Your skin called. It wants more hydration this scorching season! Can a dab of cream really promise days of moisturisation? eShe beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain shares the science and recommends 10 products to rescue your skin.
Women are often expected to play out high-performance roles flawlessly each day – inside and outside the home. But for new mother Deepika Khatri, the biggest lesson and liberation lay in learning to ask for help.
Our book of the month is Christina Dhanuja’s ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’, which blends memoir and social analysis to explore the inner lives, agency and complexity of Dalit women beyond stereotypes. Sign up to meet the author.
Content writer Kanchan Balani was following the expected career path – until one day she careened off the map and charted an unexpected new journey. She shares her detours and delights while transcending self-made boundaries.
When the state begins to regulate identity, it rarely stops at one group. India’s Trans Act 2026 expands state power and restricts individual right to self-determination – an alarming precedent that can affect other citizens too, cautions Oorja Gonepavaram.
Author and podcaster Shunali Khullar Shroff, whose new book ‘The Wrong Way Home’ focuses on midlife relationships and reinvention, believes feminism is finally having its day in pop culture even if there’s a lot of work left on the ground.
In her new book ‘For the Love of Art’, actor and theatre maven Sajitha Madathil delves into the history of Kerala theatre and film, and uncovers stories of numerous women actors and dramatists who never got due credit in the history books.
Our book of the month is Deepta Roy Chakraverti’s ‘Daktarin Jamini Sen’ — a fascinating historical tale with exciting twists and turns in royal intrigue, chronicling the incredible life of a forgotten feminist icon. Perfect for Women’s History Month? We think so!
The character of Asifa from Banu Mushtaq’s award-winning book ‘Heart Lamp’ is a stunning if tragic portrayal of how continuous labour is the norm and rest is a privilege denied to most women, writes Dr Sapphire Mahmood Ahmed.
Singapore-based software engineer and mom to a little boy, Sainy Banerjee shares how classical dance helps her navigate emotional complexity, burnout and self-expression in an impossibly busy life.
Casually stated and disguised as concern, body shaming erodes one’s self-worth and casts a long shadow on the trajectory of a woman’s life and personal growth, writes author Aruna Joshi.
The 10th edition of the Vedaaranya Heritage and Healing Festival 2026 held recently in Ramgarh Shekhawati, Rajasthan, was all about women power, particularly in the sphere of India’s heritage, writes Neha Kirpal.
A married woman without children faces innumerable judgements and questions in India. But even though motherhood is idealised, the woman’s body is considered impure, notes filmmaker Shobhita Thakur.
Filmmaker Vimala Rajkumari shares insights from a documentary shoot in an Uttar Pradesh village, where she learnt that – while gender injustice persists across geographies – social change is possible with consistent effort.
Modern society applauds work-life balance but ignores the fact that women bear a disproportionate share of emotional labour, caregiving and domestic duties. Author Aruna Joshi busts the myth of balance shaping womanhood.
Postpartum depression in India is not just a ‘private matter’ but a symptom of systemic neglect and a failure of public-health infrastructure. Rituals intended as care frequently become tools of emotional and social control, writes Dr Sapphire Mahmood Ahmed.
Art historian Anoushka Jain’s new book ‘Badass Begums’ challenges stereotypes of Mughal women by featuring 10 influential figures who shaped Delhi’s history as political strategists and urban planners. In this interview, she shares their stories and impact.
Delhi podcaster and filmmaker Arti Jain found several hidden advantages – from personal and gastronomical to social and even anti-social – of raising an adolescent.
When author Richa Tilokani faced repeated rejections from publishers, she applied the acceptance principle of Gyan Yoga to deal with the brush-off and bounce back. It went on to become the subject of her fourth book.