Female Entrepreneur | Tarani Kapur, CEO & Founder of Tarani’s Low Kitchen
I was born in Delhi and have lived here all my life. I completed my school education from Modern School, Vasant Vihar. I took up Textile Designing at Pearl Academy of fashion. From there I went to Melbourne to RMIT University and qualified as a textile designer. I have a... Read More
‘MARSALA’ your ‘go to’ colour for 2015 | Vibhuti Bhandarkar
That intoxicating red of wine, the earthy shade with a seductive personality of its own has a name and is now recognised as ‘Marsala’. To me, Marsala sounds like a sultry yet sophisticated lady with a beautiful story to tell. Is that you? Marsala – declared the Pantone Colour of... Read More
Giving Back | Andrea Thumshirn, Hockey Village India Foundation
I was a german international hockey player and I now want to give back something to those who need it the most. I believe that sports is very important in everybody’s life. My aim is to combine sports and education to create healthy and intelligent students. Observing India for quite... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Vijaya Krishnan | Director, Healthy Mother Wellness & Care
I am a practicing midwife, and along with my husband, Krishnan Sakotai, run an organisation called Healthy Mother. At Healthy Mother, we provide the Scientific Midwifery model of care to women.The core tenet of scientific midwifery is that midwifery is woman-centered. It encompasses the full range of primary healthcare services... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Shilpa Menon | Spiritual Coach
Tell us about yourself I derive my inspiration from transformation in human behaviour. For me, life is a celebration. My main focus is on introspection and empowerment. I believe that my uniqueness is to bring in clarity with grounded reality and inspire people to achieve their dreams. As mentioned above... Read More
Giving and Getting – Chanakya’s Business Mantra | Puja Kohli & Rajesh Kamath
In October 2014, during the festival of Diwali, the headline of a leading news channel exclaimed “Savjhibhai Dholakia’s extraordinary gesture of generosity is making other bosses look very bad!” as a response to Hari Krishna Exports’ Diwali bonuses. The Social Media space was flooded with stories of Dholakia’s largesse. Even... Read More
Culturama – February 2015
The cover of the February 2015 issue of Culturama features the four artistes who will come together for AIKYA 2015. Ganesh and Kumaresh, world-renowned violinists, and eminent vocalists Sudha Ragunathan and Bombay Jayashri will bring to the stage of Music Academy, Chennai, a spectacular performance on March 7. Turn to... Read More
Female Entrepeneur: Hiral Shah – CEO, SavePocketMoney.com
Tell us about yourself I pursued my masters in HRM from Middlesex University in London after which I was an HR assistant at Phillips Electrolux for around two years. I am currently CEO of SavePocketMoney.com – a student based start-up which offers big name brand discounts to students across India.... Read More
Business Lessons from The Bead Woman of Varanasi | Shilpi Singh
Varanasi has become my second home, and WATC India members may have deciphered my love for Varanasi by now. The city is full of turns and twists, interesting hidden facts and stories. It has never, ever failed to surprise me. It was one of my early visits to this mystic... Read More
Inspirational Women: Natasha Sharma | Children’s book author
Tell us about yourself I am a children’s book author, based in Mumbai, India. I’ve currently published ten books for children with a few leading publishers in India. My first book Icky, Yucky, Mucky!, was published in 2011 and since then, luckily enough, my brain has continued to buzz with... Read More
Pravasi Woman | Shwetha Bhumana
Tell us about yourself and what you do currently I am a Resource Manager with Deloitte Consulting. I have been with Deloitte for 10 years now. I have had different roles within Talent and am a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. I am a Computer Science Engineer from MIT,... Read More
My Tryst with Writing | Payal Gandhi Hoon Blog
Now as I tap my fingers, it fetches me some interesting thoughts about the power of writing. I can imagine the act of making impressions on cave walls to tree breaches, to those regal looking feather tipped pen dunked in ink to mark the sheet of paper. i think about... Read More
Inspirational woman: Ruchika Sharma | Founder, Being Women
Tell us about yourself I am a Rajasthani Brahmin raised in Hyderabad – a chef by profession. I have hosted 2000+ cookery shows for south Indian television channels. I write food related articles for different magazines and papers and am a food stylist. I run a cookery school by the name of Chef Ruchika’s Culinary School. We do kitchen training programs for the Indian Air Force, Indian Army, National... Read More
Inspirational women: Marita Maier | Head of French and German Business Centres in India, EY
Tell us about yourself I have been working at EY for 30 years now, including 14 years as a Partner in our Transaction Advisory Services business. Currently, I am running both French and German Business Centres (FBC and GBC) in India which are dedicated to supporting clients starting or expanding business in India in the various fields of the EY services offerings such as audit, tax and advisory services. In the... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Mansi Gulati – Mansi Yoga & Fitness Studio
Tell us about yourself I am Mansi Gulati, a USA certified international yoga trainer and dietician. My early education was in Delhi and I hold a BA degree from Delhi University. I found myself greatly influenced by yoga after graduating but I had also been meditating since the age of... Read More
Dreaming Your Living Spaces – Part of the 25 secret tips on home design by M
We have to write a destiny we dream and live It knowing it’s a dream. As you rise in the morning and see the sky as yourself, “Have I denied myself my dream or is it the skies?” We have to write the dream, visualise it, dream it all the... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Ambar Pariddi Sahai – Founder of ‘Mine of Design’
Ambar Pariddi Sahai’s creative pursuit led her to follow her dreams, her ideas and her imagination with which she has successfully established a first generation jewellery business. Mine Of Design is her initiative. Finishing at the top of her class in her study of Accessory Design at the National Institute... Read More
Where have all the Adults Gone? | Apurva Purohit Blog
“My 16 year old daughter and I often wear each other’s clothes”, says a 40-something acquaintance smugly, simpering at herself and her toned, lithe and spandexed image in the mirror, as we both stand next to each other in the ladies’ loo at the wedding we are attending. “My 18... Read More
Culturama – January 2015
A new year, a new start – we begin 2015 on a positive note in many ways. Global Adjustments, the company that brings you Culturama, will be turning 20 in March – and we are counting down to this special birthday! Co-founder of the company, Joanne Grady Huskey, was awarded... Read More
Style of Spaces By M
Styling and fashion is the epidermis of a woman’s personality. It troubles a woman who by her genes has fashion sense to live in spaces that don’t find fancy with her genes. Interior design of spaces has come in line with this fact and as designers it’s a thing to do to achieve sanctity between the aura of... Read More