The Pandemic Through the Eyes and Reading List of a Bibliophile
From children’s books to romances to essays of healing and hope, Dr Shalini Mullick takes us through her reading list that evolved as India’s Covid crisis hit a peak.
Category: Voices
This Hypnotherapist Helps Midlife Women Achieve Weight Loss and Wellness
Having overcome her own emotional issues after years, Jodi Clarke took up clinical hypnotherapy to help women above 40 heal wounds and achieve wellness.
Celebrating ‘Raja Parba’, the Odisha festival that breaks menstruation taboos
Odias believe that Mother Earth goes through her menstruation cycle during the Raja Parba in mid-June, and she needs time to regenerate before the monsoon.
Ritu Goyal Harish and Smitha Murthy on Travel and Personal Growth: ‘The Brown Box’ ep.4
In episode 4 of ‘The Brown Box’ podcast for eShe, host Rani Jeyaraj speaks to travelpreneurs Ritu Goyal Harish and Smitha Murthy about their fondest memories as travellers and why travel is as much about inner journeys as external ones.
‘Shiva Baby’ review: adolescence, bisexual explorations and a Jewish family drama
Young Canadian writer-director Emma Seligman’s feature film debut juxtaposes traditional Jewish upbringing with female sexual liberation.
I Joined the All-Female eXXpedition to Study and Create Awareness About Plastic Pollution in the Oceans
On World Oceans Day, Kay Newton shares her experience of joining the virtual version of eXXpedition, which has been creating awareness about plastic waste in the oceans since 2014.
Suparna Sharma and Kirthi Jayakumar on Gender Equality at Home and Work – ‘The Brown Box’ Ep.3
In ep.3 of ‘The Brown Box’ podcast by Rani Jeyaraj for eShe, journalist Suparna Sharma and activist Kirthi Jayakumar talk about gender equality and the looming threat of sexual harassment at the workplace.
“My cousin was raped, killed in West Bengal – social media made it a political issue”
Last month, a 20-year-old student was raped and killed in her own home in West Bengal. Elements on social media misused the news for political propaganda.
Croatian Study Finds 73 Percent of Women Have Faced Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
The problem of sexual harassment at the workplace is far more rampant than expected. A new study points at the systemic flaws that leave women vulnerable.
The Cause and Effect of Gender Violence in India – ‘The Brown Box’ Ep.2
In episode 2 of ‘The Brown Box’ podcast for eShe, host Rani Jeyaraj speaks to actor-filmmaker Dr Lakshmi Devy and renowned activist Smita Bharti about gender violence in India.
3 mantras that gave me strength and courage during India’s second Covid wave
Faced with Covid in my own close family, I too, like many others, descended into the hell of uncertainty, fear, helplessness, desperation and panic. These 3 mantras gave me strength.
Struck by Covid, I realised how the pandemic is creating a wave of awakening in humanity
Covid survivor Shoneeka reflects on the coronavirus pandemic – is it a rise or a fall?
A Woman’s Search for Meaning: This Feng Shui Healer Is Driving Across Europe Seeking Stories
Slovakian transformational guide and web show host Slavomira Harcegova is driving across Europe in search of inspirational stories
Growing Up as Girls in India Where Books and Stories Control or Open Up Your World – ‘The Brown Box’ Ep.1
In episode 1 of ‘The Brown Box’ podcast for eShe, host Rani Jeyaraj speaks to authors Gayatri Jayaraman and Koral Dasgupta about growing up as Indian girls surrounded by books.
When love is separation: a doctor’s homecoming in the time of a pandemic
Coming home to parents during a pandemic means picking the packed boxes left outside the door. It is being close enough to see their silhouettes in the balcony but not letting the children visit them.
Reading a Caste Angle in an Agnostic Work is Limiting for Literary Freedom
In response to a reviewer reading a caste angle in a book that is largely unspecific about caste, Dr Bhargavi Chatterjea Bhattacharyya defends her literary freedom.
Survivors of sexual violence in South Asia denied justice due to systemic failures
A new report reveals how laws on rape in six South Asian countries are insufficient, inconsistent, and poorly enforced, putting women and girls at heightened risk of sexual violence.
5 Steps I Took to Take Charge of My Health and Life Before Turning 40
Bengaluru-based homemaker Prachi Bansal decided to take charge of her health, finances and life, so that she could face her 40s with power and purpose.
When My Eye Problem Led Me to an ‘Opening of the Eyes’
One morning, waiting for her turn in a crowded ophthalmologist’s office amidst all the noise and mayhem, Aekta Kapoor had an opening of the eyes.
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