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The Barbie Effect: How a doll has shaped young girls’ ambitions
In 1959, Ruth Handler, a U.S-based designer, launched the Barbie Doll, inspired by the Lilli Doll in Germany. Since the...
We need more ‘breadwinning women’ and ‘caregiving’ men
A 30-something millennial explores what it means to become the “breadwinning” woman in an outwardly woke society that s...
Do or die: Why women face the pressure to be the best or nothing at all
‘How to be respected at work as a woman’. This is one of the top search results on Google, and quite honestly, it is a ...
Plus-size fashion influencers: it’s your time to shine!
Influencers have taken over the internet – unless you’ve been off social media for the past decade or are living under ...
From cubicles to boardrooms: Why we need more women in leadership roles
Before we proceed with the reasons, let us take a moment to count the number of women in leadership roles in our own ci...
How Ayesha Mehra’s silent courage helped shy girls everywhere
Dil Dhadakne Do has the trademarks of a quintessential Zoya Akhtar film – a dysfunctional dynamic between loved ones, p...
Are successful women ‘lucky’, or just ambitious?
Ambition is assumed to be first nature in men. Why aren’t women ‘allowed’ to be ambitious?
With a year of expe...
Work it: 9 TV shows we love that celebrate working women
If I had a penny for every time I saw a female character playing the manic pixie dream girl on screen, I’d have enough ...
10 habits every successful woman has
Let’s do an exercise. Close your eyes for 30 seconds and envision what a successful woman looks like. Who did you envis...
I got that red lip: Tips to own the lip colour at work
What the little black dress is to your wardrobe, red lipstick is to your makeup kit. It’s bold and it resonates power a...
Pretending to play nice at work to be liked? Welcome to the likeability trap
We have reached a point where sexism everywhere has undoubtedly begun to be frowned upon. But the inherent casualness o...
Quiz: Are you marriage material or career material?
Over time, women have been segregated on the basis of their ambitions – some of us are 'career girls' while others are ...
On body positivity, blogging, and breaking stereotypes with Dr Falguni
Read about the inspirational woman that is Dr Falguni Vasavada, and her journey as a body positive content creator, man...
9 women-led podcasts to tune into in 2022
Did you know that India is the third-largest consumer of podcasts, with 57.6 million monthly listeners? While this plat...
Got 5K followers on Instagram? You can become a micro-influencer
Thanks to social media, brands and businesses all over the world have discovered the next big thing to target their aud...
The 5-yard thin line between objectification and empowerment: the sari
The sari as a concept has been interpreted in diverse ways for various audiences – a cultural symbol for Indian women e...
Is something wrong with me if I’m not ambitious?
I quit my previous job in December 2019. When I told my former colleague and friend about my plans of formally resignin...
Aishwarya Rai, my name, & the gender norms projected on and off screen
In Kool Kanya's theme for the month ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern...
Read the fine print: What they don’t tell you about being an influencer
The rise of social media influencers – aka content creators – has been phenomenal over the past few years. Whether it’s...
Challenging gender bias: How these women spoke up to make a difference
Women grow up internalising many biases against our gender. This can have an extremely negative impact on our self-este...
4 things I learnt (and unlearned) from watching the men in my life work
Disclaimer: This article is based on the author’s subjective experience with the men in her life (and her admittedly li...
Flaunt your curves: 9 careers you can choose to promote body positivity
Body image is a tightly wound concept in our society. It's not unusual for people to needlessly comment on our bodies, ...
#NewYearOldMe: Things to not change about yourself in 2022
Here is something I don’t get. Why are people so obsessed with making New Year resolutions?
It’s like December...
11 must-have social media tools to build your brand as a content creator
Whether you’re an Instagram influencer who’s just starting out, or you’ve already built a name for yourself and want to...
Your Year 2022 Career Tarot Reading
Last updated: 31st December, 2021
Welcome to 2022! To help you start this year on the right note, we’ve got your car...
How to be a better social media influencer in 2022
With a great follower count comes great responsibility.
Social media influencers aren’t around as the flag bea...
Hum honge kaamyaab: 15 historic moments for women in 2021
The pandemic may have dampened many things, but it couldn’t destroy the spirit of women. The spirit with which they mar...
Emily in Paris season 2 from the lens of a social media manager
Netflix just dropped the second season of last year’s massively popular binge-watch – Emily in Paris – a show about a 2...
Want to be an influencer? Join Kool Kanya’s ‘CEO of Influencing’ pro...
Social media has become an inexplicably important part of our lives. With social media influencers taking over almost a...
