Sakshi Sanghavi and Unnati Shah are childhood best friends who created Humanhood, a self-help/wellness business that creates products that focus on inner wellbeing. Sakshi and Unnati went to the same school then high school and even travelled to the same university in Australia for their Masters degrees. While most Masters graduates try their hand at […]
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Featured Image: Stefany Andrade On the stage and facing glaring back at me doesn’t feel the same. The applause isn’t quite as fulfilling, the sounds aren’t quite sitting correctly and all I can think about is them. Picturing their faces in the audience instead of the unfamiliar faces of my peers feels more comfortable. A […]
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The Case for Gratitude by Ushbah Al-Ain Artwork by Joumana Medlej To say that we are emerging from a pandemic that has fundamentally changed our lives is an understatement. The staggering impact of the past few years has left people feeling disoriented collectively. Yet the pressure to keep grinding persists: to keep providing, creating, and consuming […]
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A skincare brand made for young millennials and Gen Z — this is how Goutham Uppaluri describes Pulp Cosmetics. Goutham has always had a deep love for biology, which led him to a Masters in pharmaceutical sciences. After his Masters in the US, Goutham continued his time there as a healthcare consultant. He learnt bits […]
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Sarah Nicole Edwards is the founder of Copper + Cloves, a healthy living resource that aims to excite people about plant-based diets and using local, sustainable ingredients. Sarah grew up in London, UK, and worked in the development sector for 10 years before switching gears. Much of the message behind Copper + Cloves is inspired […]
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It was in 2019 that I met Megha Rao at the very first open mic I attended. I was enchanted by her piece which took me to lands I’d never known, seeing things I’d never seen. That’s what her poems are, they’re so much more than what they seem. Her latest publication, Teething, is what […]
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Featured Image: Lucxama Sylvain Aged eleven I knew Black was not beautiful That my 4c coils, dark brown skin, and protruding curves Made me too big, loud, and ugly Not blond enough, small enough, or white enough I was a sore thumb in a sea of white A sidekick in some white girl’s life Nice […]
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Featured Illustration: Ekaterina Kapranova During my elementary and middle school years, I dreaded lunch period because I was embarrassed to open up the stainless steel thermos my mom bought me from Target that was stuffed with Kebob or other Persian foods like Ghormeh Sabzi. I’d stare at the Uncrustable peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fruit […]
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South Africa lost a much-loved leader in Nobel Peace laureate and Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, in December 2021. A kind and principled man and the moral compass for our country both during apartheid and after democracy in 1994, he fought vociferously to bring about change. He was an avid campaigner for international […]
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