Using Technology and Therapy to Help the Hearing-Impaired Live Optimum Lives
Mumbai audiologist and speech therapist Devangi Dalal is out to enhance the lives of the hearing-impaired using the latest technology.
Category: Work
Women @ Work
These Women Are Empowering Indian Businesses with Finance and Sustainability Solutions
Amrita Malik’s fintech offers payment solutions; Dr Miniya Chatterji helps brands become profitable and sustainable; and Shruti Aggarwal’s app is disrupting traditional lending in India.
Karishma Dev Dube on Her Oscar-Nominated Film ‘Bittu’ and How Society Fails Its Most Vulnerable
An exclusive interview with award-winning New York-based filmmaker Karishma Dev Dube on her acclaimed short film ‘Bittu’ and on individualism versus authority.
Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Is an Employment Issue, Not a ‘Women’s Issue’ – Archana Khosla Burman
Company law expert Archana Khosla Burman on the POSH Act and empowering women in the workplace
Doctor-Actor Lakshmi Devy on Gender Violence and Her Fearless Directorial Debut
Indian-American actor and filmmaker Dr Lakshmi Devy is sending out a strong message of women’s empowerment through her directorial debut.
One Woman and a Project to Educate 4 Million Youth About Child Sexual Abuse
Through the Rakshin Project, social engineer Smita Bharti is spearheading a youth-led movement to create a social tipping point to stop child sexual abuse.
This Entrepreneur’s Lifestyle Brand Is Empowering Women Artisans in Muzaffarnagar
Gauri Malik’s label Sirohi provides small-town women artisans design support to make sustainable products for eco-conscious buyers in big cities.
Extreme Journeys, Off-Roading Adventures, and a Day’s Work for Nidhi Salgame
Founder of an offbeat and expeditionary travel community, Nidhi Salgame exemplifies the idea of courage, fearlessness and the spirit of adventure.
Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker Haya Fatima Iqbal and the Art of Invisibility
Academy and Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Haya Fatima Iqbal is using her camera to highlight untold stories and unseen perspectives.
Two Designers Bridging India and Pakistan Through Their Life and Jewellery
India-based Kiran Kumari and Pakistan-based Amna Shariff have lived on both sides of the border, and are now contemporising the region’s shared heritage in their jewellery designs.
Gender Discrimination in the Corporate Sector? Let Me Count the Ways
Software developer Natasha Sharma lists the insidious ways that gender discrimination pervades Indian corporate workplaces.
Dr Nandita Shah on Why Veganism Is Best for Human Health and the Planet
Dr Nandita Shah, founder of SHARAN, on how a plant-based diet is what appeals naturally to humans, and the ill-effects of meat and dairy on our bodies
This Ecologist’s Quaint Bookstore-Café is Reviving Bengaluru’s Reading Culture
Through her Bengaluru bookstore-café Champaca, Radhika Timbadia is creating a community space that celebrates diversity and the power of storytelling.
This Kerala NGO’s Cloth Pads Are Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly, and Generate Employment Too!
A Kerala-based social enterprise built on spiritual and humanitarian values is out to provide rural women access to low-cost, eco-friendly cloth pads.
“Democracy is Learnt Behaviour But We Are Unlearning Democracy Every Day” – Avni Sethi, Founder of Conflictorium Museum
Through art, dance and her Conflictorium Museum, Avni Sethi has created a space to bring up difficult subjects of conflict, violence and democracy
Reena Saini Kallat on Art That Challenges Borders and Notions of Nationhood
Artist Reena Saini Kallat’s work looks at social and political borders by bringing the focus on manmade barriers and symbols of nationality.
How a Youth-Led Team Is Using Virtual Reality to Help Partition Veterans Find Closure
Saadia Gardezi and her teammates at Project Dastaan use technology to help the Partition generation revisit the land of their birth.
“Global Inequality Narratives All Tied to Gender Inequality”: Researcher-Activist Kirthi Jayakumar
Feminist researcher and peace activist Kirthi Jayakumar is using stories, advocacy and technology to nudge India towards gender equality and social justice.
“You Should Make Films You Believe In; the Audience Will Come” – Award-winning Filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar
Acclaimed New York-based filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar on storytelling, female role models and Indo-Pak cinema collaborations
Devotional Singer Shivali Bhammer on Giving Up Equity Trading for Bhakti and Bhajans
Shivali Bhammer gave up a lucrative career in equity trading to follow her teenage passion of singing devotional hymns from the Indian tradition.
