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A Doctor recounts her experience of working during the pandemic
We have heard firsthand accounts of people who suffered, recovered or died from COVID 19. But what does a doctor go through and feel while treating their patients? Dr. Payal Debbarman from Vadodara, Gujarat tells us her experience of the pandemic. The virus felt personal to me from the beginning. The first time I stepped in the OPD with COVID…
Passion To Profession — Meet The CA Turned YouTuber Who Quit Her Hefty Corporate Job To Find Her True Calling!
Visha doesn’t make plans anymore! The pandemic, she says, made her a little skeptical about planning too much in advance, so she sticks to her short term plans instead. And her current one is to stay in the mountains for the coming few months!! I know her for almost two months now — her YouTube channel has an instant cheerful,…
#PoonamPandayRow: When Will Society Stop Looking At Women’s Nudity Without A Gendered Gaze?
Milind Soman, on his 55th birthday was turning up the health quotient at the Goa beach. The nude picture of him running at the beachline became the overnight #FitnessGoals and rightly so! His chiseled body and radiating energy is considered a coveted scale to map one’s own fitness journey. Cut to the following Thursday, a picture of Indian actress and…
Passion To Profession — Meet The Sister Duo Who Left Their Cushy Jobs To Start Their Art Ventures!
They say your sibling would always be your first best friend — no matter what, they will always get your back! When a dear friend of mine shared a post with me on Instagram quoting “do chukti Sanskaar, society anusaar!”, I was compelled to check the entire profile! What followed was a series of some rebellious and satirical posts displaying…
This Big, Bold & Beautiful Influencer Is Smashing Body Stereotypes
She is big, she is bold, and she is beautiful. Meet Tanvi Geetha Ravishankar- a social media influencer, model, stylist, and choreographer, voice-over artist, dancer, and plus-size blogger. How one person can be all of these is a question you may ask. But for this fabulous body-positive icon that goes by the name The Chubby Twirler, nothing is difficult. She…
Friend Or Foe: The Paradox Of A Male Feminist?
Feminism comes from the place of oppression and injustice. Women or non-binary individuals who have lived experiences of prejudices and traumas based on their gender identity can look at feminism as a support system along with it being a philosophy and policy platform. A dedicated conversation around feminism started in the nineteenth century to level the social and political rights…
From Fighting Dark Complexion To Low Self Confidence, How This Woman Made Her Name A Brand!
Months ago, when Kusum met a guy who was working as a housekeeper at her event; super fluent in English and quite knowledgeable — she was taken by surprise when he told her that he was working part-time to feed his family. That was another lesson to Kusum. Another lesson, yes. Kusum believes that every event she organizes teaches her…
Fit To Fat: Journey Of Mrs Eco International 2018 & Mrs India Earth 2017!
I have always believed in the phrase "I Can" and because of my will power I always change it into "I Did It". That's how I have come so far in my life . When I got pregnant for the second time little I knew that it's going to be a life changing experience. During my 21st week of pregnancy…