On the face of it, the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill 2016 has been welcomed by Corporate India with open arms. Passed in August last year, the bill came into effect…
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Striking a balance between professional and personal life: “Piku”
What you find in Piku is an appealing portrait of a father-daughter relationship. We see Deepika Padukone playing Piku, an architect and an entrepreneur, who has co-founded a design firm.…
Look around and discover the unsung heroes
In a fairly patronizing move, one of the leading Hindi movie channels decided to show the Gauri Shinde hit English Vinglish – to celebrate Mother’s Day. For those who may…
The buzz in the swarm: The Secret Life of Bees
Bees are the centre of this story. The storyline of ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ is the life of Lily Owens, a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the…
Escapades of a successful bakery owner: It’s Complicated
From the ‘entrepreneur’s’ point of view, this movie is about the life of a lady, who owns a popular bakery. It’s Complicated was released in 2009 on Christmas Day. From…
Pink & Other Hues of Budget
This year’s budget has something for everyone: friendly for the low salary earners, while taxing the very rich, the budget boosts digital transactions and entrepreneurship The most eagerly awaited economic…
The metamorphosis to the ultimate entrepreneur: PS I Love You
PS I love is all about a young girl, who becomes a widow by a cruel turn of fate, and discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages…
Don’t mix professional with personal: Band Baaja Baaraat
The entrepreneurship bug can bite you when you are just out of college. We see many examples all around us today, specially with start-ups being the flavor of te season.…
Women Entrepreneurship in India: Not a Success Story
Vinita Bimbhet the national president of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) said that India can increase its target GDP from 16% to 60% if it enables or encourages women to participate…
Exploring tough paths: CHOCOLAT
The power ‘E’. Explore. Experiment. Evolve. We can easily track this path in the lives of women entrepreneurs. Why is it that certain situations in life go through this trail…