Goa’s own Russian DJ on music, motherhood and braving the lockdown
From classical Russian music to underground techno in Goa, professional DJ and mom Alina Liubina’s life is the stuff of free-spirited fairy tales.
Category: Work
“I hope this strange, toxic phase does not deter women joining the film industry” – Alankrita Shrivastava
Alankrita Shrivastava speaks up about Rhea Chakraborty’s media trial, filmmaking in the time of clampdown on dissent, and her new film Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare.
Indian Handlooms and Crafts Face a Pandemic Crisis – #VocalForLocal? Then #BuyLocal
India’s original ‘Made in India’ textiles and handlooms have been hit hardest by lockdown. These three social enterprises are doing their bit; they need our support.
Inside the Mind of an Emmy Award-Winning Writer and MENSA Genius
The brilliant animation screenwriter and the first Indian to win an Emmy Award for writing, Sonam Shekhawat shares her extraordinary story.
The Offbeat Journey of Vijaya Pais, the Firebrand Founder of Offbeat Goa
Vijaya Josephine Pais’ passion to serve led her to create a huge community of Good Samaritans in Goa.
The Story of India’s Community Libraries – Spurned by State, Struck by Lockdown
Public libraries have been low on government priorities in the past few years; now COVID is threatening our few brave community libraries too.
Financial Interests Are Valued More than Blood of Innocents in Yemen: Activist Radhya Almutawakel
Yemeni human-rights campaigner Radhya Almutawakel on the humanitarian crisis created by global powers instigating the Yemen war
“The Pandemic Revealed Our Priorities – Look Who Profited, Who Suffered”: WFTO President Roopa Mehta
President of the World Fair Trade Organization and CEO of NGO Sasha, Roopa Mehta is raising a red flag for India’s pandemic-struck textile industry.
From Marketing to Magic: 2 Corporate Leaders Who Are Now Tarot Readers
Meet two former marketing professionals, Pooja Khera and Karishma Makhija, who gave up their corporate jobs to guide others through tarot card reading.
It’s Never Too Late to Educate Yourself or Start a New Career: Sci Fi Writer SB Divya
After working as an engineer for two decades, SB Divya now weaves incredible sci-fi tales in her second career as author.
Her Huge College Fee Bill Inspired Her to Help Other Women Manage Financial Goals
Hena Mehta’s startup Basis has set out to solve every woman’s pain point of not having the right resources to plan out financial goals.
Those who glorify the devadasi system ignore its sexism, casteism – Gitanjali Koland
Classical dancer, martial-arts expert and author Gitanjali Kolanad on her latest book and the system of devadasis in India.
These Miniature Delicacies by a Chennai Mother-Daughter Pair Are Not to Be Eaten!
Mother-daughter duo Sudha and Neha Chandranarayanan have an unusual vocation – making clay miniatures of India’s most beloved foods.
These Delhi Teenagers Are Out to Educate and Empower the Youth
These teen girls in Delhi are stepping up to raise awareness, educate and engage with youth in their city.
When Cooking Is Meditation, a Lockdown Home Bakery Is a Sweet Beginning
Launching a home bakery – that too during lockdown – was not just a business decision, it was an act of passion for Kaveri Jain.
The Reinvention: This Entrepreneur Took Her Music School Online During Lockdown
The pandemic created both crisis and opportunity for Tanuja Gomes’s Furtado School of Music. She went digital, survived and thrived. #Reinvention
The Reinvention: This Moradabad Coaching Centre Boss Became a Lockdown Chef
When the pandemic struck down Parul Ahuja’s coaching centre business in Moradabad, she started a home restaurant offering fabulous food. #TheReinvention
Making Motherhood Synonymous with Sacrifice Is Unfair to Women – ‘Shakuntala Devi’ Co-writer
Nayanika Mahtani, co-writer of the new biopic ‘Shakuntala Devi’, reflects on films, feminism and the line between career and family that women have balanced over the past century.
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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