Author: The Woman

Take your cycle in stride and (literally) go with the flow. Most women learn pretty quick in adolescence that their menstrual cycle comes with both physical and emotional symptoms. Many of us are familiar with PMS, usually associated with the telltale aches and pains of period cramps and the all too familiar mood changes that tend to come with them. While many of us are aware of the changes in our bodies in the infamous PMS week, few of us pay much attention to the ways our cycles can affect us throughout the rest of the month. Take productivity, for example. Have…

Sure, the Met Gala is the night when designers ascend to fashion’s highest altar, chasing the outer limits of beauty, construction, and spectacle—from Diana Ross’s 18-foot train by Ugo Mozie to Zendaya’s crisp white Louis Vuitton suit by Pharrell Williams. But it’s also a sacred hour for jewelers, who adorn the necks, wrists, ears, and lapels of Met Gala-goers with centuries-old stones, storied settings, and—more often than not—a bodyguard somewhere nearby. Tonight, sparkle isn’t a detail—it’s the headline. And in a year shaped by “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”—the Costume Institute’s exhibition devoted to Black dandyism and the radical elegance of self-invention—it feels…

Rihanna chose a very fashionable way to announce her third pregnancy: the 2025 Met Gala red carpet. Tonight, the singer and Fenty founder first showed off her baby bump in a Miu Miu dress as she departed the Carlyle Hotel to walk the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on the first Monday in May. Then, arriving in head-to-toe Marc Jacobs, she shut down the red carpet as the final arrival of the night. The pop star and business mogul wore a black cropped woolen jacket, a wool bustier bodysuit, a black pinstripe wool tailored skirt with a bustle, a polka…

India’s ‘Desi girl’ is no stranger to the Met Gala—2025 marks Priyanka Chopra’s fifth appearance at fashion’s biggest night. And this year was extra special for the actor: her first time back on the iconic steps since becoming a mother to daughter Malti Marie. Most Popular Advertisement For the dress code ‘Tailored for You’, Chopra made a statement in custom Balmain by Olivier Rousteing, merging the sharp lines of traditional menswear with high-octane feminine glamour. The white halter-neck gown, speckled with black polka dots, was cinched at the waist with a slim belt and fastened with a line of black buttons—tailored, striking, and utterly…

ICYM: Kiara Advani and Rihanna both showed off their baby bumps at this year’s Met Gala, which sent us down a rabbit hole. Ahead, we look back at some iconic red carpet moments from pregnant celebrities across the world. 1. Meryl Streep, 1983 Meryl Streep sported a baby bump when she won the Academy Award for Sophie’s Choice. She arrived on the red carpet in a shimmering gold look with sequined embroidery by Christian Leigh. 2. Catherine Zeta-Jones, 2003 At eight months pregnant, the actor accepted an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Chicago (2002), wearing a floor-length dark brown Versace…

It’s a universal truth that May is Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s month. Each year, she walks down the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival, delivering showstopper moments. She sidesteps the predictable classics for bold choices. From conversation-starting lilac lip colours to Gaurav Gupta’s dramatic silhouettes, nothing is off-limits in her sartorial rulebook. As another edition of Cannes prepares to unfold this week, we turn back time to revisit her ever-evolving fashion journey at the festival. Tracing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s sartorial evolution at Cannes The former Miss World made her debut at Cannes in 2002 in a statement yellow Neeta Lulla sari. The…

Stating that 75 women will enter the Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh on completion of the delimitation exercise, Chandrababu Naidu asserts that women empowerment has begun with the emergence of TDP; to prove his point, he cites as examples the formation of DWCRA groups, provision of 33% reservation in employment and education, and equal property rights Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that 75 women will enter the Legislative Assembly once the delimitation exercise is completed. Participating in a short discussion on ‘Women empowerment’ in the ongoing Budget session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday,…

It has often been criticised that the Western feminist lens tends to reduce Muslim women’s freedom to the act of unveiling the hijab. Poet, activist and writer, Najma Nazeer, and educator and activist, Ishrath Nissar reiterated this at a discussion held by the Alternative Law Forum in connection with Women’s History Month and asserted that Muslim women’s emancipation must be defined on their own terms, not by external frameworks that fail to understand the intersection of culture, religion and identity. “For some women, emancipation is wearing the hijab. Likewise, for others, it is wearing it without fear. For some, it…

Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan has triggered a social debate on “entrenched colourism” in society. In an evocative and poignant Facebook post, Ms. Muraleedharan spotlighted the inequity of skin tone bias against women in workplaces, domestic circles, hiring practices and professional appraisals.

Former scientist at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Shailaja Donempudi has been appointed as a Distinguished Scientist (DS) to head the Business Development Group (BDG) at CSIR Headquarters in New Delhi. This appointment marks a historic milestone as Dr. Shailaja becomes the first woman to be designated to the post in the eight-decade history of CSIR. Her association with CSIR-IICT began in 1993, after she completed her Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from Osmania University, and MSc, and M. Phil from the University of Hyderabad.