Blueprint for Belonging: How Shamila Gopalan is empowering women of colour in Melbourne

by Charu Thakur | May 5, 2025

(May 5, 2025) As a child in Kuala Lumpur, Shamila Gopalan spent evenings tucked under her desk lamp, filling the margins of her schoolbooks with sketches of distant cities. Those innocent daydreams took on sharper edges when her mother sank into a deep depression and...

Suhani Jalota’s Myna Mahila: The non-profit that caught Meghan Markle’s attention

by Charu Thakur | Jan 25, 2025

(January 25, 2025) On May 19, 2018, Suhani Jalota stood in Windsor Castle, surrounded by global dignitaries, celebrities, and royalty. As Meghan Markle and Prince Harry exchanged vows in a ceremony watched by millions, Suhani was one of the few Indians present. Her...

Dr Geetanjali Chopra: Over 50 million lives touched through Wishes and Blessings

by Bindu Gopal Rao | May 18, 2024

(May 18, 2024) From research to journalism, teaching to entertainment and eventually to philanthropy, Dr Geetanjali Chopra’s experiences have been diverse but driven always by deep curiosity, the desire to learn and make an impact. She is the founder of Wishes...

Gender equality proponent Ambassador Geeta Rao Gupta’s journey is empowering millions

by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 7, 2023

(October 7, 2023) A man trying to cop a feel, a scared teenager struggling to find her voice, and several passengers ignoring the scene… While it is a scary situation, unfortunately, lots of girls across India battle these adversities daily to reach their...

Siddharth Singh: Pioneering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai to empower Indian women

by Vikram Sharma | Jul 22, 2023

Meet Siddharth Singh, a distinguished St Andrew’s alumnus whose life took a transformative turn when he discovered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) in the UK. Today, he stands as the sole Indian to possess a competitive brown belt in BJJ and the esteemed silver Mongkol...