Those Who Are Happy About the Covid-19 Lockdown
A time for babies.
Author: Aekta Kapoor
Founder of eShe magazine (eshe.in) and the peacebuilding initiative South Asia Union (southasiaunion.com). Features in and as 'The Unsuitable Girl', in episode 1 of 'Love Storiyaan' on Amazon Prime. Email: aekta@eshe.in
Read the April 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
In this issue, musician Anoushka Shankar opens up about her vulnerabilities and inspires us! Plus touching stories of women standing up for other women; motherhood; survival; and finding one’s reason to live. Start reading now!
Meet Francesca Marino, the Italian journalist who called Pakistan’s bluff on Balakot
Journalist Francesca Marino’s report confirming the number of casualties in the strikes by Indian forces in Balakot, Pakistan, had everyone asking, who is she?
The Pervading Lakshman Rekha That Reins in Affluent Indian Women
It could be a scene anywhere in India – in swish gated neighbourhoods in Delhi or Mumbai, or a palatial bungalow in Bhopal or Lucknow.
How society and religion systematically deny women their rights and freedom
Can a woman in India aspire to bekhauf azaadi (fearless freedom), asks feminist activist Kavita Krishnan in her new book.
Read the March 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
The lovely actor-author Lisa Ray is on the cover, and inside we have a special section on women behind the scenes of the film industry. Plus, you’ll find some awe-inspiring personal stories of love, loss, and survival. Get your copy now!
Her films document indigenous people and human-animal conflict in the Nilgiris
Documentary filmmaker Jyothy Karat has been at the junction of man-animal conflict and ecological justice for several years through her work.
How Do You Love Yourself, Woman?
It’s a day to love myself a little bit – a day to say ‘I love you’ to myself a hundred times.
The Best Kind of Mother
The greatest gift we can give our kids is to be happy ourselves, writes Aekta Kapoor.
The woman heading India’s Skill Saathi programme for Indian youth
Dr Archana Singh, the head of NSDC’s Skill Saathi programme, is on a mission to empower 10 million Indian youths.
Read the February 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
Head of India’s Skill Saathi programme Dr Archana Singh is out to empower 1 crore Indian youth, while the private sector too is getting into the skilling act as Meghna Joshi’s venture testifies. There’s more of food, travel and books in this issue, so read on!
From ‘no jeans’ to ‘no ghoonghat’: why so many rules over women’s clothing?
Give women education and political empowerment, instead.
I am Hindu and I don’t want India to be a Hindu state
Majoritarianism is unjust and inhumane.
Shouting one’s God’s name is not religion, following its principles is
The true bhakta does not need an identity card, a religion, a caste, a place of birth, a parent, weapons of lathis and tear gas, or a cancerous government that devours its own citizens.
Read the January 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
Film school pioneer Meghna Ghai Puri is on our January 2020 cover, and inside are three artists blazing new trails! Plus plenty of travel, food and books to keep you hooked. Start reading!
Even a Baby Can Have Faith; Why Is It So Hard for Grownups?
Babies have unquestioning faith in the mother’s milk, animals have faith in their own instinct – they do not judge or over-analyse.
Read the December 2019 Issue of eShe Magazine
Adventurer twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik are on the cover, and we’re celebrating sisterhood this month with more achiever-siblings inside!
Readers’ debate: when does extramarital flirtation become cheating?
At what point does one cross the line, and what does the other partner do about it?
What’s the Difference in Duty and Dharma? A Poet-Astrologer Weighs In
Poet and astrologer Abhijita Kulshrestha talks about channelling her spiritual journey in poetry, and the power of the stars in helping others.
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