Name: Apurva Purohit
Date registered: March 13, 2012
“Here rests my LBD upon the back of the closet In youth it served me well, to fortune and to renown Fashion frown’d not on its simple classic lines, And stylists mark’d it for their own. Elegant was its cut, and its silhouette full of grace, Heav’n did a recompense, my XL size it …
“Here rests my LBD upon the back of the closet In youth it served me well, to fortune and to renown Fashion frown’d not on its simple classic lines, And stylists mark’d it for their own. Elegant was its cut, and its silhouette full of grace, Heav’n did a recompense, my XL size it …
In the last year, we’ve seen so much of retaliation the world over around sexual harassment at the workplace and elsewhere too. Here in India, we’ve also been very socially vocal about the #MeToo campaign and taken up the “No Means No” movement that Brazilians have during their world-renowned carnival. While resonance with the issue …
Age is but a number, so say the wise. And in this swashbuckling era of Botox and Photo-shopping where medical science is labouring hard to ensure that 50 is the new 30 and 70 is but another name for 50, and however knobbly knee-ed you may be, wearing a mini skirt is completely acceptable, the …
As we move into the New Year with its inevitably uplifting message of optimism, how should we use this memo to heal the feeling of despair that has been pervading us as we hear about yet another tragedy or a sickening display of hatred and racism or deal with the complete loss of faith in …
We, the 60s born are what I call the cusp generation, although unkinder people may end up calling us confused and a bit lost. Born of hardworking, thrifty parents with limited means, we grew up in an environment of wearing hand me down clothes, safety pin augmented sandals, borrowed books and second class train rides …
One question I keep getting asked more often than not is whether I am in favour of reservations for women on boards? It is a difficult question to respond to, because if I answer in the affirmative it seems as if I am pushing the feminist agenda at the cost of meritocracy, and if the …
It falls upon us, as women leaders to be an example for the younger women. It’s important that they connect with the life of who they look up-to and push themselves to achieve more. It’s important that they see us-the women leaders of today as an inspiration rather than an aspiration. http://bit.ly/2v4RgRs
Not too long ago, a close friend’s daughter hit a dual milestone – a corner office in a high-brow consultancy, and the elusive 28th birthday. I think you know where I’m going with this, but I’ll go there anyway. If you can, do bear with me. So, this dear friend’s daughter (let’s call her B) …
