Homai Vyarawalla: Meet India’s first female photojournalist who broke gender stereotypes
“Looking through the camera, focusing on a subject, and isolating it from its surroundings. These were the things that attracted me. The viewfinder of the camera attracted me to photography.” This quote by Homai Vyarawalla is the testimony of her love for...
Salaam Bombay to A Suitable Boy: How Oscar-nominated director Mira Nair made intelligent cinema in Hollywood
(August 18, 2021) Realism and socio-political commentary—this is what makes Mira Nair’s art exceptional. With heavy influences of Indian roots at the center of her storytelling, the 63-year-old’s work is brushed with real cultural elements. It’s the...
Ananya Birla: How the billionaire heiress followed her heart into music and entrepreneurship
(August 17, 2021) Being born with a silver spoon can spell comfort and security, but the affluence can also cast a shadow on freedom and destiny. And this was something that the billionaire heiress Ananya Birla was aware of at crucial junctures of her life. This early...