Born and raised in New Jersey, Rujuta was the typical desi girl with dual personalities, totally American at school but dreamt of being Sridevi or Madhuri Dixit while at home. She decided very early in life to become a Bollywood dance choreographer and rejected her parents’ wish for her to become a doctor. This Jersey...Read More
Seema Anand is a holistic life coach, guide, healer, YouTuber, Instagrammer, a hoarder of books, and above all, a practitioner of narrative storytelling, specializing in subjects like seduction and Hindu love manuals. It takes guts for a South Asian woman to hold forth on the Kama Sutra but Seema does not hold back. Her TED...Read More
Born in Kolkata, find out why award-winning author, poet, academic and activist, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, came to the US for a Master’s in English and never went back. EkWomen profiles successful women of the South Asian diaspora in unconventional fields. Divakaruni not only meets this quality but takes it one step further by writing stories...Read More
Author, columnist, and yoga guru, Ira Trivedi, is a truly global South Asian who has lived and worked in four countries, nine cities, and three continents. She moved to the U.S. as a kid and after completing high school in Virginia, under graduation at Wellesley and MBA at Columbia, she flirted with the big, bad...Read More
Payal Kadakia’s journey is one of grit, determination and following your passion. Listeners will relate to her story of focusing on good grades, going to MIT and following a conventional corporate career. But find out why she veered off the beaten path to pursue dance and become artistic director of the SA Dance Company. EkWomen...Read More
The future is female according to serial entrepreneur, Shalini Vadhera, who believes beauty is not just skin deep and nurturing inner beauty is as crucial. Born to South Asian parents in sunny San Diego, Shalini talks about her strict childhood and smuggling lipstick out of the house. She admits not following the time and tested...Read More
I’m on the wrong side of 50 but living my best life ever. Though, getting here was a journey. As an almost 60-year-old desi woman that means I was born in the 60’s, got married in the 80’s and raised a family in the 90’s and early 2000’s, a period of change. When my generation...Read More
This no holds barred podcast with celebrity chef, Maneet Chauhan, is sure to turn you into fans. The aim of the EkWomen podcasts is to showcase inspirational South Asian women in the diaspora and Maneet certainly fits the bill. After completing her Bachelor’s degree from India’s top hotel management school, the Welcome Group Graduate School...Read More
I recently attended a three-day conference organized by the UN women, focused on a topic close to my heart, ending violence against women in India. I want to lay special emphasis on ‘In India.’ You may wonder, is India different from the rest of the world? Do global strategies on avoiding violence against women not...Read More
