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I was brought up in a household with a lot of emphasis on quality education. I pushed myself at all levels to do better at academics. After my graduation in English Literature from Jesus and Mary College, a prestigious college of Delhi University, I pursued Masters in Advertising and Marketing Management from Amity University. I […]

It is indeed alarming that most of us spend a large part of our daily lives in our workplaces. My demanding job was really stressful because of which I was not able to concentrate on my family at all. After working for 6.5 years in the IT industry, I reached my tipping point and wanted

As an Indian, my parents have never ceased to insist on the importance of education for girls and women. Right from my childhood, education always came first in my household. Luckily my parents were not hell-bent on scoring ranks. Instead, they were hell-bent on my interest in books. My father would come back from his

“They say that when an opportunity knocks on your door, be willing to take a chance, because you never know how perfect something could turn out to be. SAP’s initiative “Back to work” was my golden opportunity and a blessing in disguise. I am an MBA graduate with specialization in marketing, and worked for close

Talk to me about men and I will talk to you of my dad. It’s never too early to celebrate dads. Now that we have all social tools like Facebook, Instagram,Twitter and what not, we can celebrate them globally to make them feel divine. For fathers, future fathers or people who simply get a kick

When I look back at the two career breaks that I have taken, I do not have even a tinge of regret. Because things always fall into place and looking back, I am able to connect the dots. A career break need not mean limiting my aspirations but rather served as an opportunity to unfetter

Let your walls wear your colors – Muniba Mazari Life is not simple. It is a bumpy ride, full of ups and downs. During ups, we are usually happy, elated and full of joy. But during downs, we feel strangled. We feel like that only our life is full of problems, everyone else is living

The Penguin Annual Lecture 2017 by Priyanka Chopra Witnessing the gutsy #DesiGirl Priyanka Chopra, LIVE at the Siri Fort Audi in the capital a day after Christmas – What more could anyone ask for? At her sassiest and wittiest best, the UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador addressed the gathering with her supreme humility. She acknowledged her thrilling

When people ask me, what kind of man I want in my life, my instant reply is a man who understands Feminism. A man whose self-respect is independent of my work status. A man whose self-worth is not affected by sharing household chores with me. Rishi Agrawal is one such man who needs to be

On 20th November, 2015 a summit conducted for women led to a startling discovery. “Women in the World Summit”, revealed the fact that the percentage of women in India dropping out of white collar jobs in mid-career is as high as 48%, as compared to the Asian average of 21%. Though this number has not