7 easy steps to enjoy Christmas as a woman (Hollywood movie edition)
Aah, the most wonderful time of year is here! Let me get all my red, white, and green clothes out of my trunk, so I can...
Keepin’ it real: 7 influencers who make us feel comfortable in our skin
Watch any movie, ad, TV show, or music video, and you’ll see a general characterisation of the ‘pretty girl’. This girl...
Poo from K3G: the social media influencer we didn’t know we needed
As K3G turns 20 this year, we reminisce about the best thing the cult film brought to us – Pooja Sharma, aka Poo.
Ka...
Move over, Jim & Dwight: 12 iconic characters we’d love as our work BFFs
In Kool Kanya's theme for December ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women ...
An influencer’s tips to getting camera friendly for Instagram
An important thing that makes a social media influencer successful is having a great on-screen presence.
Many of us...
Letters to Kool Kanya: I keep falling in and out of love with my job
The Kool Kanya team responds to a letter we received from our audience.
Dear Kool Kanya,
Today I woke up, thought...
11 reads that will make you hate your job less
Work ﹘ it can be a real pill.
On some days, we feel like we’re indispensable and invincible and all the other adject...
Only potential social media influencers can get above 7/10 in this quiz
Do you have what it takes to be a social media influencer? Take this quiz to find out.
Everyone wants to be a top In...
How to become an influencer when you’re a textbook introvert
What comes to mind when you think of a social media influencer? For me it’s someone dancing to trending music, document...
How to stop being a people-pleaser in the workplace (and still be nice)
I wasn’t born a people pleaser. Neither were you.
I learnt how to be a people pleaser as I grew up. Circumstances at...
The top 6 influencer trends to watch in 2022
It’s no secret that influencers and creators are the hottest property on social media. From beauty, lifestyle, fashion,...
Women freelancing: The first step towards the journey of entrepreneurship
This article is written by a contest winner of PowerPass, Kool Kanya’s premium live learning platform that helps you ma...
Ladies first: 6 Indian TV shows with powerful female protagonists
Watching Indian TV shows after school was how my mother and I used to bond. We would sit for hours, peel green peas fro...
‘Female’ CEO; ‘female’ billionaire: why gendered job titles ne...
In Kool Kanya’s theme for the month ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women...
Can we have a ‘manic pixie dream boy’ in movies, please?
In Kool Kanya’s theme for the month ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women...
The struggles of Indian women to come back after a career break
And ways to make the transition easy
Most working women in India take a career break. Many make this move to take ca...
Restorative practices: finding the positive side to workplace conflict
In Kool Kanya’s theme for the month ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women...
Love, family, and Fahadh Faasil: Why ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ is a must-watch
On International Men’s Day, we decode what ‘Kumbalangi Nights’ tells us about men and masculinity.
Kumbalangi Nights...
Self-care for the soul: How to love yourself as much as you love your job
We don’t realise it, but our careers have consumed us.
The other day, I found myself Googling for 4 hours at a...
#MensDay: What my relationships with men taught me about empowerment
On International Men's Day 2021, I think about my relationships with men and their impact on my feminism. From a newly-...
Letters to Kool Kanya: He calls me his work wife. I want a work-divorce
In Kool Kanya's theme for November﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women i...
The queen bee phenomenon: why we are taught not to help other women
In Kool Kanya's theme for November ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women ...
#ChildrensDay: Stereotypes I wish my parents had busted while raising me
In Kool Kanya's theme for November ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women ...
Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ makes me want to wear lipstick to work agai...
In Kool Kanya's theme for November﹘Challenging Gender Roles - we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women in...
Alternative careers: how to become a tarot card reader in India
In Alternative careers, Kool Kanya explores unique and lesser-known fields to give you insight into a more adventurous ...
5 things you need to consider before accepting a job offer at a startup
There are people who dream of getting into an established company with fixed roles and salaries. Then there are those w...
Letters to Kool Kanya: How do I deal with a sexist coworker tactfully?
In Kool Kanya's theme for November ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women ...
Men are from Mars, women from Venus? These workplace stereotypes need to go
In Kool Kanya's theme for November ﹘ Challenging Gender Roles ﹘ we unpack the stereotypes and biases that govern women ...
You know what the glass ceiling is, but have you heard of the ‘glass cliff’?
As if the glass ceiling weren’t a very big (and very real) impediment to look forward to in my career, I recently found...
My stay at home mom made me a feminist without realising it
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden wi...
Alternative careers: how to become a certified wine expert in India
In Alternative Careers, Kool Kanya explores unique and lesser-known fields to give you insight into a more adventurous ...
