Inspirational Woman: Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji
Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji is the Program Head-Culinary Arts at the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh at the ITM Institute of Hotel Management at Nerul, Navi Mumabi. Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I believe that the food that I cook and prepare should not only... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Neha Motwani | CEO, Fitternity
Tell us about yourself and your background A fitness enthusiast and a go-getter by nature, entrepreneur Neha Motwani is the founder and CEO of Fitternity, India’s first and largest discovery and booking platform for fitness services. Fitternity combines information, e-commerce and hyper local search that allow users to find, book... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Sudha Menon | Author, Columnist, Writing Coach & Diversity, Inclusion & Motivational Speaker
Sudha Menon is an author, a columnist and a writing coach. She is the author of three non-fiction books, Leading Ladies: Women Who Inspire India, Legacy: Letters to their daughters from eminent Indian men and women and Gifted: inspirational stories of people with disabilities. She is also a columnist, a writing coach and... Read More
Two powerful stories. Two powerful lessons | Vinita Ramtri
I’ve just picked up Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager. If you haven’t already heard of it, it’s a brilliant book that contains interviews with top traders. Simultaneously, I am also reading Choose Yourself, another excellent read by James Altucher, who has founded/cofounded more than 20 companies including StockPickr. Two... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Kavita Devgan | Nutritionist, Weight Management Consultant, Health Columnist, Speaker & Author
Kavita Devgan has many avatars: she is an acclaimed nutritionist with 20 years of experience as a weight loss and holistic health consultant and several hundreds of successful weight loss patients. She is also a very popular journalist and health columnist and has been writing regularly for premier media groups... Read More
Inspirational Women: Maya Chandrasekaran | Chief of Talent, Babajob
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently At present, I am the Chief of Talent at Babajob, India’s largest livelihood marketplace, facilitating jobs for the next billion. Babajob has about six million job seekers and 325,000 employers. I came onboard five years ago to drive strategic... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Rukshana Hooda | Semi Abstract Visual Artist, RuKsRtZ.
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I am an artist/painter and like to discuss art with interested people, curators, art lovers, art collectors, art critics, art-inclined people – anyone who loves creativity and works of art, exhibitions, biographies, views and events. A Semi Abstract Painting... Read More
Resolving Conflict Rationally and Effectively | Tatvã Femme
In many cases, conflict in the workplace just seems to be a fact of life. We’ve all seen situations where different people with different goals and needs have come into conflict. And we’ve all seen the often-intense personal animosity that can result. The fact that conflict exists, however, is not... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Suman Rangabhashyam | Managing Director, SR Business Solutions
Tell us about yourself, your background and what you do currently I head a training and consulting firm – Sea Ridges Business Solutions. My career has been a blend of ‘chance’ and ‘choice’. Choice made me leave paid employment and chance made me an entrepreneur. Tell us about any current... Read More
What to do when you can’t believe in yourself?
We hear that you have to ‘believe in yourself’ all the time because it’s just so true. Time and people have proven this age-old philosophy a gazillion times. Many successful names stand a strong testimony to this. When the world doesn’t approve of you, it’s okay and all that matters... Read More
Inspirational Woman: Rwitwika Bhattacharya | CEO, Swaniti Initiative
Tell us about yourself and your background My overall mission is to improve the development indicators in select constituencies through effective intervention by local administration. Swaniti aims to deliver development solutions through government officials. We work in governance to leverage state and central government resources to initiate, implement and accelerate... Read More
Inspirational woman: Amala Akkineni | Founder, Blue Cross of Hyderabad & Hon. Director, Annapurna International School for Film and Media
A graduate of Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts, I completed my education in Chennai and toured extensively with the renowned Kalakshetra dance troupe both in India and abroad before joining films. My career in Indian cinema (1985 – 1992) had me star in 50 films as leading lady in five... Read More
Leaving Charminar, Hyderabad By Piya Bose, Girls On the Go
In my solo travels around India, I have experienced many strange reactions. But this one beats them all hands down. At the entrance of the over 400 year-old, stalwart Charminar (Four Towers) in Hyderabad, the security guard looked at me strangely and asked me if I was travelling solo. After... Read More
The elixir of life – apple cider vinegar
The use of traditional apple cider vinegar in treating an ever-increasing variety of ailments dates all the way back to 3,000 BC.Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician and ‘Father of Modern Medicine’, also believed in the healing properties of vinegar, as did the ancient Babylonians before him and the Samurai warriors... Read More
Inspirational Woman | Smriti Shankar – Travelling Boots, Angelasbangalore.com
I come from a regular, middle class family from the North, but being the youngest of three siblings, I think my parents had become perfect parents by the time I arrived. They understood the big difference between rules and restrictions. My mother is still my best friend and knows everything... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Hema Balakrishan | Founder, Color D Earth
I am a social entrepreneur and founder of Color D Earth, an Eco Socio Enterprise. Born out of a passion to create one-of-a-kind-jewellery with river bed clay from Mother Earth, Color D Earth works towards the sustainable and economic growth of the terracotta artisan community. Color D Earth empowers nearly... Read More
Ten novels by women that every woman should read
There is nothing better than curling up with a good book – especially as the nights draw out, and the summer is replaced by rainy autumn. So to give you some inspiration of what should be your next novel, we’ve rounded up our top ten of books by female authors... Read More
KidZania Mumbai honour the Mumbai Police on Raksha Bandhan
KidZania took kids along and tied rakhis to the Mumbai Police across eight centers in the city as a token of gratitude for their relentless service to the city. This initiative is part of KidZania Mumbai’s “Aamche Police Campaign” to express its gratitude to the Mumbai Police. In the true... Read More
What to do when things don’t go your way? | Monisha Doley
I know this feeling and I hate it and I know for sure you hate it too. You have come out with a plan, have started implementing it and now you are just getting hopeful. You are full of expectancy and BOOM! – life hands you a S#@T sandwich. Things... Read More
The goodness of water birth | Dr Vijaya Krishnan
Water has been used over the ages to for labour and during actual child birth. On closer examination, the baby is surrounded by amniotic fluid all throughout its stay in the womb. Water birth considerably eases the baby’s transition from inside the mother’s womb to the outside world. The benefits... Read More