Devi of Iron
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Devi of Iron

Men don’t look at Vaijayanti Jadhav the way they used to. Her femininity is often questioned. But for this bodybuilder from Mumbai, with strong muscles, comes a strong willpower.
Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Work Mom and a Work Wife
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Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Work Mom and a Work Wife

We women spend a lot of time fretting over how to navigate professional worlds controlled by men. But we rarely get to thank the women who, despite everything that stands in our way and theirs, make life a little less difficult. I’m talking about the work moms and work wives of our lives.
“What You Say is Not as Important as the Bookcase Behind You”
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“What You Say is Not as Important as the Bookcase Behind You”

In the age of Zoom, a curated book collection is what defines your “shelf-worth”. You must make sure a few good titles can be read clearly – A Hundred Years of Solitude (by either Kafka or Garcia Marquez, I forget who), Barack Obama’s A Promised Land. Do take good printouts after downloading these covers from the internet and paste them over your volumes of ribald Khushwant Singh’s Joke Books.
When Did Terror Make Inroads into My Sleepy Toronto?
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When Did Terror Make Inroads into My Sleepy Toronto?

My hometown Toronto has been in the news for a spate of attacks on its diverse population. Are they a part of a creeping culture of polarisation and dissent? Is fear the new normal in Toronto, the only city where I’ve walked down dark alleys in the middle of the night?