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Aishwarya Viswamitra

Aishwarya is a journalist, science communicator, and Culture editor on a mission to tell stories with empathy and centre lived experience. If you're looking for her, chances are she's on a wild cat chase across London or trying to convince herself to leave her flat amidst London's weather woes.

24 pieces

UNDERSTANDING THE SELF, IDENTITY
Sonia Sabri: Embracing Light and Darkness Through Kathak
Sonia Sabri’s journey into Kathak dance started with a twist of fate. She was all set to learn Bharatnatyam, a style of…
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FILM & TV, CULTURE
West End Debut: Charithra Chandran’s Breakthrough Performance
The anticipation was palpable as I hurried to the Garrick Theatre, barely taking a moment to glance at the poster or read…
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FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
Baring It All with The Bare Bar: Radhika’s Story
When you think of social media strategy gone right, you think of The Bare Bar. But they’re more than just their (fantastic)…
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FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
Skin Serenade: How The Skög Nurtures Your Glow
This series aims to amplify the stories of the people behind small businesses that we know and love, so we’ve had many…
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FEATURES, EMPOWERMENT
How Liśen listens to consumers needs
Anyone can start a skincare business but it takes a certain someone special to carve out a niche in a saturated market.…
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EMPOWERMENT
Basking in the glow of The Silk Glow
We’ve had many inspirational small business stories in our series so far, and Parul Ganatra’s journey is no different. Her story should…
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CULTURE, EMPOWERMENT
asa Beauty, a pioneer of India’s sustainable beauty movement
On the eve of asa Beauty’s re-launch, I sat down with Sukriti Jindal Khaitan, one of the co-founders of asa Beauty (the…
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CULTURE
Thank you, Ramadan Tent Project, for my first Iftar
I’ve never been to an Iftar before. I’ve never really celebrated Ramadan before. Growing up in India, Ramadan was a cause of…
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UNCATEGORIZED
The main event: Fable & Mane
We’ve covered many a journey in this series so far so, just in time for their third birthday, let’s have some Fable…
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UNCATEGORIZED
Anisa Karolia’s ‘The Ramadan Cookbook’
Food plays a huge role in Ramadan for Muslims around the world, abstaining from eating between sunrise and sunset with a pre-dawn…
AISHWARYA VISWAMITRA
CULTURE
Cooking up a storm in a Desi Kitchen
Sarah Woods, the author of Desi Kitchen, left her corporate role at a leading pharmaceutical company to pursue a career in food.…
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CULTURE
Interviewing Jyoti Patel, author of ‘The Things That We Lost’
This moving coming-of-age story explores what it means to be a person of colour in Britain today, discussing themes of identity and…
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