Tag: awareness
This couple quit their techie jobs to document the tribal heritage...
After two years in the corporate world, Piyush Goswami and Akshatha Shetty decided that it wasn’t meant for them. The duo, who each graduated...
4 things our intern learnt about contemporary perspectives of feminism at...
If you are like me, someone who feels strongly about feminism, societally imposed gender roles and toxic masculinity, then you would know how important it...
GoodEarth: Making homes good for the Earth and you
From the walls to the doors to the curtains, do you ever look around and realize how much of nature gets incorporated into your...
How to get your digital kids to love nature
While many people rightly criticize smartphones and tablets for keeping children indoors, staring at the screens, others are creating ways to use these devices...
We love this interview series with India’s Theatre Stars
To many of us, ‘theatre’ is simply those Shakespearean or Grecian plays studied in school and vague memories of “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?!”...
A new age musical revolution begins: Interview with Rainbow Voices
William Shakespeare once said “When words fail, music speaks”, and it’s absolutely true. Music can be an excellent means of communication amidst a world...
Illustrator Draws Humorous Comics About Her Mental Illness to Help Destigmatize...
According to recent reports, nearly 10-20 million Indians suffer from severe mental disorders such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and yet India spends 0.06 per cent of its health budget on mental health care. The disorder, characterized by severe mood swings, is still largely misunderstood.
Meet the illustrator busting mental illness stigma via her powerful illustration...
"A picture paints a thousand words" may be a cliche, but the statement is often true, and is so proven by Sonaksha Iyengar's intriguing series...
Meet Kalki Subramanium: India’s first transgender entrepreneur
From battling gender inequality throughout her adolescence to founding the Sahodari Foundation, an organization that works to better the life of transgenders in the country,...
Agents of Ishq: let’s talk about sex
It’s the country that gave the world the ‘Kama Sutra’ and yet, ironically, India remains notoriously prudish when it comes to sex. Barriers to...
