“As individuals, it’s our duty to break the silence. Silence and inaction only help aggressors, never victims, whether of harassment or rape. Publicly denouncing aggressors is one of the most powerful ways to stop their activities. It takes their masks off and destroys their carefully constructed double lives. When we see someone suffering harassment, I…
Category: The Unconventional Women
I recently did a pop up at a leading restaurant in Mangalore, that’s where people realized I’m actually a professional chef and not a home cook – Shriya Shetty
Dreams come true for those who have the courage to convert them into reality. While some of us spend ourselves procrastinating on possibilities, there is a lot that believes in risk, the one that fearlessly runs through each of the possibilities to weigh what works best, the one that does not wait for the ‘right…
I had to deal with people who did not take me seriously because I am a woman – Natalie Kyriacou
Natalie Kyriacou who was born in Melbourne, Australia is a passionate multiple-award winning environmentalist. She is the Founder and CEO of My Green World and the Creator of World of the Wild, the first youth-focused mobile game application with a positive impact on real-life conservation, a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a 2018 Forbes…
I wanted to prove myself more than anyone else that appearance isn’t everything – Sara Inshira Nazoor
“We do so many stories every month and many a times people come back to us saying, “We loved the story, could resonate with it perfectly, and I tell them it’s the strength of the character that leaves an impact and not the story.” I feel extremely fortunate to be speaking to some of the…
One in every 700 children is born with cleft lip and palate – Sanjana & Nandini
One in every 700 children is born with cleft lip and palate. This condition, however, is more common in countries like India, China, Kenya and Mexico. – Sanjana & Nandini, Co-Founders, Side By Side Smiles The understanding of Cleft lips and palates seems to be very limited, specifically ‘why’ this condition occurs and ‘how’ one can rectify…
It’s true that when you talk to people who have been hurt and people who hurt, you open yourself up to receive some of that pain – Whitney S. Iles
My constructive perception towards ‘Violence’ came to an interesting slant as I tried to dwell into a concept like ‘Prison Psychiatry’. In the words of renowned Harvard psychiatrist and violence expert James Gilligan whose career spans across 25 years of hard work in the American prison system to describe the motivation and causes behind violent behavior –…
The Story Of A Sound Healer, Muna Light
One of the major reasons I wanted to visit Bhutan was to see Buddhist monasteries, particularly for the inexplicable peace, the healing they offer. The experience was profound, it was magical. The sound of constant chanting when reaches you, you feel a sense of liberation. The chants help you connect with your remotest self, you…
My mother was the first woman ever to win a medal at the Paralympics from India, it’s been a long gap since then – Devika Malik
“I am a spectacular version of myself – Strong, Empowering and Happily Different” It amazes me how one’s unwavering faith on self aims for a change that brings into forefront myriad possibilities for others. Please meet Devika Malik, an International Para-athlete and Silver Medalist at World Athletics Grand Prix, Tunisia 2014 and USA 2016. She…
Girls can play Rugby, Girls can do Anything – Ayane Hirata
In sports, when a man scores big – it’s his hard work, when a woman scores big – it’s also ‘his’ hard work, ‘his’ being a coach. Barring Tennis, which is the most gender-equitable sport, no other sport offers equal acknowledgment to a woman. In fact, women are not only perceived as weak but are…
Real Life Heroes - by Manvi 