Videshi Woman – An interview with Leena Isaac, Infotree Solutions Limited
Where are you from? I am from London, UK. How long have you been in India? I have been in India for 6 months now. What brought you to India? I could fill pages! ‘I love India and all Indians are my Brothers and sisters’ – sounds familiar, this was... Read More
Giving back: Fareesa Khan | Vice President, SAFA Society
Tell us about yourself I quit my job after 20 years in corporate travel industry. Having learnt so much from the corporate world, I decided to put my experience to better use at SAFA. SAFA is a social venture with the belief that socio economic empowerment of women begins with... Read More
Educating young girls on menstrual hygiene
Menstruation is a subject which is often discussed among women of all ages secretly. Though women have progressed in many aspects of life, menstruation still remains a topic of silent gestures and little whispers. Since I started working on menstrual awareness programs, I began to notice that women had many... 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
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
Female Entrepreneur| Jagruti Pohankar, Head of Sales, Own A Masterpiece
I am from a Gujarati family and did my graduation at Villa Marie college, Somajiguda. I married Anand Pohankar eight years ago. I qualified in graphic designing and web designing, which served well in my involvement in Parivartan Software and Multimedia, my husband’s company. My entrepreneurial skills too progressed through... Read More
Inspirational Women: Archana Kodi | Learning and Development Manager, Novartis
I’m a person who believes in experience and happiness. As a little girl, I always wanted to be a teacher. I loved speaking and noticed people appreciating me for the way I communicate. Like many other aspiring Indian girls, my natural route of life also took over my ambitions. To... Read More
Female Entrepreneur | Zahabiya Kanchwala, Imperial Collection
I was born in Mumbai in 1970 and studied at Queen Mary’s High School. I graduated in 1992 from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics at Church Gate in Mumbai with Business Administration as my core subject. I was born into a family interested in business and design. Designing is... Read More
Balancing that wheel of life | Geethika Agastya
When I was working in a well reputed MNC, the women there would always ask me, “How do you manage work and family?” In my mind, there was never a doubt regarding which to choose if I had to. I know that I would have reached a higher state of... Read More
Pravasi Woman | Nidhi Garg Allen | Founder of Red Ghagra and mindandtummy.com
I live in New York City with my husband. I’m an engineer by qualification and worked with MNCs in telecom and IT for one year each. I was always fond of fitness, movies and books but never got a lot of time to do much of them. One fine day... Read More