There has been a slow yet visible drive to ensure women’s invisibilisation from cultural narrative. We are witnessing an increased trimming of women’s role in shaping our culture and in our mythology too. Even gods have not escaped this desire to belittle the feminine role in the ways of the world. Which is why we see more […]
In a power-packed session during the Women Writers’ Fest in Ahmedabad, Devdutt Pattanaik asked the audience why aren’t we telling stories of cool mythological female characters like Sati and Savitri more often? He elaborated, how the word ‘Sati Savitri’ conjures the image of a bechari mahila, but when you read their stories, they don’t come […]
One of the afternoon sessions at Women Writers’ Fest Ahmedabad was about how women are transforming Bollywood, breaking one stigma at a time. Gayatri Rangachari Shah moderated the session with panelists Amrita Pandey, Priya Seth and Anaita Shroff Adajania. It was inevitable for a panel with women from the film industry to talk about the […]
One of the last sessions of the #WomenWritersFest in Ahmedabad had actor, comedian and writer Mallika Dua on board, and it sure was an interesting and fun session. The actor, who is famously known for her on-point comic timing, and has recently starred in the hit web series The Trip, spoke about the idea of […]
The first panel discussion at Ahmedabad’s Women Writers’ Fest focused on unsung heroines of Indian history. Authors Rana Safvi and Ira Mukhoty spoke to Anurita Rathore on how history and historians have unfairly treated women of substance in our past. From sidelining them, to conveniently neglecting their feats and contributions to the society and even branding […]
This panel during the #WomenWritersFest Ahmedabad was everything an aspiring writer would wish for. We had Author Savi Sharma in a conversation with Kiran Manral about her books, her writing process and, most importantly, how she became a bestselling author over a short span of time. What made her write a book? Sharma, who was a […]
Writing a book is far easier than publishing it. And for someone who doesn’t belong to the writing milieu but still wants to write a book, what would be better than to know it from the industry experts? So we got Penguin Random House’s Commissioning Editor, Milee Ashwarya, to discuss the nitty-gritties of the trade […]
Corporate leader Kalpana Morparia, who is presently heading JP Morgan in India, which is an extension of a 2.1 trillion dollar American company, never actually dreamt to become one herself while growing up. It is hard to believe that this banker and an independent Director on the Boards of several leading Indian companies once looked […]
So, what does it take to lead a workplace? The #WomenWritersFest Ahmedabad brought forth some great insights about leadership and the perceptions surrounding it during the session on “Leadership and women in the workspace.” Banker Shinjini Kumar, Anuranjita Kumar – Managing Director, Human Resources at RBS, Author Sonu Bhasin and Shaili Chopra – Founder of […]
.jpg)
