An Indian piece of clothing which has travelled to all over the world, the humble saree is one of our most celebrated traditions ever. Chitralekha Das’s love for these beautiful yards turned into a business at the age of 60! She says, ” Designing is not my profession, it has always come to me as a […]
I remember the first time I drove my dad’s Maruti Esteem, it was electrifying. A high that I absolutely still feel every single time I get behind the wheel. Am sure there are plenty like me who absolutely love the feeling of burning rubber, a hard steering wheel and the open road, but only a […]
If you are a fan of shaking to the beat, there is absolutely no way you haven’t seen at least one of Sonali Bahaduria’s videos on YouTube. Her channel LiveToDance With Sonali is a product of passion and hard work and has over 900k subscribers! Classic, hip-hop, Bollywood (and more!) routines regularly go up on […]
I have been married for over 3 years now. Our work lives are very different. I am a full-time freelancer media professional while my husband is an engineering hotshot in the IT industry. You can call me an entrepreneur because technically I am master of my own domain, my own boss and I cut my […]
I woke up this morning to some truly stupid news. Although I saw it a whole day later ( damn you twitter, why didn’t you get it to me sooner?), a popular F&B company wants to now make “special chips for women”. I was both amazed and stupefied at the same time, because non-crunchy chips […]
I had never met Sudha Murthy until this interview. Although I have read her famous “Dollar Bahu” and know of her writing and storytelling prowess, I honestly was a bit nervous to meet her in Pune! Wife of the famous Narayana Murthy, Chairman of the Infosys Foundation, the first female engineer of TELCO and the […]
The WHO in a recent survey stated that India is one of the most depressed and anxious countries in the world. Our citizens are under constant mental pressure – both personally and professionally. One reason for it could be our upbringing. We grow up with a wanton need to please our family, friends, bosses, spouses […]
” I have never faced this issue at all. I just face so much nonsense every day, it is so demotivating”, she said over our Skype call. Shivani* works in higher management in the marketing department of a firm which is totally male-dominated. It’s true that we have a come along in terms of acceptance […]
Trust me. TRUST ME. Before I became a freelancer and general all around person “with a life and a personality”, it was 2004. The 10 years that followed since defined my career no doubt, but it came at a cost. I was a young producer in the TV mediasphere, where 20 hour work days were […]
In my growing producer years, I was always exhausted and over worked. My colleagues and me all had black under- eyes and smelt of dirty AC air constantly courtesy long nights editing our stories for the day ahead. Everyone was under pressure, we all looked depressed, we all looked and felt sullen- our faces bore […]
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