Letters to Kool Kanya: My feminist opinions have alienated me from men
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
‘Gilmore Girls’ turns 21: life lessons I learnt from Lorelai and Rory Gilmore
In the year 2000, a show titled Gilmore Girls made its way to national television in the USA. This unassuming, critical...
Like mother, like daughter: lessons I learnt from my working mother
Having a working mother taught me lessons I will remember for a lifetime.
It was a cold February morning. My father ...
Letters to Kool Kanya: Am I wrong to be independent & still want a partner?
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
Bookmark ‘em now: 8 books on feminism to add to your reading list
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
How to be a better feminist at work
In Kool Kanya's theme of the month - Feminist In Progress - we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
The entrepreneur’s checklist: 8 things to consider to make your business a success
Most of us have imagined ourselves as the CEOs of our very own business that we started from scratch.
Sure, we...
The sister code: what growing up with 5 sisters taught me about feminism
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
No room for games: How to deal with competitive friendship at work
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
9 empowering feminist quotes that will help you own your potential
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress - we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
‘Maid’ review: of abuse, sexism, and a single mom’s will to survive
Content Warning: mentions of abuse. Spoilers ahead.
When I was told to watch Maid on Netflix, I thought it would be ...
Letters to Kool Kanya: Should I always agree with my female coworkers?
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
5 signs your workplace is not empowering you the way it should be
We’ve all come across those job descriptions. The ones that make it sound like the company has single-handedly ended th...
Does my quiet nature make me a bad feminist?
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
Bloody Positive: Here’s How You Can Make Your Workplace Period Positive
Almost every menstruator I know has at least one embarrassing story of the messy journey that is menstruation.
...
‘Sex Education’: Lessons On Friendship & Feminism From Maeve And Aimee
In Kool Kanya’s theme of the month ﹘ Feminist In Progress ﹘ we decode the nitty-gritties of practising feminism laden w...
6 Careers That Allow You To Work Anywhere In The World
Since the pandemic hit us and disrupted our lives indefinitely, we’ve been taught an important lesson: working from hom...
More Than Just IT: Top 5 Careers You Can Pursue In Bengaluru
Bangalore, or Bengaluru as it is now called, is just a step behind Mumbai when it comes to pursuing your dream!
Bein...
Rigid Rules In The Workplace? 6 Tips To Question Norms & Thrive At Work
When was the last time you faced resistance from your manager because you suggested an easy and more effective way of d...
Hi! I’m A Woman Trapped In An Ad, And I Can’t Stop Being Perfect
My ever-glowing skin is only my second-best feature. The first one is my endless capacity to be the best daughter/wife/...
5 Signs Your Company’s Values Don’t Align With Your Own
I have a friend who spent two years on a job that left her completely discontented, confused, and disillusioned. She ne...
Hacks To Shut Down Body Shamers At Work, From Someone Who’s Faced It
If you are a part of a workplace where your physical appearance is made fun of or you are expected to dress a certain w...
Quiz: Build A Workspace & We’ll Reveal Which Popular Character You Are!
Are you more like Jane Sloan, Sutton Brady, or Daphne Bridgerton? Take this quiz to find out!
Ever since work from h...
Work Hard, Play Hard: Unique Workplace Practices That Make Office Fun
I grew up in a household where I was taught about workplace practices and etiquette pretty vehemently. My first job at ...
New World, New Skills: 9 Websites To Upskill For Free As Content Creators
Training yourself in in-demand industry skills in the comfort of your own home is an opportunity nobody should pass up....
Know Your Worth: 4 Ways To Find Out What A Job Pays When Job Hunting
Looking for a new job is an anxiety-inducing process. We have all gone through hours of ransacking job portals in diffe...
My Body Hair And The Pandemic: A Raging Love Story
Forget Mills & Boons — the hottest love story to emerge in recent times is between my body hair and the pandem...
Need The Practical Skills To Succeed At Work? Try Kool Kanya’s Season Of Skills
Gone are the days of bagging great jobs solely based on your educational background. Now, practical skills matter just ...
Help! I’ve Become The Workaholic That Everyone Judges In Movies
It was a puja on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi and I was trying to read a work message on my phone through the cloud of i...
No Room For Toxicity: 6 Hacks To Deal With A Workplace Bully
What do you call someone who tries to steal your thunder at work, humiliates you without a concrete reason, and intimid...
Pain Today, Gone Tomorrow: Having Chronic Illness As A Working Millennial
Anushka Thacker* was 13 years old when she was prescribed contraceptive pills to control the excessive hair growth on h...
Can Your Workspace Influence Your Productivity? Let’s Find Out
With time (and making many changes to my workstations over the past few years), I’ve come to accept that a productive w...
