PROVOKE Lifestyle Magazine - March 2024

In this issue

Meet the Wonder Women...

'PAUSE, REFLECT, REASSESS & SUPPORT OTHERS IN THE PROCESS'

SEEMA PATIL KAMATH ON HER INSPIRING JOURNEY FROM CABIN CREW TO QUALITY CHIEF AT ZERODHA AND CONQUERING CANCER WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK

9 mins

TAKING CHARGE

A FREEWHEELING CONVERSATION WITH TMT. S. RAJESWARI, INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE MEMBER SECRETARY, TAMIL NADU UNIFORMED SERVICES RECRUITMENT BOARD

6 mins

Empowering Women. Upfifting States Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan's Vision and Contributions

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PROVOKE MAGAZINE, EXPLORE THE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC WORLD OF GOVERNOR Dr.TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN, AS WE UNCOVER THE MULTIFACETED PERSONA OF THIS DISTINGUISHED LEADER. HERE ARE SOME INSIGHTS INTO HER JOURNEY, PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIETAL CHALLENGES, AND HER UNIQUE APPROACH TO BLENDING TRADITION WITH MODERN GOVERNANCE. SHE UNRAVELS THE ESSENCE OF TAMILISAI'S LEADERSHIP, SHEDDING LIGHT ON HER EXPERIENCES, ASPIRATIONS, AND THE IMPACT SHE ENVISIONS IN SHAPING A PROGRESSIVE FUTURE

3 mins

EMBRACE YOUR POWER

ROOPA D MOUDGIL, IGP, INTERNAL SECURITY, KARNATAKA WEARS MANY FEATHERS IN HER CAP AND IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A STRONG AND FEARLESS WOMAN

5 mins

Awaken Your Feminine Energy

This Month We Celebrate Women's Day, A Celebration Of The Fairer Sex And All We Contribute To This World. What Better Time Than Now To Learn About Feminine Energy, And How To Awaken Yours?

5 mins

SHAPING A BETTER TOMORROW

SUDHA RAMALINGAM SHARES HER INSIGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISM, ADDRESSING ONGOING CHALLENGES, AND FOSTERING TRUE GENDER EQUALITY IN SOCIETY

5 mins

FEARLESS TRAILBLAZER

MEET NIRUPAMA MENON RAO, A DISTINGUISHED AND ACCOMPLISHED DIPLOMAT WHO HAS SERVED HER COUNTRY WITH EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY AND HAS BEEN A TRAILBLAZER FOR WOMEN IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, BECOMING THE SECOND WOMAN TO HOLD THE POST OF INDIA’S FOREIGN SECRETARY, AS WELL AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE INDIA’S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, CHINA AND SRI LANKA

5 mins

SUDHA MURTY TALKS OF MENOPAUSE, NORMALISES WRINKLES

BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND PHILANTHROPIST SUDHA MURTY SPEAKS ABOUT MENOPAUSE AND HOW SHE PREPARED HER HUSBAND NR NARAYANA MURTHY FOR IT

4 mins

The Resilience of Women Builders in Chennai

ON A BUSTLING MORNING IN CHENNAI, ALARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE BLOCKED THE ROADWAYS, STANDING WITH HOPE AND LONGING FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES ETCHED ON THEIR FACES. WE ENCOUNTERED A GROUP HOLDING HAMMERS, CHISELS, AND PLASTIC WIRE BAGS. AMONG THEM WERE MAINLY WOMEN DRESSED IN BRIGHTCOLOURED SAREES, ADORNED WITH TURMERIC ON THEIR FACES, RED KUMKUM, AND FLOWERS ON THEIR HEADS. THEIR FACES REFLECTED A DEEP SENSE OF YEARNING, AS THEY WAITED IN THE SCORCHING MORNING AT OUTSIDE MOGAPPAIR WEST BUS STOP. WE’VE SEEN THEM ON ROADS, IN TEMPLES, SHOPS, AND BUSES, AS THEY NAVIGATE THROUGH VARIOUS PARTS OF CHENNAI. THEY ARE TELUGU-SPEAKING MIGRANTS FROM ANDHRA PRADESH, STRIVING FOR LIVELIHOODS HERE IN CHENNAI. THESE MIGRANT WOMEN WORKERS FACE NUMEROUS CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES IN THEIR QUEST FOR A BETTER LIFE. MORE ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM ANDHRA PRADESH TO CHENNAI...

3 mins

Breaking Barriers in menstrual health

ADITI GUPTA’S MENSTRUPEDIA COMIC IS BREAKING THE MYTHS ABOUT PERIODS AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT MENSTRUATION IN A SENSITIVE WAY...

8 mins

'I wanted to be part of a more meaningful journey'

MALLIKA GHOSH SHARES HOW SHE’S ENRICHING MANY LIVES THROUGH PARINAAM FOUNDATION

10 mins

'THE WORLD MUST UNDERSTAND CHILDREN

DR. MANORAMA PINAKAPANI SHEDS LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING AND SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

7 mins

HUNGER For SUCCESS

CHINU KALA GETS CANDID ABOUT HER JOURNEY WITH RUBANS THAT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH STRIFE AND STRUGGLE

6 mins

Nurturing Young Minds Through Play

AFTER EIGHT FRUITFUL YEARS IN THE U.S, WHEN KEERTHI GABRIEL RETURNED TO INDIA, SHE DECIDED TO CREATE A UNIQUE SPACE FOR CHILDREN. AS A PROUD MOTHER OF THREE, SHE DREW INSPIRATION FROM HER OWN KIDS IN SHAPING THE CONCEPT OF TODDLE TOWN.’ LIKE MANY ENTREPRENEURS, KEERTHI FACED SKEPTICISM WHEN SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE HER ESTABLISHED IT CAREER TO PURSUE A GROUNDBREAKING VENTURE IN CHENNAI. HOWEVER, HER UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A BREAK FROM THE DIGITAL REALM AND NURTURING ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS FUELED HER DETERMINATION. RECOGNISING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PRETEND PLAY IN FOSTERING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, AND CREATIVITY, KEERTHI ENVISIONED THE SPACE AS MORE THAN JUST A PLAY AREA—BUT A GATEWAY TO A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER CHILDHOOD. KEERTHI OPENS UP ABOUT THE GENESIS AND VISION FOR HER DREAM VENTURE

3 mins

THE HEART OF A MOTHER, THE SPIRIT OF A WARRIOR

NOORI SALEEM, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS NOORI AMMA,’ A TRANSGENDER WOMAN, ESTABLISHED THE SIP MEMORIAL TRUST IN 2003 WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN A SECURE HOME, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. TODAY, NOORI ENSURES THEY RECEIVE SHELTER, NOURISHMENT, CLOTHING, AND SCHOOLING. CURRENTLY, SHE CARES FOR 35 HIV-POSITIVE CHILDREN AND FIVE ADULTS, STEADFAST IN HER COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING THEM FORA BETTER TOMORROW. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH NOORI SALEEM, SHE SHARES HER JOURNEY OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND HER VISIONARY OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE OF HER MEMORIAL TRUST

3 mins

Leading a team

WOMEN ACHIEVERS IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR

2 mins

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PROVOKE Lifestyle Magazine is a monthly lifestyle magazine published by Paulsons Beauty and Fashion Pvt Ltd in Chennai, India. It is a leading lifestyle magazine in South India, covering a wide range of topics related to fashion, film, fitness, fun, food, and photography, with a focus on the Indian market. The magazine is known for its edgy, fearless, and inclusive content, as well as its commitment to celebrating the diversity and richness of Indian culture.

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