In this issue

Award-winning Mohiniyattam performer and dance scholar Dr Methil Devika is on our December 2020 cover, and inside we focus on women taking India's classical dances to the world -- New York's Preeti Vasudevan and Bengaluru's Savitha Sastry. There's a special feature on 5 women-led Indian beauty brands offering safe, natural goodness, plus comic 'sheroes' inspiring a new generation of young adults. Start reading!

THE WOMAN IN THE ALMIRAH

Fashion artist Sharmila Nair’s new project links women’s emotions during the pandemic to the tradition of parents gifting almirahs to daughter

3 mins

NATURE'S GOODNESS

With more people investing in health, these five women-led brands are creating a niche in the growing market of natural beauty products

7 mins

DANCE OF THE SOUL

Scholar, performer and educator Dr Methil Devika on the form and spirit of Mohiniyattam

5 mins

INDIA @ HEART

Award-winning choreographer and performer Preeti Vasudevan is taking the best of Indian classical dance heritage to the youth in the Wes

4 mins

Art And Accessibility

Neuroscientist and Bharatanatyam exponent Savitha Sastry is mainstreaming the classical dance form through film, social media and digital education

2 mins

INDIA'S LITTLE ILLUSTRATORS

These Indian children were among the 34 child illustrators who won the chance to be featured in JK Rowling’s new book, The Ickabog

5 mins

A SAFER RIDE

Young tech entrepreneur Hira Batool Rizvi’s carpooling app offers women commuters in Pakistan a safe and efficient way to get to college or work

4 mins

THE ONE RUPEE COIN

An unexpected act of assistance from a stranger in a phone booth turned into a life-changing miracle for this IT professional from Mumbai

6 mins

WHAT I LEARNT IN DILLI

An Iranian researcher travels to India for tourism; the experience changes her worldview and triggers her new career as author and translator

3 mins

ALL HANDS IN

After losing her hands in a tragic accident in 2014, Monika More had a successful double hand transplant just in time for her birthday last month

3 mins

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