Former actor Aditi Deshmukh’s career took a turn to organic farming and rural development a decade ago. She’s going a step further with her new Ayurveda-based beauty enterprise.
Rachna Dushyant Singh’s nonprofit Ankuri empowers women with knitting skills and retail distribution networks, leading to both financial and social emancipation.
Bharatnatyam teacher Shiphony Pavithran was approached by a 58-year-old former schoolteacher with Parkinson’s disease to learn dance. Both ended up learning a lot more in the process.
Former journalist Rashmee Roshan Lall’s novel ‘The Pomegranate Peace’ uncovers the absurdities of America’s ‘aid and reconstruction’ project in Afghanistan.
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Actor and human-rights activist Sheena Chohan shares an insider’s view of the film industry during the pandemic and why she thinks streaming cinema has both pros and cons.
One-Eyed Mama aka Aekta Kapoor tries out the breath work of kumbhaka pranayama and learns lessons in stillness, holding on, and letting go.
Gurugram artist and poet Nidhi Agrawal learnt through first-hand trauma how chronic pain can change one’s personality, and how to find courage in one’s tears.
Pune mother Ritu Goyal Harish wanted to support her bisexual daughter in her journey towards self-realisation, happiness and personal freedom. But it hasn’t been easy, she shares.
Acclaimed business leader, columnist and author Aparna Piramal Raje on her new book ‘Chemical Khichdi’ and why mental-health conditions can be manageable and not limiting
Facing cancer helped immunologist Dr Monica Gulati awaken to her life’s purpose eight years ago. Since then she has been helping others awaken to their own truths.
One-Eyed Mama aka Aekta Kapoor sets out on a daring journey and finds that physical challenges are a small matter when one is on a mission of love.
Aparna Shewakramani’s character in ‘Indian Matchmaking’ was presented as too strong-headed for a potential Indian bride. But that’s the same reason she now has legions of fans. She talks to us about the show and her new memoir ‘She’s Unlikeable’.
Director of Gallery Ark in Vadodara, Nupur Dalmia is harnessing her heritage as art patron and skills as a corporate leader to develop her city’s image as a centre for the arts and culture.
In the second part of her column One-Eyed Mama, Aekta Kapoor writes about learning to let go of those she loves the most, armed with faith and surrender.
Bengaluru writer Salini Vineeth shares how she let go of traditional Indian definitions of the ‘ideal woman’ to discover, and accept, her true self and happiness.
Feminist economist Shrayana Bhattacharya’s new book maps the economic and personal trajectories of ordinary Indian women united by their love for film idol Shah Rukh Khan
Journalist Zehra Naqvi’s debut book ‘The Reluctant Mother’ chronicles her personal struggles of motherhood in a world that constantly tries to define her and who she should be.
Tabla player Anuradha Pal’s musical journey has been remarkable not only because she broke social boundaries and records but also because she paved the way for other women to take the stage.
Royal trousseaus often reflect the rich artisanal legacy of India passed on through generations. Sudarshana Kumari’s wardrobe holds several such treasures from north and central India.
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