Nurturing Young Minds Through Play

AFTER EIGHT FRUITFUL YEARS IN THE U.S, WHEN KEERTHI GABRIEL RETURNED TO INDIA, SHE DECIDED TO CREATE A UNIQUE SPACE FOR CHILDREN. AS A PROUD MOTHER OF THREE, SHE DREW INSPIRATION FROM HER OWN KIDS IN SHAPING THE CONCEPT OF TODDLE TOWN.’ LIKE MANY ENTREPRENEURS, KEERTHI FACED SKEPTICISM WHEN SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE HER ESTABLISHED IT CAREER TO PURSUE A GROUNDBREAKING VENTURE IN CHENNAI. HOWEVER, HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A BREAK FROM THE DIGITAL REALM AND NURTURING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS FUELED HER DETERMINATION. RECOGNISING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PRETEND PLAY IN FOSTERING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND CREATIVITY, KEERTHI ENVISIONED THE SPACE AS MORE THAN JUST A PLAY AREA—BUT A GATEWAY TO A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER CHILDHOOD. KEERTHI OPENS UP ABOUT THE GENESIS AND VISION FOR HER DREAM VENTURE

HUNGER For SUCCESS

CHINU KALA GETS CANDID ABOUT HER JOURNEY WITH RUBANS THAT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH STRIFE AND STRUGGLE

'THE WORLD MUST UNDERSTAND CHILDREN

DR. MANORAMA PINAKAPANI SHEDS LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

'I wanted to be part of a more meaningful journey'

MALLIKA GHOSH SHARES HOW SHE’S ENRICHING MANY LIVES THROUGH PARINAAM FOUNDATION

Breaking Barriers in menstrual health

ADITI GUPTA’S MENSTRUPEDIA COMIC IS BREAKING THE MYTHS ABOUT PERIODS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT MENSTRUATION IN A SENSITIVE WAY...

The Resilience of Women Builders in Chennai

ON A BUSTLING MORNING IN CHENNAI, ALARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE BLOCKED THE ROADWAYS, STANDING WITH HOPE AND LONGING FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES ETCHED ON THEIR FACES. WE ENCOUNTERED A GROUP HOLDING HAMMERS, CHISELS, AND PLASTIC WIRE BAGS. AMONG THEM WERE MAINLY WOMEN DRESSED IN BRIGHTCOLOURED SAREES, ADORNED WITH TURMERIC ON THEIR FACES, RED KUMKUM, AND FLOWERS ON THEIR HEADS. THEIR FACES REFLECTED A DEEP SENSE OF YEARNING, AS THEY WAITED IN THE SCORCHING MORNING AT OUTSIDE MOGAPPAIR WEST BUS STOP. WE’VE SEEN THEM ON ROADS, IN TEMPLES, SHOPS, AND BUSES, AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF CHENNAI. THEY ARE TELUGU-SPEAKING MIGRANTS FROM ANDHRA PRADESH, STRIVING FOR LIVELIHOODS HERE IN CHENNAI. THESE MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS FACE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR QUEST FOR A BETTER LIFE. MORE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM ANDHRA PRADESH TO CHENNAI...

SUDHA MURTY TALKS OF MENOPAUSE, NORMALISES WRINKLES

BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND PHILANTHROPIST SUDHA MURTY SPEAKS ABOUT MENOPAUSE AND HOW SHE PREPARED HER HUSBAND NR NARAYANA MURTHY FOR IT

FEARLESS TRAILBLAZER

MEET NIRUPAMA MENON RAO, A DISTINGUISHED AND ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT WHO HAS SERVED HER COUNTRY WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY AND HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BECOMING THE SECOND WOMAN TO HOLD THE POST OF INDIA’S FOREIGN SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE INDIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, CHINA AND SRI LANKA

SHAPING A BETTER TOMORROW

SUDHA RAMALINGAM SHARES HER INSIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM, ADDRESSING ONGOING CHALLENGES, AND FOSTERING TRUE GENDER EQUALITY IN SOCIETY

EMBRACE YOUR POWER

ROOPA D MOUDGIL, IGP, INTERNAL SECURITY, KARNATAKA WEARS MANY FEATHERS IN HER CAP AND IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A STRONG AND FEARLESS WOMAN

