In this issue

This issue is about women filling the gaps in society and creating value. On the cover is Nadia Samdani, the Bangladeshi philanthropist and art patron who is out to make her country the new art capital of the world. Inside are inspiring stories of vision and purpose, from Chandigarh to Melbourne to San Francisco. Start reading! Visit eShe.in for more.

Busting Tropes Over Tea

Silicon Valley techie and talk-show host Nitasha Syed is out to shatter stereotypes about Pakistanis, armed with a cup of chai

5 mins

IN THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE

Meet three Indian women whose enterprises were born from a pressing need in society: Sartaj Lamba launched Buddy Cabs to cater to wheelchair users; Sunali Aggarwal’s dating app AYA is India’s first to address the LGBTQ+ community; and audiologist and speech therapist Devangi Dalal is out to enhance the lives of the hearing-impaired

10 mins

NADIA SAMDANI A LEGACY OF ART

Dhaka-based art curator and philanthropist Nadia Samdani is on a determined mission to put Bangladeshi artists on the global art map

5 mins

EMPOWERING BUSINESSES

These women-led firms are powering Indian businesses with finance and sustainability solutions

8 mins

KICKING THE BUCKET LIST

Former CSO of Cisco Canada, Ayelet Baron veered away from the rat race and became a truly global citizen connected to the people and planet

4 mins

SEEKING DIVINITY

Puerto Rican author Sharon M Koenig on her new book, meeting Dada JP Vaswani, and finding God

4 mins

FEMINIST PARENTING

In her new book, Seattle University professor Dr Sonora Jha looks at notions of gender identity and equality in the modern-day context

4 mins

WHAT THE ART REVEALS

Mona Rai’s unconventional abstract artworks are as mesmerising for viewer as for the artist herself, revealing secrets at every step of the pro

2 mins

TAKING INDIAN ART TO DISTANT SHORES

Melbourne-based artist Anudeepa Kadiresan has created a new audience for ancient Dravidian art among modern art lovers

2 mins

Seeing & Believing

When an eye problem leads to an opening of the eyes

3 mins

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