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Shikha Says It’s Time India Got Some Really Good Tea
India is ready to make and drink its own best-quality teas, decided Shikha Puri, who set out to do just that.
She Had No Money But, Thank God, There Were Two Ritu Kumars in the Suitcase She Lived Out Of
In her new book ‘Who Me, Poor?’, veteran journalist Gayatri Jayaraman shares her personal experience as part of the ‘rich poor’ urban Indian population.
India’s First Woman CFO of a NASDAQ-listed Firm Has Her Hands Full These Days
Lady Boss: From being an IIM gold medallist to the CFO of a NASDAQ-listed company and now an investor and mentor to startups, Revathy Ashok has achieved milestones beyond the reach of most women
eShe Cover Girl Jennifer Winget on Childhood, Stardom and Betrayal
TV icon Jennifer Winget’s unconventional life and career choices mark her as a woman to watch out for. She gets personal in this exclusive interview.
Why I Started India’s First Blobar
Sargam Chopra went from a childhood in the Middle East to marriage in the US, and then gave up her NRI status to follow her passion in India.
Apps That Make Life Easier for Busy Women
From groceries to waxing, here are the best apps that will bring the most essentials services to your doorstep – and make you thank God for technology!
Eat, Shoot, Feed: The Story of My Gastronomical Romance
Food isn’t just fuel for the body, it’s a relationship – one can turn to food for comfort or for the joy of feeding others.
Yes, You CAN Launch a New Career Midlife, Pat Shows You How
Motivational writer and speaker Pat Duckworth’s latest book will give you an impetus to turn entrepreneur
It’s Easier to Launch a Brand in India, Says US-based Jewellery Designer
Silver jewellery designer Puja Bhargava Kamath talks about her career journey from India to USA, and the difference in doing business in both countries
This Delhi Girl Turned Her Love for Partying into a Career!
A bride-to-be’s response to a successful mehendi party triggered off a new career for Shreya Mohan, and led to the creation of her events management company, Mor Punk.
The Director of ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ On Films, Sex and Feminism
Alankrita Shrivastava’s award-winning film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ created a storm of controversy when the censor board blocked its release, deeming the subject of female sexuality unfit for public consumption. But the feisty filmmaker wasn’t going down without a fight.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: In the hotseat with the Oscar-winner
Look past the glitz and glamour of the Oscar’s red carpet and you’ll see some tremendously talented women being feted. Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, 37, has become the first Pakistani woman to win two Oscars, and […]
Nidhi Kapoor Sahgal: 8 tips for perfect lips
From a jewellery designer and certified gemmologist to a makeover artist, Nidhi Kapoor Sahgal has a penchant for the beautiful things in life. As a young girl, she was always crazy about makeup and would […]
Samaanta Dwivedi: Makeup obsessed
Eyes were her doing and undoing. Four years ago, Samaanta Dwivedi went to college to study optometry, but soon after, decided she loved ‘doing eyes up with makeup’ more than ‘looking into them’. She then […]
Vidhu Purkayastha: It’s all in the bag
Who doesn’t love classic, well-made handbags? Shopping for handbags is a very intimate experience for a woman. It’s almost erotic. After all, a woman’s handbag is something that defines her, turns her on. Something that […]
Interview with Marie A. Abanga, Author of My Unconventional Loves: My Hurts, My Adulteries, My Redemption
Parul Gupta: Saying it with flowers
What can be more beautiful that working with beauty, day after day? Delhi-based floral designer Parul Gupta has made a profession of her love for flowers, and while it all sounds like a bed of […]
Kitty Khanna: A little bit of devotion
Who sings devotional songs? They went out of youth vocabulary with the Emergency in the seventies. It’s uncool now to be caught singing hymns in praise of sundry gods; one would rather sing paeans to the […]
Divya Chugh: The jewellery resurrector
We’ve finally found that special someone. (Not a drycleaner who can pick up our clothes from home, hello?!) Someone who can redesign our granny’s old jewellery and create trendy new wearable pieces out of it! […]
