Shaheen Bhatt on Her Battle with Depression and Her New Memoir
Being born to one of Bollywood’s most famous families couldn’t shield Shaheen Bhatt from chronic depression; she bares all in a candid interview.
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An Indian Woman Walks Alone Through War-torn Kabul
When Taran N. Khan arrived in Kabul in 2006, she was earnestly cautioned never to walk. Her instincts compelled her to do the opposite.
Yes! Women can be happily unmarried! This new book has proof
Why can’t Indians accept that women can be happy even when single? The 12 women in Kalpana Sharma’s new anthology ‘Single by Choice’ are examples.
How a former dental surgeon gave the idea of ‘jugaad’ an innovative new makeover
Author Simone Ahuja has revolutionised the idea of ‘jugaad’ – her research on frugal innovation and creative improvisation helps large organisations optimise output.
Their Book for Children Has Not One But 50 Extraordinary Heroines
An interview with Ishita Jain and Naomi Kundu, authors of the new children’s book ‘The Girl Who Went to the Stars and Other Extraordinary Lives’.
“Commitment needs sacrifice but it also transforms you” – Madhu Tandan on love, longing and knowing
Madhu Tandan’s new novel is no ordinary love story; it’s a canvas of absence, abstinence and infidelity along with a thrilling plot.
She Chronicles Memories of Partition to Show the Humanity of the “Other Side”
Multidisciplinary artist and author Aanchal Malhotra has been studying the personal histories of the refugees of the Partition through the belongings they carried with them.
A Gita for Children? These Women Wrote It!
Sonal Sachdev Patel and Jemma Wayne-Kattan came together to write a children’s book based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
“Trolls Use Sexual Intimidation to Keep Outspoken Women in Line”: Sreemoyee Piu Kundu
Sreemoyee Piu Kundu on the social stigma of single or divorced in India and why single women live in fear.
‘Tiger Mom’ Amy Chua on family, immigrant experiences, and political tribes
She sparked off a global debate on race and parenting, sold millions of copies and made ‘tiger mom’ a household term. And now Yale law professor Amy Chua is out with her new theory on political tribes.
“Why Must Women Restrict Themselves to Writing on ‘Feminine Subjects’?” Asks Veena Nagpal
Veena Nagpal chose an unlikely topic for her latest novel – nuclear destruction and a water crisis.
Nikita Singh on Love in the Time of Millennials
The author of ‘Letters to my Ex’ on love and romance in the new-age.