What’s the most expensive beauty product you ever bought? 10 women tell us
We asked women around the world about their most expensive beauty buys, and whether they were worth it. We got some surprising answers. Hansa Makhijani Jain reports.
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These 8 Nepali women turned a World Cup night in Seattle into the time of their lives
They didn’t have tickets to see the USA take on Australia during the FIFA World Cup. They didn’t need them. Seattle turned itself inside out that night, and the party was everywhere. Sarita Bartaula reports.
An Indian-American, a Romanian, and a poetic parley on histories, politics and hopes
The new book ‘Ants & Lotus’ by Usha Akella and Ruxandra Cesereanu is a first-of-its-kind ‘jugalbandi’ of poetry between two prominent women poets on separate continents, one Romanian and the other of South Asian origin.
eShe Book Club: ‘The Sea Has the Answers’ by Shuma Raha – sign up to meet the author
eShe Book Club’s pick for July is journalist and author Shuma Raha’s latest novel, which examines India’s post-#MeToo landscape through the overlooked perspective of a sexual predator’s wife. Sign up to meet the author.
This scientist’s indigenous test helps South Asian breast-cancer patients avoid chemotherapy after surgery
Since breast-cancer prognostic tests developed in the West often fail Asian and African women, Indian biotech entrepreneur Dr Manjiri Bakre developed an AI-driven test to help more patients worldwide avoid chemotherapy after surgery.
App-based public health services adding to systemic barriers for India’s marginalized
Public health physician Dr Ramani Atkuri’s new memoir exposes how India’s push for digitization in health and nutrition services glosses over its most vulnerable rural populations, especially women and children.
Self-care, growth, equality – an ode to my squishy, childfree life
Like most married couples without children in South Asia, Jammu-based educator Nikita Gupta is often asked why she doesn’t have kids, and given unsolicited advice on why she must. This essay is her response.
Global conversation on caste, gender, trauma and resistance at eShe Book Club
New York author Christina Dhanuja talks about her debut book ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’ in conversation with Delhi-based PhD scholar Kamna Singh and other participants from around the world at eShe Book Club.
Documentary on Indian-American couple with white-Navajo adopted twins featured at SIFF 2026
Chithra Jeyaram’s documentary ‘Love Chaos Kin’, which screened at the 52nd Seattle International Film Festival this month, explores adoption, love and identity told through the story of an interracial family. Shailaja Rao reports.
New book uncovers an “epidemic” of trauma being perpetuated in Indian families and society
Behavioral scientist Dr Nishtha Lamba’s eye-opening new book ‘Trauma Nation’ maps a deep-seated menace of violence, abuse and unhealed trauma in Indian homes. Book review by psychology writer Apoorva Gairola
Nepal’s Gen-Z revolution brings independent journalists to the spotlight
Senior investigative journalist Namrata Sharma, who received Nepal’s National Journalism Award this month, talks about the recent Gen Z-led political revolution and the state of press freedom in Nepal.
Hundred hours of hydration? 10 moisturisers to save your skin in the heat
Your skin called. It wants more hydration this scorching season! Can a dab of cream really promise days of moisturisation? eShe beauty editor Hansa Makhijani Jain shares the science and recommends 10 products to rescue your skin.
Caste and beyond: ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’ by Christina Dhanuja
Our pick for May is Christina Dhanuja’s ‘Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life’, which blends memoir and social analysis to explore the inner lives, agency and complexity of Dalit women beyond stereotypes.
New study shows how maternal fear and anxiety can shape the next generation
Japanese researchers have discovered that anxiety in pregnancy worsens birth outcomes, implying that emotional support is a vital pillar of maternal healthcare.
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