“Indian societies don’t fully acknowledge how dangerous the caste system is”: Yashica Dutt
Having hidden her identity for years, Yashica Dutt revealed her caste publicly in solidarity with fellow Dalits at the receiving end of casteism.
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Film School Pioneer Meghna Ghai Puri on Bollywood, Business & Her Famous Dad
Daughter of legendary filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Meghna Ghai Puri is spearheading India’s top film school Whistling Woods.
“Chhaa Jaa,” Says Global NGO Girl Effect to Indian Teens
Chhaa Jaa, an online programme by the global NGO Girl Effect, will educate adolescent girls and help them navigate their teenage years.
She Uses Drama as Therapy to Empower Young Kids and Boost Their Confidence
Co-founder of Yellowcat Theatre, Simran Sachdev Arneja is using drama and role-play to help kids develop communication skills, creativity and confidence.
How a Papa Elephant Sold His Baby for Bananas: Tales of Rural Children and Indigenous Art
Animation filmmaker and entrepreneur Debjani Mukherjee is using indigenous art to empower communities, generate employment and heal children.
This Mumbai Mom Homeschooled Her Kids, and This Is What She Learnt
By replacing the word ‘studying’ with ‘learning’, Sonnal and Nozzer Pardiwala have ensured their kids’ education is rich, fulfilling and self-motivated.
How Archana Kapoor’s Community Radio Station Changed People’s Lives in Mewat
Led by Archana Kapoor, the community radio station Radio Mewat has turned around the lives of the rural Haryana listeners it caters to.
Here’s What Went on at eShe’s ‘Shine Your Light’ Workshop for Teenagers!
eShe magazine held its fourth ‘Shine Your Light’ workshop in Delhi exclusively for teenagers! This is what went on behind closed doors.
A Kitchen Fire Led This Young Professional to Launch a New Career Inspiring People
Mehak Narula used personal setbacks and challenges in her life to fuel a new direction in her journey, and to launch We The Circle to inspire Hyderabad residents.
This artist is using her talent and fame to brighten the lives of slum-dwellers
Artist and social activist Rouble Nagi is using the healing power of art to enliven Maharashtra’s slums and educate underprivileged children.
“I Feel Like I’m About to Burst with Music”: Vasundhara Gupta on Life, Sound Design and Music Technology
Young Hollywood sound designer, producer and vocalist Vasundhara Gupta looks back at her time at Berklee and shares how advances in music technology have changed the world of sound.
I Moved From Mumbai to a Small Town for Love, and Here’s What It Taught Me
If the price of love is moving from a metropolitan city like Mumbai to a small town like Dehradun, would you pay it?
The Visually Impaired Need Skills, not Sympathy: How Madhu Singhal’s NGO Is Lighting Up Lives
Madhu Singhal’s own personal challenges triggered the founding of Mitra Jyothi, a 28-year-old organization that empowers the disabled.
These Two Girls Use Games and Gifts to Teach Indian Kids How to Conserve and Recycle
Sana Sawhney and Ayushi Gupta have developed a ‘Green Curriculum’ to promote environmental education among the urban and rural youth.
She Studied Till Class 5 in a Village, He Got a Post Doctorate from Europe, They’ve Been Happily Married for 68 Years!
Jasho’s story is that of an ordinary, primary-school educated woman from a nondescript village, who became the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’ for her ambitious, globe-trotting husband. Her daughter Anita Panda traces her mother’s journey.
This American transformed a backward community in Rishikesh, one child at a time
Iranian-American educationist Shahla Ettefagh moved from California to Rishikesh to set up a pathbreaking school for the hill town’s poorest children – and has moved the heavens and earth in the process.
Her schools are helping thousands of children learn ‘design thinking’
Thousands of Indian schoolchildren owe their happy childhoods to Tristha Ramamurthy, who has redefined the education space in India.
Lead like a girl: MBD Group MD Monica Kandhari on business expansion and social perceptions
Running one of India’s oldest publishing houses with new verticals in luxury and real estate, Monica Malhotra Kandhari is on top of her game.