Inspirational Woman: Avneet Kohli | Founder of IOpener
I was born and raised in Abu Dhabi and moved to Mumbai in 2007 to pursue my higher education in Business Management. I started working at an early age of 17. My parents wanted me to be a Banker and I ended up in the city of dreams to become... Read More
Female entrepreneur: Varuna D Jani, Founder, Varuna D Jani Fine Diamond Jewellery
I come from a family of jewellers and my earliest memories in life are surrounded by jewellery. At the tender age of eight, I would accompany my father, Ramchand Popley, to work with him where he was building a brand that would later become iconic and a leader in the... Read More
Inspirational woman: Shovana Narayan | Artiste, Guru, Choreographer and Author
I was extremely lucky to have been born into a family that, despite being traditional, was very forward-looking and gave me the fullest support to be who I am. My mother’s family were freedom fighters, involved in politics and social work while on father’s side, it was the civil service.... Read More
Inspirational Women: Arundhathi Subramaniam | Poet and Writer
Arundhathi Subramaniam is the author of four books of poetry, most recently, ‘When God is a Traveller’. Widely translated and anthologised, her new book is the Winter Choice of the Poetry Book Society, UK, shortlisted for the TS Eliot Poetry Prize and the winner of the Khushwant Singh Poetry Prize.... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Rita Gunther McGrath | Professor, Columbia Business School
Tell us about yourself Currently, I am a speaker, consultant, educator and author who works with senior management teams to help change their thinking. My big goal is to help companies become better at coping with the challenges of what I call the ‘transient advantage’ economy, in which heightened competitive... Read More
Videshi Women – An interview with Joan Hyman
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am a yoga teacher based in Los Angeles and I travel the world leading retreats and teacher trainings. Where are you living currently and why did you choose that location? I live in Los Angeles because I am... Read More