Inspirational Woman: Esther Wojcicki | CEO, Global Moonshots & Founder, Palo Alto High Journalism
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I came from an immigrant family. My mother was born in Siberia and my father in the Ukraine. They were very poor and suffered through the pogroms. I was always grateful that they came to America where I could... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Dr Deepa Katyal Engineer | Veterinarian, Animal Wellness and Rehabilitation Center & Trustee of Kalote Animal Trust
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently India, my home, is a land of great diversity in geography, race, language, religion, flora and fauna. I live in the financial capital of the country which is Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra. I grew up with two... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Shweta Jain | Founder & CEO – Investography
Shweta Jain – Shweta is a Certified Financial Planner with over 15 years of experience across financial planning and research. With a passion for financial literacy, she has delivered over 1000 financial awareness programs for over 35000 individuals across companies like Google, HP, JP Morgan, and Visa; and has also... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Deepti Nair | Artist, teacher and homemaker
Introduction: Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I wear many hats. I’m an artist, a teacher and a homemaker. As far as art is concerned, I’m largely self taught though I owe a great debt of gratitude to Prof Mahendra Damle and Mr Arzan Khambatta... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Ritu Agwekar | Senior Associate at Law Point, Advocates and Solicitors
Introduction: Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am a Lawyer and currently heading the Pune operations of a Mumbai based Law Firm, Law Point. The Firm Law Point, Advocates and Solicitors, marked its beginning in Pune, with me, in the year 2010. With my... Read More
A team bound by an invisible bond
When you find yourself working in a team where you feel excited, when you are challenged and energised by being part of that team, that is not a chance thing. It’s like there is an incredible connection and bond between team members and things just work effortlessly and at times... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Mrs Nivedita Desai | Managing Trustee, Animedh Charitable Trust
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am a Chemistry graduate with a Master’s degree in Marketing Management from Mumbai University. I have been working since 1985, across sales, marketing, project management, and category development in varied industries like fragrances & flavours, office automation &... Read More
Inspirational woman: Dr Sumathy Bachchan | Founder of Wedding Sutras, All India Achievers Conference, Celebrations, Global Media Highlights
Sumathy Bachchan is simplicity and beauty personified. A woman of substance a will stronger than destiny and a heart of gold is what she is in a nutshell. “I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that... Read More
Inspirational Women: Nikita Arya | Director of The Fairytale’ss
“You Only Live Once, but if you Live Right, Once is Enough“ Tell us something about yourself and what has been your journey so far? Nikita Arya is emerging as a formidable name in the lifestyle circuit courtesy “The Fairytale’ss” which is the talk of the town. Blessed with an... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Shruti Sodhi | Founder of Shruti Sodhi Interior Designs
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I run an interior design company by the name of Shruti Sodhi Interior Designs (S.S.I.D). I’m a graduate in English honours with no background in interiors. I was also a model with Elite Model Management for a few... Read More
Top nine CV writing tips for graduates
Whether you are a fresh graduate who is looking to land your first job or an experienced professional who is applying for a higher position, a well-written CV is a crucial tool that you have to focus on crafting into perfection in order to attract and convince hiring managers that... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Harshali Singh | Author of A Window to Her Dreams
Harshali Singh is a New Delhi based Member Judge at the Consumer Forum, an avid reader and a passionate Painter. She is an academician with a decade of experience of working with preprimary age group in different capacities ranging from Operations Head to the Curriculum and academic head. She, as... Read More
Register your interest | WeAreTheCity India Jobs
WeAreTheCity India will shortly be launching our job board which will include job vacancies from a number of leading companies across India. The sectors we are initially focusing on for our launch are Technology, Banking and Finance, Media, Consulting and Administration with more jobs from other sectors soon after. By... Read More
Keep Calm and Repeat: How to prepare for Speaking in Public by Sanyukta Thakare
There are many ways and practices that people will suggest you try when it comes to nervous jitters before a presentation or a meeting. I suffered from nervousness since I was in school, even answering in class and raising my hand to ask a question gave me the nerve-racking symptoms.... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Huda Shaikh | Founder, NutriBond (www.nutribond.co.in)
Tell us about yourself and your background I am a Clinical Nutritionist and Dietitian by profession and also the Founder and Director of www.nutribond.co.in. Throughout the years, I believed that I would become a doctor or engineer someday. But that turned out not to be the case and I believe... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Dr.Shernaz Cama | Director, UNESCO Parzor & Associate Professor, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University
Dr. Shernaz Cama did her BA (Hons.) from Madras University and her MA, MPhil and PhD from the University of Delhi. During the course of her PhD researches on Blake and Zoroastrianism, she worked at the British Museum and the School of Oriental and African Studies in London under the... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Aakanksha Bhargava | CEO, PMR at P.M. Relocations Pvt Ltd. (PMR)
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am the CEO at P.M. Relocations Pvt Ltd (PMR). Currently, I am leading a move management company in India. The industry I work in is pre-dominantly labour intensive and male-oriented. Having joined the family owned business at 21,... Read More
Giving Back: Rashmi Hegde | Social Development Head, MAYA
Tell us about yourself and your background I am Rashmi Hegde, born and raised in Mangalore. I completed my Masters in Social Work at Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore and have been working in the development sector for the past 25 years. Growing up, I was raised in an environment that fostered... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Kartika Nair | Entrepreneur, Personal development trainer, Personal Coach, YouTuber and conscious musician, SynchroShakti
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am 25 years old and I am a professional entrepreneur, trainer, personal coach and a higher conscious musician. I run a brand called “SynchroShakti” that is designed to empower people towards mental, emotional and spiritual freedom, through personal... Read More
Helping our daughters – and our sons – become period-positive
Recently we visited Amigaz Fitness Studio for a celebration. As part of their celebration, they had arranged talks and some fun activities for women. As the conversation started, the initial reactions of women were pleasantly surprising. They embraced the topic of our discussion with open minds and seemed excited to... Read More