I Had a Baby During the COVID Lockdown
Giving birth is a big challenge in itself – imagine doing it under the shadow of COVID! New mother Varsha Khandelwal shares her experience.
Tag: lockdown
The Reinvention: Delhi Girl and Darjeeling Grandma’s Lockdown Momo Kitchen
Meet Chitrangada Gupta who, along with her Boju (grandma), started a home kitchen during lockdown supplying delicious momos to Delhi-ites. #TheReinvention
The Reinvention: Actor Priya Malik’s New Online Poetry Workshops
Poet, actor and model Priya Malik has launched online poetry workshops Priya Ki Pathshaala during the COVID lockdown.
“It Just Takes One Call for Ministers to Help Migrants, But They Chose Politics Over Compassion” – Yasmin Kidwai
From an award-winning documentary filmmaker capturing her country’s diversity, to an elected official keeping her city clean, Yasmin Kidwai certainly has India on her mind.
Take eShe’s Lockdown Relationships Survey!
eShe is conducting a survey on how marriages and long-term relationships fared during the COVID lockdown. Please share your experience!
An Ordinary Indian Working Couple, a Lockdown, and a Problem
The lockdown exposes a crack in an Indian marriage. Will it be filled with anger or love?
5 Couples on How Their Relationship Fared During Lockdown
What’s the biggest test of any marriage than to be stuck together for months during a pandemic, re-negotiating relationship rules and personal boundaries? Five couples tell us how they fared.
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!
Has Coronavirus Made Us Forget the Art of Polite Conversation?
Can we blame COVID for making us too blunt, too direct and too raw to the point that we don’t feel the need to sugar-coat or censor ourselves?
The Remarkable Tale of Two Entrepreneurs Who Adapted to Lockdown, and Grew
Babita Gupta and Shivani Agarwal refused to give up on their dreams and employees during the COVID-19 lockdown. This is how they survived and thrived.
6 Women Unlock Bites of Wisdom Over Virtual Coffee
A group of women from around the world get together over ‘Zoom coffee’ to share their lives, wishes and wisdom.
Meet Two Pilots on Air India’s Vande Bharat Evacuation Mission
Meet pilots Daisy Chacko and Aakanksha Verma who are part of India’s unprecedented worldwide evacuation operation Vande Bharat.
3 Moms of Toddlers on Surviving Lockdown While Working From Home
Three friends and mothers of young children share how they’ve spent the past few months of lockdown balancing work and parenting at home.
Lockdown Diary: Creating Art That Uplifts, and Healing Myself in the Process
Cooped up at home during the lockdown, avid traveller and mother of two Malvika Sehgaal Kaura finds her imagination soaring and soul healing through spiritual art.
School @ Home: The Pros and Cons of Online Schooling
With online classes becoming the new normal in education around the world, parents, students and teachers weigh in about the challenges and opportunities.
“Denormalise Domestic Violence”: Lockdown Sees Spike in Cases and Calls for Action
As cases of domestic violence go up during the lockdown, activists, artists and lawyers call for social and legal solutions.
Read the June 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
This issue is all about women in power, with outspoken IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil as the cover personality, and other women bureaucrats on compelling personal missions. Plus a section on motherhood, and stories of inspiration from women entrepreneurs around the world. Dig in!
Daughters Have Parents Too! Join My Initiative to Help Seniors During the Lockdown
Anxious about her lonely parents in another city during the lockdown, Preeti Jatia has launched a national initiative to reach out to seniors in every neighbourhood.
Lockdown Diary: Everything Has Slowed Down But My Mind Is Racing
Mascarpone to migrant workers: 20-year-old student Ananya Jain writes about her paradoxical existence during the lockdown.
Lockdown Diary: Confronting the Mental Health Monster Again
The coronavirus lockdown led Aekta Kapoor to confront the psychological demons from her past.
Lockdown Diary: A Doctor and Other Self-Reliant Humans of Quarantine
For Delhi-based healthcare professional Dr Monika Devgan Kathuria, the lockdown has been a ‘groggily enriching’ experience in housework, nagging the husband, and creating awareness.
Lockdown Diary: How I Healed My Relationship with My Daughter
For Mumbai-based media professional Shweta Bhandral, the lockdown has been a time to build bridges and mend relationships at home.
Focus on Coping Not Moping: A Psychotherapist on Mental Health During Lockdown
Psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Varkha Chulani on how to deal with lockdown blues.
Lockdown Diary: A Grandma Gets an Unexpected Shot at Toddler Training
For grandmom Poonam Kirpal, the coronavirus lockdown turned into an excellent opportunity to train and homeschool her visiting two-year-old granddaughter.
