Cricket Captain, Pro Golfer and Angel Investor: The Many Avatars of Durga
She’s a champion cricketer, golfer, biker, and oh yes, she’s also funded several tech startups across the India and the US. Meet the indefatigable Durga Das!
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She Heals People with a Simple Mantra: “Seek Joy in Little Things”
Finding joy in little things is the medicine to all ailments: that is the mantra with which Swatantra Chhabra Kalra heals people.
She Teaches Kids How to Chant Vedic Shlokas, Because It’s Good for Them!
After quitting her corporate job Divyaa D took up a rather unconventional career path: teaching Vedic shlokas to children in India and abroad.
This Former Nutritionist’s Beauty Brand Is Wholesome, Healthy Skin Food
Former nutritionist Raman Puri has put her knowledge of healthy ingredients into the making of her truly effective nature-based beauty range Spaveda.
This Startup Makes the Softest Eco-friendly Sanitary Napkins in India
Entrepreneurs Monica Bindra, Nazish Mir and Ali Mir are redefining menstrual hygiene with their new eco-friendly range, Laiqa.
This Wise Wizardess Uses Your Body’s Rhythm and Motion to Heal You
Creative dance therapist Neera Suri uses your body’s innate rhythm and motion to help you rid yourself of stifling energies and emotional blocks.
These ‘Millet Moms’ Are Getting Indian Kids to Munch on Healthy Snack-Foods
Former corporate honchos Meghana Narayan and Shauravi Malik have set out to make ready-to-eat snack food called Slurrp Farm that’s nutritious and yummy.
How a Former Dental Surgeon Gave the Idea of ‘Jugaad’ an Innovative New Makeover
Author Simone Ahuja has revolutionised the idea of ‘jugaad’ – her research on frugal innovation and creative improvisation helps large organisations optimise output.
“Even Everest Is Not the Limit If You Put Your Mind To It” – Mountaineer Deeya Bajaj
Young mountaineer Deeya Bajaj has scaled some of the highest peaks in the world, including Mt Everest, but the greatest barriers, she says, are those in our own minds.
“Weddings Are a Sort of Showmanship”: The Directors of ‘Made in Heaven’ on the Female Gaze in Action
Nitya Mehra and Alankritra Shrivastava, who co-directed the blockbuster new web television series Made in Heaven, share their thoughts on Indian weddings, homosexuality and the sensitivity that female filmmakers bring in.
The Gentle Gardener and the Seeds of a Luxury Beauty Brand
Gardener-entrepreneur Sangeeta Jain is using her knowledge of herbs and plants in her beauty brand RAS Luxury Oils that promises wellness for both body and soul.
This Artist-Activist’s ‘Sister Library’ Is Out to Promote Books by Women Writers
Artist, social commentator and feminist librarian Aqui Thami is using her art and her voice to reclaim public spaces and support other women.
This Food Writer Is Taking Coorg Cuisine to the World
An author, food consultant and blogger who specialises in Coorg cuisine, Kaveri Ponnapa is chronicling the history and cultural significance of Kodagu’s food culture.
An Uber Pool Ride Led Alka Kapur to an Unexpected Career Detour
Alka Kapur’s beauty label Plantpure offers a unique, natural way to colour hair while nourishing it, and it all started with a shared Uber ride…
Bollywood Actor Flora Saini on How #MeToo Purged the Violent Ghosts of Her Past
Like her role of Stree in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Stree’, the ghosts of domestic violence festered in actor Flora Saini’s heart, until she broke her silence, and found peace.
Her Sister’s Suicide Turned Jasvinder into an Activist Against Honour-Based Abuse
Jasvinder Sanghera escaped a forced marriage and was disowned by her family. Her charity now works for victims of honour-based abuse and has helped introduce a new law in UK.
Looking for a Strong Cup of Coffee? These Sisters Have the Mean Beans You Need
Launched by sisters Vishaka and Manasi Beriwala, quirky coffee brand Mean Bean not only satisfies customers who love their cuppas, it also equips corporate houses with in-house cafés.
Their Book for Children Has Not One But 50 Extraordinary Heroines
An interview with Ishita Jain and Naomi Kundu, authors of the new children’s book ‘The Girl Who Went to the Stars and Other Extraordinary Lives’.
Uncovering Chitrangada Chakraborty Behind the ‘Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal’
An actress who thrives in unconventional roles, a performer from a lineage of Bengali film bigwigs, a photographer, a ukulele player – who is Chitrangada Chakraborty?
“After #MeToo, India’s Private Sector Is Finally Taking Action Against Sexual Harassment at Workplaces”
Aparajita Amar, co-founder of Sexual Harassment Law Compliance Advisory, talks about why eradicating sexual harassment at the workplace makes business sense.