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.
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Women @ Work
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.
These Chocolate Makers Kept India Sweetly Satiated During the Lockdown
The pandemic could not dull India’s chocolate market and new brands have popped up to cater to a variety of palates and occasions.
How Single Motherhood Toughened Me Up for Ambitious Career Roles
Hima Bindu from IBM Bengaluru shares the ups and downs of juggling career and single parenthood.
“Do You Like Maths?” Dr Devika Mittal on What Happens During Indo-Pak School Meets
Peace activist Dr Devika Mittal of Aaghaz-e-Dosti is working to normalise relationships between the youth of India and Pakistan.
“The Biggest Lesson in Acting Is Listening” – RejctX actor Anisha Victor
Though she is now a familiar face for web series RejctX viewers, Anisha Victor has had her fair share of challenges in the film industry. She shares her journey and lessons learnt.
What Happened When This Artist Stopped Pleasing the Establishment
Entrepreneur Ramona Pintea took up art in her 40s, but it was only after she stopped seeking validation from the ‘establishment’ did her art begin to touch hundreds of lives.
Meet the Indian-Origin Women Musicians on the Grammy Awards 2021 Nominees List
We speak to musician Priya Darshini whose debut album was nominated for the 2021 Grammy’s, and singer Shilpa Rao whose song in Anoushka Shankar’s album is also a contender.
Fort Kochi, Art, Therapy and Food: A Peek Into Tanya Abraham’s Creative World
Art curator, author and founder of The Art Outreach Society, Tanya Abraham’s world revolves around her hometown Kochi and its globally connected food and history.
