“I think women are women’s best supporters”: Dolly Thakore
Actor and casting director Dolly Thakore on the “conditioning of silence over generations” of women, and her new tell-all memoir.
Tag: memoir
‘Food is an integral part of our culture, and to let that go away uncelebrated is a tragedy’: Sudha Menon
Author, model and motivational speaker Sudha Menon interviewed several famous personalities on their favourite food memories and recipes for her new book.
Nidhie Sharma Was 13 When She Got Lost in a Jungle, Her New Book Recounts the Harrowing Tale
Writer-director Nidhie Sharma’s memoir ‘Invictus’ recounts an episode from her teens when she, along with five other kids, got lost in a jungle in Arunachal Pradesh.
Freedom, Risk, Love: The Fierce Life of Feminist Economist Devaki Jain
Book review of ‘The Brass Notebook’, the no-holds barred intimate and political memoir of feminist economist and academician Devaki Jain
The Perfect Read for Those Who Haven’t Tried Vipassana, and Those Who Have
Journalist Gayatri Jayaraman’s new memoir about her vipassana experience ‘Sit Your Self Down’ accomplishes a rare feat.
22 Surgeries Later, Survivor Nidhi Chaphekar Tells the Tale of the Brussels Terror Attack
Terrorism is nothing but a weakened mind trying to get quick recognition using destruction as a medium, says Brussels bombing survivor Nidhi Chaphekar.
Shaheen Bhatt on Her Battle with Depression and Her New Memoir
Being born to one of Bollywood’s most famous families couldn’t shield Shaheen Bhatt from chronic depression; she bares all in a candid interview.
“There’s No Such Thing as Balance, There Are Priorities” – Actor-Author Lisa Ray
Actor, author, cancer survivor and mother of twins Lisa Ray bares her story – with its little and large successes, failures and leaps of faith.
An Indian Woman Walks Alone Through War-torn Kabul
When Taran N. Khan arrived in Kabul in 2006, she was earnestly cautioned never to walk. Her instincts compelled her to do the opposite.
A Young Woman Chronicles Her ‘Cheerful Fight’ with Cancer Before It Takes Her Life
A new memoir, ‘Tales from the Tail End’, follows the ‘cheerful fight’ that Ananya Mukherjee had with cancer, before she eventually loses the battle.
Her Sister’s Suicide Turned Jasvinder into an Activist Against Honour-Based Abuse
Jasvinder Sanghera escaped a forced marriage and was disowned by her family. Her charity now works for victims of honour-based abuse and has helped introduce a new law in UK.
“Anything Boring, Dull or Old-fashioned Is Ladylike” – Radhika Vaz Lets It Rip
Standup comic Radhika Vaz is out to provoke – with her jokes and with her feminist agenda.
