The 10th edition of the Vedaaranya Heritage and Healing Festival 2026 held recently in Ramgarh Shekhawati, Rajasthan, was all about women power, particularly in the sphere of India’s heritage, writes Neha Kirpal.
Register for eShe’s first Book Club discussion on 28 February 2026, where you can share your views about our Book of the Month ‘Intemperance’ and interact with the author Sonora Jha.
A shelf full of coveted creams and cosmetics is all very well, but do you know what kind of nutrition gives you gorgeous skin and hair? eShe’s beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain tells you what you need in your diet to look and feel your best.
Historian and educator Sravana Borkataky-Varma shares her personal connection with Kundalini, and why her professional scholarship on the tantric concept forced her to reckon with difficult questions of belonging and boundaries.
A married woman without children faces innumerable judgements and questions in India. But even though motherhood is idealised, the woman’s body is considered impure, notes filmmaker Shobhita Thakur.
Filmmaker Vimala Rajkumari shares insights from a documentary shoot in an Uttar Pradesh village, where she learnt that – while gender injustice persists across geographies – social change is possible with consistent effort.
Trailblazing scientist Professor Tayyaba Hasan, founder of the Hasan Lab at Harvard, has exemplified innovation and mentorship in the field of photodynamic therapies, writes biomedical entrepreneur Carolyn Cross.
Modern society applauds work-life balance but ignores the fact that women bear a disproportionate share of emotional labour, caregiving and domestic duties. Author Aruna Joshi busts the myth of balance shaping womanhood.
Postpartum depression in India is not just a ‘private matter’ but a symptom of systemic neglect and a failure of public-health infrastructure. Rituals intended as care frequently become tools of emotional and social control, writes Dr Sapphire Mahmood Ahmed.
Delhi podcaster and filmmaker Arti Jain found several hidden advantages – from personal and gastronomical to social and even anti-social – of raising an adolescent.
When author Richa Tilokani faced repeated rejections from publishers, she applied the acceptance principle of Gyan Yoga to deal with the brush-off and bounce back. It went on to become the subject of her fourth book.
Foundations promise a flawless camera-ready complexion in a time of high-definition videos and closeups. But the variety is often mindboggling. eShe’s beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain suggests the best for your skin type.
A journey through Chanderi during its Eco Retreat Festival reveals shimmering weaves, haunting legends and architectural marvels. No wonder the filmmakers of superhit film ‘Stree’ chose this Madhya Pradesh gem as a backdrop, writes Suman Bajpai.
Senior Indian journalist Nilova Roy Chaudhury regrets her country’s treatment of her Afghan counterpart who was denied a visa to receive an award, and had to flee for her life after the Taliban discovered her work.
Award-winning production designer Khyatee Mohan Kanchan talks about her work in ‘Homebound’, India’s official entry to the 2026 Academy Awards, and her experiences working behind the scenes in Bollywood for two decades.
Bengaluru-based physician Dr Vaishnavi Pusapati pens an ode to haiku, the form of poetry that shaped how she looked at suffering and survival, and taught her to listen, interpret and trace the slow art of healing.
In a world that confuses aggression with confidence, and noise with importance, women leaders are showing that compassion is the invisible force that can heal divisions, dissolve fear and build trust, writes Aruna Joshi.
Though modern Muslim women in Kerala are excelling in their careers, their domestic duties and caregiving obligations remain unchanged. Is this true gender equality, asks Dr Sapphire Mahmood Ahmed.
While protests and a government crackdown wrack the scenic Himalayan territory of Ladakh, one women-led enterprise is quietly rewriting the definition of tea, progress and sustainable entrepreneurship. Smriti Sinha reports.