This Fashion Artist’s ‘The Almirah’ Project Captures Women’s Emotions During Lockdown
Fashion artist Sharmila Nair’s new project links women’s emotions during the pandemic to the tradition of parents gifting almirahs to daughters.
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Up Close with Mili Sarkar, the Village Teen in the Viral ‘Sari Back Flip’ Video
In conversation with the 17-year-old village girl Mili Sarkar whose Instagram videos doing gymnastics in a sari are going viral.
This Zoologist is Using Social Media to Talk About Reptiles, Habitat Loss and Climate Change
Herpetologist Emma A Browning is using social media to create awareness about reptiles and amphibians, and the human impact on their lives.
“It Serves Governments to Keep the People of India and Pakistan Apart” – Karuna Ezara Parikh
Television personality and social-media influencer Karuna Ezara Parikh’s debut novel revolves around an Indian-Pakistani romance.
45 Sketches to Stories: How My Office Doodles Became a Collective Blog Project
Usha Iyer invited friends and family to write stories based on sketches she had made doodling in office. The results were enthralling.
The Reinvention: From Budding Musician to Lockdown Doughnut Baker!
Music student Soumya Sofat put aside her singing aspirations during the lockdown and instead started baking doughnuts – lots and lots of them!
Cheer Up Your Home During Lockdown with Ideas from These 4 Instagrammers!
Lockdown has kept us all home, so why not use the space to express one’s creativity? These four Instagram influencers have some brilliant ideas!
3 Elizabeth Gilbert Posts That Are Packed with Wisdom Like Her Books
3 Instagram posts by Elizabeth Gilbert that will give you food for thought
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.
Hairstylist, Filmmaker, Biker, Tattoo-Lover – Sapna Bhavnani Is a Rebel of Many Hues
Sapna Moti Bhavnani’s life reads like a movie: a chain of rebellions, marriages, TV stardom, even a sexual assault, and now, international acclaim. What’s consistent is her refusal to conform and give up.
Health-Food Blogger Shefali Batra Shares 4 Nutritious Hummus Recipes
Epicurean, home chef and blogger Shefali Batra a.k.a. ‘Hoppingontoes’ shares four delicious hummus recipes.
Offline to Online: Rape Threats Are Still Being Used to Silence Women
Women continue to be silenced with threats of sexual violence and rape, although the medium has changed from the battlefields of yore to internet-enabled platforms today.
This Illustrator Sketches the Essence of Delhi Through Its Public Spaces
Ankur Ahuja is capturing the essence of Delhi with unselfconscious drawings of people she sees in the city’s public spaces.
Insta-Birth: These Pages Share Powerful Stories of Pregnancy and ChildBirth
These Instagram pages remind women of their innate divinity and their amazing strength. They also share stories of loss, of challenges and pain.
Her Photo Blog Empowers Women to Discuss Vulnerabilities About Their Bodies
Anushka Kelkar, a 21-year-old photographer from Mumbai, runs a fascinating Instagram page ‘browngirlgazin’ where she shares her honest portraits of women, and their intimate thoughts about their bodies.
Poets of Instagram: Young Female Voices Bare Their Truths on Social Media
Social media is a boon for today’s poets, the ones who use words to paint pictures, and pictures to embellish words. In the first of our two-part series, meet Megha Rao and Reet / Roohanii.
Veil No More: A Tehran Girl on Why She Took Off Her Hijab in Protest
Melika, the Iranian girl in this viral picture shares why she stopped by the side of the road in Tehran one evening and took off her veil.
Saloni Chopra on Social-Media Activism and the Body as a Feminist Statement
Actor Saloni Chopra’s provocative social-media posts and videos are her way of igniting debate on gender violence, stereotypes and sexuality.
“People Stare at My Hijab”: An Indonesian Medical Student on Living Abroad, Instagram and Identity
Though hailing from an Indonesian village where girls weren’t expected to study, Andi Yudha’s mother pushed her to travel abroad and study medicine. Independence isn’t easy, though, says the 20-year-old.
Banker-Turned-Model Bandana Sondhi Reveals Her ‘Superpower’
From banker to model and stylist, Bandana Sondhi’s career has taken unexpected turns, but she’s come to believe anything is possible.
