The Pandemic Through the Eyes and Reading List of a Bibliophile
From children’s books to romances to essays of healing and hope, Dr Shalini Mullick takes us through her reading list that evolved as India’s Covid crisis hit a peak.
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I Joined the All-Female eXXpedition to Study and Create Awareness About Plastic Pollution in the Oceans
On World Oceans Day, Kay Newton shares her experience of joining the virtual version of eXXpedition, which has been creating awareness about plastic waste in the oceans since 2014.
“My Cousin Was Raped, Killed in West Bengal – Social Media Made It a Political Issue”
Last month, a 20-year-old student was raped and killed in her own home in West Bengal. Elements on social media misused the news for political propaganda.
This Dubai-Based Feminist Publisher Is Using Digital Media to Initiate Inclusive Conversations
UAE-based feminist publisher Sabin Muzaffar is documenting female trailblazers and empowering women and girls globally through her digital platform Ananke.
When Love is Separation: A Doctor’s Homecoming in the Time of a Pandemic
Coming home to parents is now picking the packed boxes left outside the door. It is being close enough to see their silhouettes in the balcony but not letting the children visit them.
Industrialist Dipali Goenka on Crisis Leadership and Pandemic Survival Strategies
Dipali Goenka, one of India’s most successful industrialists, exemplifies how compassionate leadership during a crisis can be a formula for growth.
“The Pandemic Has Shrunk the Imagination”: Author Dharini Bhaskar
Dharini Bhaskar talks about going from a publisher to an author, her acclaimed first novel, and how the pandemic has affected her writing process
Why the Bhagavad Gita Is Still a Relevant Self-Help Guide in the Time of Covid
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8 Things the Lockdown Taught Me as a Startup Founder and Single Mom
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Love in the Time of Covid and Politics
2020 proved to be the acid test of love – from marital conflict in the lockdown, to wedding plans going awry, to interfaith couples being harassed by regressive laws.
What Happened When This Artist Stopped Pleasing the Establishment
Entrepreneur Ramona Pintea took up art in her 40s, but it was only after she stopped seeking validation from the ‘establishment’ did her art begin to touch hundreds of lives.
Meet Tuba Geçkil, the Cake Artist Whose Phenomenal Creations Went Viral in 2020
Istanbul-based award-winning cake artist Tuba Geçkil had been making exceptional edible art for over a decade but it took a pandemic for her to become a viral internet sensation.
From Maradona’s “Hand of God” to Sonu Sood’s Helping Hands to Lady Macbeth’s Damned Spot
The ongoing pandemic has refocused attention on one of the most important parts of the human body. The hand is in the limelight, again, writes Nina Krishna Warrier.
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.
How a Global Beauty Brand Is Empowering Women Waste-Pickers in Karnataka
The Body Shop India’s Project NARI, in collaboration with Plastics for Change India Foundation, rings in the festive season with a note of empowerment for Bengaluru’s female waste-pickers.
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.
Here’s How I Plan to Do a Digital Durga Puja This Year
How can you stay safe this Durga Puja while also partaking of all the rituals and festivities? Suranjana Ray is all set with her laptop.
eShe Invite: Register for The Economic Times SDG Summit 2020
eShe magazine is proud to be media partner for The Economic Times SDG Summit to be held on September 29, 2020. Register now!
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.
