Shruti Sharma is a millennial who grew up surrounded by the world of books. She went on to take this passion to start a beautiful initiative for more avid readers like her, who wished they could live near a library full of books. Her passion project, 'Books on the Delhi Metro' (BODM) was established in 2017 and is a mobile library where people find books left anywhere in the premises of the Delhi Metro. They take it, read it & return it back on the metro for someone else to pick. Tune in to the episode as we converse with her all about the journey of starting BODM, why reading tends to be ..read more

Chhavi Gupta is an ambitious & inspiring woman who loves to keep diversity in her life - from working in a startup to mentoring people through their MBA & corporate journey. She completed her engineering from IIT Delhi in 2016 & went on to secure 100 percentile in CAT to pursue an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad two years later. A millennial who refuses to let gender stereotypes get in the way of her ambitions, Chhavi brings forward an insightful perspective of how women should let go of society's expectation to live for others before themselves. From navigating her college years in the top ..read more

Dr. Sonali Ghosh is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer from the batch of 2000-2003, who holds post-graduate degrees in forestry, wildlife science along with a post-graduate diploma in Environmental Law. Born into an Army background, Dr. Sonali travelled frequently and discovered her love for nature from an early age, leading her to eventually join the Civil Services to best contribute towards its conservation. Tune into the conversation for some wonderful stories as told by a woman forest officer - her experiences of working in the remotest areas of the country (specifically the Northeast ..read more

Richa Khurana Singh (Founder at FreeWheelingLife, which organizes bespoke wellness retreats) is a boss lady who does not shy away from calling out the norms enforced on her, emerging out of each one of them stronger and staying true to herself. After completing her graduation in Economics from the University of Delhi, she started working at the Taj Hotels while pursuing a diploma in Hotel Management. Having worked with most luxury brands in hospitality like Taj and Oberoi, she diverted her career towards travel-based startups & freelancing after becoming a mother of two. Her professional j ..read more

Ms. Shikha Jain is a globally renowned architect who grew up in the city of Jaipur & is now based in Gurugram. As the founding director at DRONAH (Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts & Heritage) she has worked on more than 50 conservation & museum projects across the country. An alumna of the reputed SPA Delhi, her experience in cultural heritage ranges from representations at International World Heritage UNESCO Meetings to writing several papers & articles in International journals & conferences.  Tune in as we dive into an extremely enriching conve ..read more

Aastha Bhansali & Srishti Bajoria are both young female entrepreneurs who recently completed their under graduation in Psychology. Together, they started Õde Studio as sophomores back in 2019 - from stationery products (desk stationery, diaries, planners & more) to providing branding/designing to newly setup and revamped businesses. In a short span, they have built an impressive community of people who love planning & are now also taking up branding projects at a global level. Tune into the episode where we converse with not one but two gen Z guests about everything related to Õde ..read more

Neha Karode is a classically trained Indian vocalist, composer as well as lyricist who has made a name for herself in the music industry over the past 4 years. From taking admission in Delhi University on account of her singing to discovering her calling as a musician in Mumbai, she has come a long way. Not to forget, versatility reflects in her work as an artist - from releasing originals based on Classical Indian Ragas to performing peppy tracks as playbacks for Netflix movies and a lot more.  Tune into the episode as we converse about music becoming a part of her life, how things work ..read more

Chikirsha Mohanty is a trained Odissi Classical dancer as well as a practicing Lawyer. She is a student of Padmashree Guru Madhavi Mudgal, and has been actively performing at reputed platforms not just across the country but even at an international level, including the Darbar Festival 2019 in London. Tune into this beautiful episode about Chikirsha's journey as a performing artist and a lawyer, where she talks about balancing both her professions & calls out gender bias across different spheres of her life. Her social handles along with some of her recent dance performances have been link ..read more

Ms. Vandana Sabharwal is an M.Sc. degree holder in Computer Science with a teaching experience of over two decades. While she was married at an early age of 21, it did not hold her back from growing professionally & pursuing her ambitions. Tune into this very wholesome episode (which I actually recorded for a trial run of the podcast) as we converse about her life growing up, her experiences post marriage which continued to make her more independent; and how it's like being a mother of two sons and then even a third one recently, that is, her lockdown doggo!  Vandana Sabharwal's Insta ..read more

Dr. Mithee Bhanot is a Senior Gynecologist & Obstetrician based out of Noida, with a professional experience of over two decades. From growing up in an army background to pursuing a medical degree from the renowned Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC); tune into this extremely insightful episode where Dr. Mithee has very candidly spoken about her journey in the field of medicine and also shared her expertise on pregnancy as well as the Polycystic Ovarian Disease & Syndrome (or PCOD/PCOS). Head over to the links attached below in order to connect with her. You may also refer to the last ..read more