Gender

REBUILDING CONFIDENCE AFTER CAREER BREAKS

Women returning to work after career breaks can rebuild confidence through practice, volunteering, honesty, transferable skills, and small steps that restore professional self...

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WOMEN FACE A DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP CLOCK

Experience should open doors, not close them, regardless of gender. Sushmita Chowdhary examines why women’s leadership potential is questioned earlier than men’s, ...

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LEADERSHIP WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE GENDERED

Sushmita Chowdhary examines the enduring barriers women face in leadership, connecting India's historic women leaders, matriarchal traditions, corporate boardrooms, politics, ...

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BATTLEGROUND TO BOARDROOM: INNER STRENGTH

A Series by Sushmita Chowdhary for WMN COMM: In this opening essay, the writer explores how respect, resilience, mental wellness, and lived experience shape authentic female l...

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WOMEN RESHAPE INDIA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY

From beauty and fashion to design, healthcare, communications and conscious luxury, India's women are building businesses rooted in heritage and innovation, inspiring a more i...

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PRIDE, IDENTITY, COURAGE, FREEDOM, REPEAT

In this Pride Month conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Salim Asgarally about identity, transition, family, friendship, fashion, self-expression, and the ongoing struggle fo...

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WHY MOTHERS ECLIPSE FATHERS DAILY

Monojit Lahiri explores why Mother’s Day commands greater emotional resonance than Father’s Day, examining cultural perceptions, family dynamics, emotional bonding...

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INDIA’S AD WOMEN EVOLVE

The changing face of women in Indian advertising is no longer confined to stereotypes of glamour or sacrifice. Brands today are under pressure to reflect authenticity, diversi...

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INDIA’S IDENTITY DEBATE MEETS CULTURE

When Identity Is Policed and Culture Is Celebrated: India’s Strange Inflection Point. As India debates identity through new legislation, vibrant cultural spaces tell ano...

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WOMEN RESISTING POWER IN INDIA

This Women’s Day, Vinta Nanda looks out for women in India resisting food capitalism, environmental destruction and human rights violations — reminding us that the...

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OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews ...

August 10 2026

INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema...

August 9 2026

ANIRBAN: CINEMA BEYOND DEATH'S SILENCE

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Anirban remains an overlooke...

August 8 2026