The Reinvention: From Budding Musician to Lockdown Doughnut Baker!
Music student Soumya Sofat put aside her singing aspirations during the lockdown and instead started baking doughnuts – lots and lots of them!
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How the Youngest Muslim Woman Elected to a US Public Office Is Steering Change
Bushra Amiwala was 21 when she won her first election to a public office in the US, making her the youngest Muslim woman to ever do so.
The Reinvention: From Education Entrepreneur to Quarantine Baker
Shweta Joshi put her creative and entrepreneurial skills to use after Covid shut down her education business, and turned into a baker of beautiful treats. #TheReinvention
The Reinvention: Delhi Girl and Darjeeling Grandma’s Lockdown Momo Kitchen
Meet Chitrangada Gupta who, along with her Boju (grandma), started a home kitchen during lockdown supplying delicious momos to Delhi-ites. #TheReinvention
The Reinvention: Actor Priya Malik’s New Online Poetry Workshops
Poet, actor and model Priya Malik has launched online poetry workshops Priya Ki Pathshaala during the COVID lockdown.
“I wanted to tell a fantastical tale about real pain”: ‘Bulbbul’ director Anvita Dutt
Anvita Dutt speaks about her directorial debut ‘Bulbbul’, and why she chose to make a feminist horror flick to rake up dark social truths.
“It just takes one call for ministers to help migrants, but they chose politics over compassion” – Yasmin Kidwai
From an award-winning documentary filmmaker capturing her country’s diversity, to an elected official keeping her city clean, Yasmin Kidwai certainly has India on her mind.
Auto Rickshaw Driver and Marathoner, the Extraordinary Story of Minaj Nadaf
After eking a living as a domestic helper, snack-stall owner, tea-seller and tailor, single mother Minaj Nadaf now drives an auto-rickshaw, wins marathons and even works for charity!
Shotgun Shagun: The Shooter Who Defied Critics to Reach the Olympics
Shagun Chowdhary battled systemic gender biases and discrimination to become the first Indian woman trap shooter to reach the Olympics.
This Single Mom Has Created the Ultimate Bedroom Accessory for Steamy Encounters
New York entrepreneur and Airbnb superhost Claire Alba has come up with the perfect solution for post-sex and menstruation bedroom messes.
A Scientific Temper, an Artistic Temperament: Two Women Out to Educate India
Two researchers with an artistic bent of mind, Nina Sabnani and Ipsa Jain, talk about women in STEM fields, inspiration, and promoting science through art.
The Matriarch Behind an Iconic Delhi Bookstore, and a Life Fuelled by Love
From a refugee who found love after Partition to an 88-year-old who continues to go to work, Bhag Bahri Malhotra has had quite a journey.
Their Online Platform is Creating Opportunities for Talented Girls from Across Asia
Riya Sinha and Shraddha Varma’s social enterprise Fuzia allows young women to showcase their talents and find job opportunities online.
“Black Americans Never Got Their Share of the ‘American Dream’… Who Is This Dream for?”
Aja Barber, an American activist and social-media influencer who focuses on race and intersectional feminism, decodes #BlackLivesMatter.
‘What Are the Odds?’ Director Megha Ramaswamy on Letting Kids Be Kids
Megha Ramaswamy talks about her directorial debut ‘What Are the Odds’ and the world of Indian teens.
“I’m glad to be living in these times when women can be fearless” – Aahana Kumra
A wide oeuvre of bold, memorable roles and a clutch of awards – actor Aahana Kumra is certainly having her moment in the sun.
Bethany Hamilton: The surfer who made the impossible possible
Bethany Hamilton not only recovered from the loss of an arm in a shark attack but went on to become one of America’s top surfers and sporting icons.
From tax chief to artist-filmmaker, the uncommon journey of Sangeeta Gupta
Artist, filmmaker, patron of the arts – Sangeeta Gupta has had an exceptional life outside of her public role as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax.
This Cancer Survivor and Bureaucrat Is Sharing Her Knowledge and Experience to Help Other Patients
Principal Financial Advisor of the Central Railways, Ruby Ahluwalia set up an NGO to support underprivileged cancer patients after surviving stage-three cancer herself.
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