Seeking Love, Fuelled by Fame, Freedom and Drugs: Bollywood Icon Parveen Babi
In a new biography of 1970s’ Bollywood star Parveen Babi, author Karishma Upadhyay uncovers issues that are just as relevant today: mental health, drugs and the fast life.
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Author and Yoga Guru Ira Trivedi on Lockdown Yoga, Her #MeToo Stories, and a Dog Named Om
Author and yoga guru Ira Trivedi on sexuality in modern India, the #MeToo movement, and why yoga is the best exercise during lockdown.
My Spiritual Practice Helped Me Have a Natural Delivery After C-Section
Megha Khanduja’s first baby was born through caesarean section, and she was told her second would have to be too. But she was determined to have a natural birth.
She Had Picked a Date to Die, Then She Found Her Reason to Breathe
Sarah Ross had set a deadline to end her life. Then, a dying girl and a boy without socks gave her a reason to live, heal and inspire others.
From an Abused Child to a Healer: The Remarkable Journey of Michelle Evans
Canada-based life coach Michelle Evans turned the trauma of her childhood into fuel for self-transformation and healing others.
How I Healed Mind, Heart and Body to Beat Cancer – Thrice
Delhi-based author and entrepreneur Anita Kumar shares her emotional, physical and spiritual battle with cancer.
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
This Artist Uses Elements of Psychology and Faith in Her Paintings
Abstract painter and pranic healer Sahaya Sharma infuses her work with psychological nuances and her desire to heal the world.
I Am Hindu and I Don’t Want India to Be a Hindu State
Majoritarianism is unjust and inhumane.
“Shouting One’s God’s Name Is Not Religion, Following Its Principles Is”
The true bhakta does not need an identity card, a religion, a caste, a place of birth, a parent, weapons of lathis and tear gas, or a cancerous government that devours its own citizens.
Even a Baby Can Have Faith; Why Is It So Hard for Grownups?
Babies have unquestioning faith in the mother’s milk, animals have faith in their own instinct – they do not judge or over-analyse.
Rani Khanam, the Sufi Who Dares to Dance Kathak to Islamic Verses
Rani Khanam dances Kathak to Islamic verses, and has broken several of her community taboos in doing so.
An Energy Healer’s Secrets to Self-Growth and How Women Can Awaken to Their Power
Energy healer and life coach Riitu S Bahri believes women need to acknowledge and leverage their inherent creative power.
What’s the Difference in Duty and Dharma? A Poet-Astrologer Weighs In
Poet and astrologer Abhijita Kulshrestha talks about channelling her spiritual journey in poetry, and the power of the stars in helping others.
Seeking Personal Transformation? Try Journaling, Says Writing Coach Suma Varughese
Writing coach and former magazine editor, Suma Varughese shares her career journey, and how journaling can help with personal transformation.
“My Parents Were Screaming at Each Other, I Was Terrified” — How Sariah Sought God and Found Yoga
Her troubled childhood didn’t break Sariah Sizemore; on the contrary it triggered a lifetime of healing, teaching yoga and nurturing others.
3 Music Therapists on How Indian Classical Ragas Can Heal
Music therapists Meenakshi Ravi, Stuti Chandhok and Nithya Rajendran share how classical music can uplift spiritually and heal emotionally.
Lord Shiva in the Swiss Alps: A Paragliding Epiphany for a Mumbai Mom
Can paragliding be a spiritual experience? Swooping over Switzerland’s Lake Thun and snow-capped Jungfrau peaks, Anita Panda has an epiphany.
Detached Attachment – Or How Not to Take Things Personally
Remember: You’re just the instrument.
“Stop Criticising Yourself All the Time” – Kass Thomas to Indian Women
A powerhouse of energy and inspiration, American-Italian motivational speaker Kass Thomas wants Indian women to see their own inner beauty.
“Despite Attempts to Erase Them, Female Mystics’ Voices Have Endured” — Arundhathi Subramaniam
One of India’s greatest living poetesses, Arundhathi Subramaniam brings together a writer’s mastery and a mystic’s inspiration to her art.
Learning to Love the Woman in the Mirror
The universe taught this mother of two an unexpected lesson as a gift on her 45th birthday.
What is Access Consciousness and Why Are Indian Women So Drawn to It?
A fresh new healing modality and life philosophy has been sweeping through urban India, leaving women quite happy in its wake.
From Queens to Doctors: 3 New Non-Fiction Books on Women, By Women
We review the latest non-fiction titles with women at the top and centre.
