Why I Gave Up My Corporate Job to Become a Full-time Writer, and What I’ve Learnt
Engineer and writer Salini Vineeth shares her unconventional career journey and how she managed to make a profession out of her passion.
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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.
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.
8 Things the Lockdown Taught Me as a Startup Founder and Single Mom
Arundhati Kumar launched her new sustainable accessories brand Beej just before lockdown hit. Here’s what she learnt.
How I Used the Game of Hopscotch for My Career Growth
Growth and progress are as simple (or difficult) as a game of hopscotch.
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.
Why Big-City Folks Need to Stop Stereotyping Small-Town Girls
Young entrepreneur Rachita Sharma reveals the truth behind the stereotype of ‘small-town girls’.
These 3 Moms Are Creating Career Opportunities for Other Moms
Motherhood triggered these three entrepreneurs to create jobs, platforms and opportunities for other women.
5 ‘Lean In’ Mantras I Used to Restart My Career After a Maternity Sabbatical
Entrepreneur Neha Bagaria had to take a long break from work after she had two babies. Sheryl Sandberg’s book ‘Lean In’ inspired her immensely in getting back on track.
“A Gig That Terrifies You and Gives You Purpose”: What It Takes to Direct MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Artistic director of the prestigious MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Smriti Kiran has turned around its fortunes in the past few years.
‘The Warrior Queen of Jhansi’ Filmmaker Swati Bhise on Feminism in Action
An accomplished Bharatnatyam dancer, filmmaker and women’s rights activist, Swati Bhise’s new film is yet another feather in her creative cap.
Meet 2 Delhi Doctors Who Are Also Very Talented Artists!
These two young doctors honoured their creativity and passion for art while pursuing a medical career.
How Priti Went from Obese Adolescent to Celebrity Zumba Trainer
It has been an unexpected, high-intensity journey for one of Mumbai’s best known zumba trainers, Priti H Panchmatia.
“Music Is a Refuge Where I Build Fantasies and Fall in Love” – Nirmika Singh’s Lyrical Romance
How can music be a tool for personal development, and is the industry welcoming for women? Lyricist, singer and poet Nirmika Singh tells us.
Why Waiting for the Right Moment Helped Me as an Artist
Gurugram mother Shruti Vij tried to mould herself to a domestic existence, until her calling became too loud to ignore.
Art & Soul: Women Musicians Share Secrets from Their World
Noted musicians Falguni Shah from New York, Priya Andrews from Mumbai and the band Vinyl Records from Delhi take us behind the scenes of their world.
A Soap Company, a Cooperative for Rural Women, and a Feisty Entrepreneur
Somiya Khanna’s soap brand not only offers buyers a luxurious bathing experience, it also offers income, skills, confidence and hope to a group of rural Rajasthani women.
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.
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