MARY KOM – India’s Women’s Boxing Champion. Now the heroine of a biofilm! Vimla Patil
2014 will be a memorial year in the life of boxer Mary Kom – a movie based on her life and career, already the subject of worldwide curiosity and great expectations, will be released. It is probably the first such movie on the life of a female sportsperson – that... Read More
Radio City CEO Apurva Purohit to Blog for WATC India
WeAreTheCity India is delighted to confirm a new addition to its team of Blogggers. Apurva Purohit, CEO of Radio City 91.1FM and author of the bestselling book ‘Lady, You’re Not a Man’ is set to come a regular blogger for the Indian online women’s portal. Through her blog, Apurva will... Read More
Savouring a Delicious Movie | Caroline Graham
I don’t often go to the movies. I tend to catch up on the latest films on flights from Mumbai to London and back again. If you time it right, and don’t hang about when you get on the plane, you can fit three movies in – sometimes four if... Read More
The Storm | Ravleen Sethi – Poetic Vantage Blog
The Storm I am rowing away from the winds sailor, They are so much stronger than I can bear, Just when I turned to insist that you row with me, Where did you go? The skies are dark and marred, The thunder may rip them apart, Just when I thought... Read More
Bridal Fashions Set to Earn Rs.50, 000 Crore this Season! | Vimla Patil
Leading Indian fashion designers are gearing up for the coming wedding season of 2014 – 2015 when estimated sales will hit the unprecedented figure of Rs.50,000 crores! This month onwards, as soon as the rains are over, many fashion weeks will open with great fanfare in Mumbai and other cities... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Vibhuti Bhandarkar – YOLO by Vibz
I’m a professionally qualified Commercial artist and Eng. Copywriter from Mumbai but I started my career in Pune in 2004. I was a freelance Graphic Designer and Eng. Copywriter for top brands and Ad agencies in Pune in the initial years. I’d also written feature articles on a freelance basis... Read More
Confidence: Is it the Hormones or the Mind? | Coach Shilpi’s Corner
Low confidence in women (including myself) has always intrigued me and I have often wondered is it to do with hormones or the mind? Much research has been conducted, numerous debates floated but we still are looking for the answers. Sheryl Sandberg, in her book, ‘Lean In’ makes some pertinent points... Read More
Who’s that girl?? | Ravleen Sethi – Poetic Vantage Blog
Who’s that girl? Spinning a frenzy, a whirl… She’s the fashionista, the secret barista. She’s a technocrat, an undaunted autocrat. The philanthropist, The utopist. She’s the entrepreneur, the leader, the fighter, the dreamer. She’s a movie buff, the fearless bluff. The travel fanatic, the enigmatic. Did she cause you a... Read More
A friend for a walk on the beach | Payal Gandhi Hoon Blog
When I think about it now almost after a year has gone by it grows even more vivid and brings a contented smile to my lips. Culturally we have grown up to rear friendships for a lifetime and here is a memory of a friend for a walk on the... Read More
Glasgow Puts on a World-Class Opening for the Commonwealth Games | WATC India Editor
#452576560 / gettyimages.com What a night to be Scottish! I’ve taken a few weeks out of my Bombay schedule to visit friends and family back in the UK – and I couldn’t have timed it better. I was glued to my TV screen last night as the cameras zoomed in... Read More
The Good Old Lady | Payal Gandhi Hoon Blog
I travelled to assist my NLP mentor on a training course in Cherai, Kerala by the beach. I checked into a home stay owned and run by a lady called Ms. Panioty. There she was in a long, wide, ankle-length printed dress, her hair tied in a small tuft, lines of experience and life running down her face, coupled with a strict... Read More
Time for Me | Coach Shilpi’s Corner
This one is specially for women blessed with the love and responsibility of a family. I have always believed one can never have it all. So you have to learn to choose and enjoy what you can and want to have. a quiet, relaxed cup of tea in my very own ‘me time’. It... Read More
In moments…just “Moments” | Ravleen Sethi – Poetic Vantage Blog
In moments, Life changes, Game reverses, Worries end, And struggles commence. In moments, Living becomes dead, Dear becomes dread, Obvious becomes odd, And victory becomes fall. In moments, Planning becomes redundant, Reasoning becomes irrelevant, Last option becomes action, And journey becomes destination. In moments, Mysteries are carved, Uncertainties are resolved,... Read More
The Finish Line | Vinita Ramtri – Desi Blogger
10th July 2014, Battersea park. A crowd of almost 15,000 people from 326 companies gathered at London’s Battersea Park to run the 5.6k JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge. The event quite rightly claims to celebrate the balance, cohesion and competiveness of the London workforce. We had got sight of the... Read More
London Calling | Vinita Ramtri – Desi Blogger
People ask what I like about London. While I’m normally workaholic, (and fitness-aholic) I just love my weekends in London. I live by the river Thames and I just love to sit by the water and soak in the views, the impressive skyline beyond the waters, the magnanimity of the O2, or even just watch people go... Read More
Barclays Creates a New Opportunity to Invest in Women | Caroline Graham
By Caroline Graham, Editor WeAreTheCity India Bank giant Barclays has announced that it is creating a new financial product which will allow investors to bet on companies with women at the top. On Tuesday 9th July, the British-based bank giant began trading ETNs, or exchange-traded notes, that track a “Women... Read More
In Harmony with Nature | Payal Gandhi Hoon
Have you ever experienced vibrations and feelings when you are with nature? Remember the last time you stood witnessing the vastness of the ocean or when you stood in a valley surrounded with majestic mountains, or walked on a road that meandered along lush green tall pine trees? What was it like for you?... Read More
Desi Women Abroad: Vinita Ramtri
I’m not quite sure whether I’m ‘videshi woman’ or ‘desi turned videshi’! All I know is that as an Indian turned British, single mum of two lovely children, I would love to share my journey with you. To those of you who are in India considering a life abroad, or the videshi women in India who may... Read More
Are Indian men truly ready for working wives? | Payal Gandhi Hoon
So much is being debated, written, and portrayed about Indian woman and their empowerment – work-life balance, safety, rights and women as board directors – yet we feel as women that this is just the tip of the iceberg and there is much more to do. Amidst it all, where does the Indian man stand in his... Read More
How can women remain safe in today’s sex obsessed society? | Vimla Patil
Do scantily or provocatively-dressed women attract trouble? Do women who live alone make good targets for sexual perverts? Women’s rights groups all over the world are fighting for their freedom to dress and live as they please. “Men must change their aggressive and lascivious attitude towards women and stop treating them as sex objects,” they say. Is this really possible? Will men... Read More