricultural research conference. Here are the key takeaways.
The Taliban’s 2021 resurgence has intensified concerns about gender apartheid in Afghanistan. Speaking at a recent online discussion, journalists and activists from Kabul and the diaspora appealed to the international community to take action.
I was battling a block so I decided to seek out a guru. On cue, I got a WhatsApp message about a two-day spiritual retreat with a new guru who appears to have led quite a few folks to enlightenment, at least on YouTube.
Actor and writer Saloni Chopra’s directorial debut ‘Coconut’, made during the pandemic in Melbourne, explores a modern romance where love and identity are at a crossroads with culture and tradition.
Energy healing modalities, or complementary therapies, go to the root of emotional patterns, subconscious beliefs and spiritual dilemmas to help you heal blocks and live life to your fullest.
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr Scilla Elworthy says a majority of the world’s wealth is controlled by white males and it is women, the poor and the planet that have to bear the cost.
In her new book, corporate coach Aarti Kelshikar uses her pan-Asian experience along with interviews of women leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals to paint an insightful picture of “how women work” in Asia.
Bharatnatyam teacher Shiphony Pavithran was approached by a 58-year-old former schoolteacher with Parkinson’s disease to learn dance. Both ended up learning a lot more in the process.
Dr Savita Ambedkar’s autobiography ‘Babasaheb’ is written as an ode to the Father of the Indian Constitution. But his wife the writer manages to hold her own space – in their marriage, their public life, and in the intimate events that dot this book.
Bani Singh’s award-winning debut film ‘Taangh’ about her father, a champion hockey player, is as much a chronicle of Partition in 1947 as India winning the Olympics gold in 1948
One-Eyed Mama aka Aekta Kapoor heads to London for a high-risk eye surgery, and learns to process a question that had bothered her for a long time.