Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI After hand-wringing for a few years, SSMI is now taking significant steps toward digital transformation by including digital training, and media literacy programs in their employee development plan. While partially, this could be an after-effect of the recent encounter with COVID-19, the cascading effect of which led to an…
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Bravehearts of SSMI: Two Women Tell Harrowing Accounts of Domestic Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI | Written by Manvi Pant Gender-based violence is one of the most notable human rights violations globally, prevalent across all socioeconomic strata. However, in India, violence against women and girls is more prominently seen in marginal communities. Despite having policies and interventions in place, we have, time and again,…
“We need a more humane approach to solve social problems” – Vijayluxmi Bhardwaj
Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI The social care system in India is very poorly understood. Most of us fail to recognize elements of it that are mentally and emotionally exhausting. Being a social worker means being at the forefront of overwhelmingly large problems that our society is plagued with – unemployment, poverty, access to…
“If you have worked so hard for yourself and come this far, why sit at home?”- Eram Jaffrey
Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI “Head straight, chin up! I tell myself every single day as I walk out of my house. It’s been ages, and I haven’t looked back because I foresee a bright future for myself and my family. The year was 2012. I was studying in 12th. One evening, Abbu came…
“At SSMI, each role demands ‘a different me’ to show up!” – Gurdeep Kaur
Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI Delhi-based Gurdeep Kaur has worked across an array of disciplines at Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute. From acting as an intermediary between teachers, parents, and school management to coordinating projects for the Gender Resource Center (GRC) and more, she has never shied away from looking beyond the horizon, taking risks,…
Sunita Bhasin on Closing the Gender Gap and Helping Marginalized Women Move Forward
Series: The unconventional Women of SSMI “Nervousness among men in the house when a woman steps out is one of the most common phenomena, I have noticed in all these years,” says the Director of Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute, Sunita Bhasin. For her finding means and ways to fight everyday challenges of the social sector and…
Designer Ginni Wadhwa on Breaking Monotony and Playing with Asymmetrical Hemlines!
“Why do people get dressed in a certain way? What refrains them from experimenting with their style? How can I show them a different version of themselves and create an experience of a lifetime for them?” That’s the kind of question Ginni Wadhwa asks herself every time she sits down with a measurement tape around her…
Does your gender really make a difference when it comes to publishing? – Sujata S. Sabnis
In an exclusive interview with Real Life Heroes – by Manvi, Pune based novelist, screenplay writer, and principal author of a web series coming this May at MX Player, Sujata S. Sabnis talks on life’s purpose, biggest challenges, and her characters. Walk us through your childhood… From the very beginning, I was a dreamer with…
‘Don’t give up when the going gets tough, feelings never produce outcomes. Actions do!’ – Priya Gour & Sumedha Mahajan
Artists, Social Entrepreneurs and Founders of a sustainability start-up, PaperBaag, Priya Gour and Sumedha Mahajan may share their love for economics, art, books and coffee, but they come from somewhat different backgrounds. Sumedha spent her childhood in the terrains of Jammu and Kashmir. Both her parents are doctors and a huge supporter of art. They sensed her inclination…
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