8 Things the Lockdown Taught Me as a Startup Founder and Single Mom
Arundhati Kumar launched her new sustainable accessories brand Beej just before lockdown hit. Here’s what she learnt.
Tag: lockdown
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.
Loss and Labour: The Effect of Lockdown on Rural Indian Women
Rural women in India have never had it easy, and the Covid lockdown has further increased their workload while leaving them financially vulnerable.
Lockdown Poetry: Prachi Jha and Rianka Bose Saha
We bring you two poems by Indian poets as part of our Lockdown Poetry series.
These Celebs Launched ‘Pad Squad’ to Distribute Sanitary Napkins to the Needy During Lockdown
Actor-poet Taranjit Kaur and film producer Chhitra Subramaniam have launched a lockdown initiative to donate sanitary pads to women in need.
Love and Lockdown: TV Actor, Instagrammer and Designer Share Wedding Stories
Three Indian couples who tied the knot during the Covid lockdown share their wedding notes.
Read the November 2020 Issue of eShe Magazine
Phenomenally successful author Preeti Shenoy is on our cover this month and inside are millennial techpreneurs leading startups in India and USA. Plus: a feature on lockdown weddings. Happy festive reading!
Actor Sheena Chohan’s Podcast Is Bringing Bollywood Together for Human Rights
Actor and activist Sheena Chohan is bringing together 30 Bollywood personalities to create awareness about UN’s 30 human rights in a new podcast series.
Lockdown Poetry: Mugdha Hareendranath, Viveka Goswami and Preetha Vasan
We bring you three poems by Indian poets written during the lockdown.
7 Days, 2000 Km: A Family’s Road Trip During Lockdown
A family of four sets out on a dream road trip from Mumbai to Haryal during the lockdown, soaking in India’s villages, cities and scenic beauty.
“Isolation Appears Ideal for Writing But It Isn’t So. You Feed Off the World” – Anuradha Roy
Anuradha Roy, whose latest novel is shortlisted for the prestigious International Dublin Literary Award 2020, talks to us about women’s choices, writing and life during lockdown.
Lockdown Poetry Contest Teen Stars: Ashwika Chhabria and S. Rupsha Mitra
These teenagers’ poems made it to the top of eShe’s Lockdown Poetry Contest 2020.
Lockdown Poetry Contest Winners: Manjul Bajaj and Suchita Parikh-Mundul
These poems made it to the top of eShe’s Lockdown Poetry Contest 2020.
Goa’s Own Russian DJ on Music, Motherhood and Braving the Lockdown
From classical Russian music to underground techno in Goa, professional DJ and mom Alina Liubina’s life is the stuff of free-spirited fairy tales.
Lockdown Poetry Contest Winners: Arpita Choudhury, Arya Gopi and Anushree Bose
These poems made it to the top of eShe’s Lockdown Poetry Contest 2020.
Lockdown Poetry Contest Winners: Kanika Ahuja, Ashiqua Ahmed and Anomitra Paul
These poems made it to the top of eShe’s Lockdown Poetry Contest 2020.
Lockdown Poetry Contest Winners: Arenkala Walling, Matangi Jayaram and Ananya Ray
These poems made it to the top of eShe’s Lockdown Poetry Contest 2020.
Survey Result: Did Relationships Become More Equal at Home During Lockdown?
eShe conducted a survey on how long-term relationships fared during the COVID lockdown, with a focus on gender division of household responsibilities. Here’s what we found!
The Story of India’s Community Libraries – Spurned by State, Struck by Lockdown
Public libraries have been low on government priorities in the past few years; now COVID is threatening our few brave community libraries too.
“The Pandemic Revealed Our Priorities – Look Who Profited, Who Suffered”: WFTO President Roopa Mehta
President of the World Fair Trade Organization and CEO of NGO Sasha, Roopa Mehta is raising a red flag for India’s pandemic-struck textile industry.
