Destiny, Depression, Defiance: Bhagyashree’s Search for Meaning
Actor-entrepreneur Bhagyashree’s life and career choices reflect her headstrong determination to live her truth, regardless of challenges.
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“There’s No Such Thing as Balance, There Are Priorities” – Actor-Author Lisa Ray
Actor, author, cancer survivor and mother of twins Lisa Ray bares her story – with its little and large successes, failures and leaps of faith.
Former Film Star Cuckoo Parameswaran Is Reinventing Kerala Weaves
Former Malayalam film actor Cuckoo Parameswaran has reinvented herself into a fashion and textile designer who is promoting local handlooms and weaves from Kerala.
Maanvi Gagroo and Her Unexpected Cinematic Journey
Maanvi Gagroo never set out to be an actor, but when opportunities began coming her way, she learnt how to ride the waves with wisdom and elan.
“Men and Women Are Both Accountable for How Women Are Treated in Society” – Rasika Dugal
With an oeuvre of meaningful, soul-stirring projects, award-winning actor Rasika Dugal’s world is one of literature, activism and soaking up experiences.
Bollywood Actor Flora Saini on How #MeToo Purged the Violent Ghosts of Her Past
Like her role of Stree in the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Stree’, the ghosts of domestic violence festered in actor Flora Saini’s heart, until she broke her silence, and found peace.
The Hidden Truths in ‘The Wife’ Only a Woman Would Recognise
A wife trades her truth to help her husband look better than he actually is. Is that the price of marriage?
Uncovering Chitrangada Chakraborty Behind the ‘Tottaa Pataaka Item Maal’
An actress who thrives in unconventional roles, a performer from a lineage of Bengali film bigwigs, a photographer, a ukulele player – who is Chitrangada Chakraborty?
“I Feel Very Blessed to Be Part of a Story That Needs to be Told” – Swara Bhaskar
With her on-screen roles and off-screen outspokenness, Swara Bhaskar is challenging the status quo and raising the bar for Bollywood role models.
Heart Specialist and Bollywood Actress – Niharica’s Real-life Double Role
When she isn’t playing the role of a Bollywood film star, Niharica Kumari Raizada is the head of department of a heart institute in a major Mumbai hospital.
Saloni Chopra on Social-Media Activism and the Body as a Feminist Statement
Actor Saloni Chopra’s provocative social-media posts and videos are her way of igniting debate on gender violence, stereotypes and sexuality.
“Master Your Craft, Be Ready for Opportunities” – Karishma Kotak
From Bigg Boss to acting in movies to hosting TV shows for 20-20 cricket, UK-born Karishma Kotak has made India her home, and has found her path in showbiz
Kalki Koechlin is a designer dream in this new shoot
Our favourite feminist from Bollywood, Kalki Koechlin graces the cover of The Magazine by Pernia’s Pop Up Shop this month. It’s their fifth anniversary and the cover shoot this time is sophisticated and simply gorgeous. All the more so because Kalki is someone you can’t help admiring, whether it’s for her personality, her oeuvre of films, her stance on women’s issues, or her fabulous fashion.
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