‘Transition was a matter of life and death’: Dr Aqsa Sheikh

In this candid conversation with Jayali Wavhal, Dr Aqsa, who is also the first trans woman to head a Covid vaccination centre in India, talks about how life has been different since she transitioned.

Delhi’s got talent – and how

Quite a few women in the national capital region stand out as symbols of what can be achieved if you focus on your goal. A glimpse into the lives and achievements of a few who could be role models for the younger generation

They dare to be different: women in male-dominated professions

These city women have cut a trail-blazing path through professions usually dominated by men. And they’ve done it with panache  

‘Nothing is impossible’

Motivated by her father, Sheraton Hotel New Delhi’s Sous Chef Aditi Chatterjee is constantly learning and does not believe in resting on her laurels What or who inspired you to become a chef? My father has been an inspiration for me ever since I understood the art of cooking. Sitting on the kitchen platform on a […]

‘I love the challenges’: Chef Nandita Karan

The LaLit New Delhi’s Executive Chef Nandita Karan says passion for your work can help overcome all challenges  What motivated you to enter the world of professional cooking, despite the challenges? One of the biggest reasons for me to take up a career as a chef is my passion and love for food. Cooking is […]

Empowered women to be awarded

The 2022 theme is #BreakTheBias with the aim to forge a gender equal world

She came, she played, she won

India’s sporting landscape is changing. The 15 Olympic medals won in the last century were all claimed by men. Then came Karnam Malleswari, the weightlifter who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A glass ceiling was broken.

A tryst with queerness: womanhood and queerness in the capital

Three years after Section 377 was struck down by the Supreme Court, queer women in Delhi still find it difficult to live and love freely without compromising their womanhood