Empowering Women. Upfifting States Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan's Vision and Contributions

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE, EXPLORE THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC WORLD OF GOVERNOR Dr.TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN, AS WE UNCOVER THE MULTIFACETED PERSONA OF THIS DISTINGUISHED LEADER. HERE ARE SOME INSIGHTS INTO HER JOURNEY, PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES, AND HER UNIQUE APPROACH TO BLENDING TRADITION WITH MODERN GOVERNANCE. SHE UNRAVELS THE ESSENCE OF TAMILISAI'S LEADERSHIP, SHEDDING LIGHT ON HER EXPERIENCES, ASPIRATIONS, AND THE IMPACT SHE ENVISIONS IN SHAPING A PROGRESSIVE FUTURE

TAKING CHARGE

A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION WITH TMT. S. RAJESWARI, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE MEMBER SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU UNIFORMED SERVICES RECRUITMENT BOARD

'PAUSE, REFLECT, REASSESS & SUPPORT OTHERS IN THE PROCESS'

SEEMA PATIL KAMATH ON HER INSPIRING JOURNEY FROM CABIN CREW TO QUALITY CHIEF AT ZERODHA AND CONQUERING CANCER WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK

Jealous Of Someone?

Let your jealousy nourish you

GEG FUGURE READY

BEST OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES)2024

Shaping Smiles and Stories

TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH VJ RAKSHAN ON HIS EXCITING JOURNEY

ON THE WILD SIDE

KENYA IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH NATURE

MUSICAL MUSINGS

PLAYBACK SINGER, LIVE PERFORMER AND ACTOR ARTISTE SIDDHARTH MENON WEARS MANY HATS. HERE'S MORE ON THIS SPIRITED PERFORMER WHO IS CROONING HIS WAY TO SUCCESS...

When Cupid Strikes

EXPLORING THE CHEMISTRY BEHIND THE MAGIC

A TRIBUTE TO TRADITION

KALAIGNAR CENTENARY JALLIKATTU ARENA IN KEELAKARAI MARKS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF JALLIKATTU, FEATURING MODERN FACILITIES, A DEDICATED MUSEUM, AND VIBRANT ARTWORKS AMIDST THE TRADITIONAL BACKDROP OF TAMIL NADU'S CHERISHED BULL-TAMING TRADITION. HERE'S A FIRST-HAND UNBIASED REPORT FROM OUR VISIT TO KEELAKARAI TO EXPLORE MORE ABOUT THE SPORT THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE TAMIL CULTURE FROM OVER 2400 YEARS

Live Old...but Die Young!

A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTI-AGING

Straight Talk with Jane

JANE KATARIA, AN EXPERT ON MINDFUL LIVING ANSWERS SOME OF OUR READER'S QUESTIONS.

GODS IN ART

GODS AND SPIRITUALITY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INDIAN ART DIASPORA SINCE GENERATIONS

Driving supercars in India

TAKE THE FAST LANE AND FALL IN LOVE WITH THESE BEAUTIES

WHEN EYES MEET

WHY BEING IN THE PINK OF HEALTH DOESN'T APPLY TO THE EYE?

Living HER DREAM

BECOMING AN ACTOR HAS BEEN A CHILDHOOD DREAM THAT ONLY GREW INTO AN AMBITION AS SHE GREW OLDER. MANGALORE GIRL NEHA SHETTY MADE HER DEBUT WITH THE KANNADA FILM, 'MUNGARUIT TOOK THE ROLE OF RADHIKA IN DJ TILLU TO SECURE HER PLACE THE TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY. TODAY WITH A BUNCH OF PROMISING ROLES IN HER KITTY AND DREAMS INTACT, SHE IS GEARED UP FOR GREATER STRIDES IN THE SOUTH INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY THAT HAS GIVEN HER SO MUCH LOVE

IT'S A LOVE STORY...

LOVE BIRDS PREM JACOB AND SWASWIKA WHO HAVE BEEN HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER SHARE THEIR LOVE STORY

Good Health is Everything!

Your New Year's Resolution

EXTREME MACHINES

WE DRIVE CARS WHICH GO WAY BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES