HerStory WomanKind

Inspiring stories of women for women (and men)

Her Story’s Womankind isn’t about any one kind of woman. It's about 100 different women - from singer-songwriters and environmental activists to entrepreneurs and sportswomen.

Against all odds: How this woman entrepreneur dealt with tragedy, worked multiple jobs and founded two design companies

Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you: Ritu Phogat, the latest ‘Dangal’ sister to enter the ring

How fashion designer Kavya Singh Kundu is helping Jamdani weavers upcycle their dead stock during the pandemic

Why this environmental lawyer started a pro-bono legal platform for COVID-19 rights

Why entrepreneur Sudha K Varadarajan feels tech is the ideal field for a woman

How author-producer Natasha Malpani Oswal found her sweet spot with OTT platforms

Meet Niharika Singh, who is building MMA talent with One Championship

Meet Mrinal Jha, who went from screenwriting to becoming an entrepreneur with her content company

This woman’s quest for a school for her autistic son led her to start a school for kids with special needs

Meet wedding designer Aashna Saran, who created Dia Mirza’s sustainable garden wedding

How Harini Sivakumar built D2C brand Earth Rhythm to help her specially-abled child

Meet Dr Madhuri Roy, who became a doctor by studying in the light of oil lamps

This woman entrepreneur promotes sustainable living, provides a livelihood to marginalised women in Rajasthan

Meet Shilpa Karkeraa, a techie who built vehicles as a child

Meet Naina Pachnanda, a lawyer, author, poet, and a tarot card reader

This 28-year-old’s D2C beauty brand brings self-care rituals from across the world

From engineering to wedding design, how Ambika found her calling in events management

From working in oil fields to starting up, how Deepti Yenireddy found her passion for tech

Meet this Silicon Valley techie, who has built core systems at Facebook, Paypal, and Lambda, and now runs her own startup

From ENT Surgery to vertigo balance, how Dr Vinaya Chitale is winning hearts by using telemedicine in rural areas

Meet Rina Shah, India’s first professional female polo player, a shoe designer, businesswoman, and DJ

The story of Radhika Iyer Talati, an entrepreneur and a two-time cancer survivor

Why this 18-year old built Varnan, a virtual storytelling platform comprising grandma's tales

How Dolan Acharya, a single parent, won a natural bodybuilding competition, became a Fittr fitness expert

Meet Rianjali, who braved vocal cord polyps to work with musical maestro AR Rahman

Why Indian Women Cricket team’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana hopes more girls take up cricket

How this woman braved domestic violence and abuse to find her niche as a fitness trainer

Meet Minu Margeret, who went from being an ultimate frisbee champion to building a D2C brand

Why this lawyer decided to start a bicycle rental startup in Rajasthan

Ex-Paytm exec Prerna Kalra’s visit to China changed how she looked at home-cooked meals

From dealing with data points to democratising data with Atlan, the journey of Prukalpa Sankar

Meet Kavea R Chavali, who has donned many hats — an engineer, Emcee, and entrepreneur

Wearing many hats: actor, director, producer Lakshmi Manchu says life is about unlearning, relearning

Launched from home, these sisters' D2C startup has attracted celebs like Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu

Why did this banker quit her lucrative job to make rums in Goa

Meet Pooja Goyal, the serial entrepreneur whose bootstrapped edtech startup found success

Meet the doctor using AI for early detection of colon cancer

How Lavanya Ashok went from working at Goldman Sachs at Wall Street to leading Trifecta Capital’s growth fund

How the founding member of WebMD and a UN youth leader joined hands to build SpaceBasic

How Sakshi Sindwani is transforming the image of beauty, bringing body positivity

Meet Rajeswari Vaidyanathan who left her corporate career to pursue dancing, trained the likes of Ranveer Singh

How Chaitsi Ahuja roped in environmentalist and film producer Pragya Kapoor for her sustainable startup

From AI to retail, how Juveca Panda found her fit with MisFit Panda

Meet serial entrepreneur Bhavna Suresh, whose startup raised $40M in seed round

From Lucknow to Los Angeles, how Shivangi Singh found her calling in art direction

How accidental VC Anuradha Ramachandran got into the world of investing

Meet Kanika Tekriwal, who is taking the aviation industry by storm

Why Pearl Agarwal came back to India and founded Eximius Fund after working in the likes of Merrill Lynch

Meet the founders behind this D2C brand, whose footwear are sported by Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon

How Megha Gambhir's Stupa Sports is helping Olympic TT players improve their game

Meet the ex-L'Oreal scientists who decided to start their own D2C beauty brand

How entrepreneur Shiroi Lily Shaiza is empowering the youth of Nagaland with education

Meet Minu Singh, who ensures every stray dog is fed and finds a home

Meet Shweta Aprameya, who built fintech platforms way before they became the norm

From a double major in chemistry to becoming one of India’s top makeup artists: The story of Bianca Louzado

How filmmaker, fintech entrepreneur Priti Rathi Gupta is empowering women

How actor Kritika Kamra started an Instagram store to help Chanderi weavers during the lockdown

How Aashi Chandna’s Project Involve is galvanising the social media generation to contribute to causes they believe in

Aishwarya Srinivasa: An AI pioneer who is creating a legacy for women in STEM

The age of 17: Why Akriti Gupta built a platform focused on products for breast cancer patients

How digital marketing entrepreneur, SaaS innovator, biker boss Ambika Sharma does it all

Meet Anika Parashar, a disruptor in the women’s menstrual health space

Anita Golani is on a mission to infuse wellness with aromatherapy-inspired skincare line

After studying design, Anubha Jhawar made her way back home to the tea industry

The story of Swee10 and how Anvitha Rao flourished in the food and wellness space

How Bharati’s passion for a pristine environment led to innovating with Chakr

Meet Captain Anny Divya, the world’s youngest commander to fly Boeing 777

How Eela Dubey is enabling sound investment decisions for higher education

Meet Esha Shukla: The product manager who dreamt big and refused to give up

Kalpana B, CEO of Grant Thornton dGTL, on juggling multiple roles and dealing with biases

How Synapsica, led by Meenakshi Singh, is using AI-based radiology reporting to save lives, one correct diagnosis at a time

Meet Mounica Tata, who is highlighting crucial issues through comic illustrations

Neha Suyal is turning lifestyle of millennials in India’s hinterlands into reality

How Nikita Deshpande is bringing transparency and sustainability in the beauty and skincare industry

How Prathima Koppolu is motivating women to lead a healthy and holistic lifestyle

Prerna Jhunjhunwala of Creative Galileo on steering storytelling through her learning app

Meet Prerna Mehra, who started an Indian clothing brand at just 17

From being the odd one out to helping people become unique, the story of motivational speaker Priya Kumar

How celebrity lawyer Priyanka Khimani braved hardships and scripted her own success

Meet entrepreneur Priyanka Save who engineered her way to make wine from Chikoo

These women entrepreneurs started up to make every day fine jewellery

From modelling to the world of makeup, the story of Sangita Raj

Meet first-generation beauty entrepreneur Sargam Dhawan Bhayana

Clinical psychology to gaming: Saumya Singh Rathore of Winzo

From a VC investor to turning author: The story of Shalini Prakash

Meet the investment banker who did not let her visual impairment be a roadblock to success

Learning the art of storytelling with Instoried founder Sharmin Ali

Srushti Adani, who is making healthcare accessible with medtech

From studying in small village to leading tech product management at Lowe’s Company, Shymala Soundari Kuppasamy’s journey

Meet Sonal Biyani—investment banker by day, stand-up comic by night

Vaishali Sharda’s Mellow is a blend of maternal love and kitchen ingredients

Meet Surabhi Washishth: The youngest woman general partner in the country

How this interior designer turned entrepreneur found her niche in furniture design

How woman entrepreneur Tarusha Mittal stormed into the blockchain boys' club

Meet Vidhi Puri, the entrepreneur who is stirring and shaking up the world of spirits

Vaidehi Vaidya on starting up and accelerating women’s careers in sports through her venture

Yamini Reddy believes being a tennis player helped her become a good entrepreneur

How Ishvari Prasanna took the unconventional course to make a career in golf

Meet Romita Mazumdar, an investment banker-turned-entrepreneur exploring skincare

Meet the women entrepreneurs championing financial inclusion with fintech startup Jify

Building brands with Jigsaw Brand Consultants — the Rutu Mody Kamdar way

Vaidehi Vaidya on starting up and accelerating women’s careers in sports through her venture

Nume Crypto founders Madhumitha and Niveda Harishankar on starting up

Meet Roshni Aslam, whose bitcoin rewards app facilitates a seamless experience for shoppers

Anjana and Shruthi Gupta: How the mother-daughter duo broke stereotypes and bonded with Kathak

This techie-turned-entrepreneur is building a nutritional startup for women