What Entering The World Of Adulting From My Childhood Home Taught Me
Adulting is hard. But it might just be a little harder to do amidst the childhood memories, adolescent angst, and teena...
How To Get Into The Film Industry: 3 Crew Jobs To Get You Started
Do you dream about working in films? I do too. The film industry is one of the most happening industries out there, and...
No Bridges Burnt: 4 Easy Ways To Politely Decline A Job Offer
A couple of months ago, I was running behind jobs like a bull. I had taken a long break after quitting a toxic company ...
Chandni Chopra: The Teacher Who Made College A Little More Joyful
Kool Kanya brings to you The Female Gaze, a recurring series on the most iconic female characters in Bollywood and how ...
What Bollywood Thinks Female Teachers Do
A very Happy Teacher’s Day to everyone (except Bollywood).
Why does Bollywood refuse to take its female teachers ser...
7 Reasons To Join PowerPass: Kool Kanya’s Live Learning Platform
If you are starting out as a content writer or want to get your hands on digital marketing, you need a mentor who cares...
How Interviews Have Changed Post COVID: 7 Pandemic-Specific Questions With Answers
The pandemic has changed the way a majority of the world functions, and we’ve all felt the stressors in one way or anot...
7 Ideal Jobs For Women Who Love The Outdoors
We get it. Working out of a cubicle can be taxing. You may feel like you’re not cut out for a job that demands you to s...
PCOS: Another Invisible Cost Of Being A Woman In India
In recognition of the need and support for PCOS awareness, September is designated as PCOS awareness month.
PCOS ﹘ ...
Feeling Unappreciated At Work? Here Are Some Ways To Deal With It
I was once employed in a startup where I was expected to know everything about marketing when I only had a journalism b...
How To Become A Screenwriter And Bring Your Stories To The Screen
‘Once upon a time, in a land far far away...’
Remember how this one line used to grab our attention as kids wh...
Planning To Quit Your Job? Ask Yourself These 10 Questions First
“To quit, or not to quit?"
This question can often turn the most decisive person into a second-guesser, and rightly ...
8 Furnishing Ideas To Create A Productive Work-From-Home Space
With work-from-home being the new normal, it really is a task to create a space that catalyzes productivity.
I live...
Starting At A Start-Up: What I Learned Working At A Start-Up As A Fresher
What does a fresher hope to get out of their first job? A work environment that makes allowances for them to learn on t...
Quiz: Answer These Questions & We’ll Reveal Your Work Personality!
What's your work personality like? Take this quiz to find out!
Being in a room with different personalities is what ...
India Might Finally Get Its First-Ever Woman Chief Justice In 2027
The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, August 17th released nine names for appointment in the top courts, including th...
All You Need To Know About PowerPass: A New Learning Platform For Women
Your definitive guide to the most adaptive learning platform for content creators and marketers you didn’t know you nee...
7 Ways Women Subconsciously Sabotage Their Careers
This article is written by a contest winner of PowerPass, Kool Kanya's premium live learning platform for budding write...
How To Become A Cinematographer: All You Need To Know
Do you love shooting things? Sorry, let me rephrase that. Do you love shooting things with your camera and wish to make...
Just How Important Are Your 20s To A Successful Career?
These days, when watching a movie or a TV show that follows a protagonist making their way through their life and caree...
We Asked Team Kool Kanya: What Do You Want Independence From In 2021?
Independence Day holds a number of different meanings for each of us.
For the patriotic lot, the day brings out feel...
Is It Okay To Quit Your Job To Take Care Of Yourself?
Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles have been in the news recently- not only for their excellent performance as athletes but a...
5 Things You Can Do To Turn Your Internship Into A Full-Time Job
You’ve done it – landed an internship you’re actually interested in with a company you would love to work for!
While...
How To Become A Film Producer: Everything You Need To Know
When it comes to filmmaking, people often assume that it is mainly the responsibility of creative individuals such as w...
Use Positive Affirmations To Manage Workplace Stress: You’ve Got This!
Using positive affirmations at work or in general sometimes becomes the only way to deal with stress and anxiety. When ...
Switching Jobs During Burnout: How I Coped (And You Can Too!)
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines burnout as:
“Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usual...
What My Girlfriends Have Taught Me About Self-Love And Success
This Friendship Day, I’m reflecting on the lessons that my sisterhood of friends — who’ve always reflected the best ver...
Here’s A Career Mantra For You, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
I’m not going to lie; I’m a little obsessed with zodiac signs. If the universe is indicating a meet-cute with a cute bo...
Things No One Tells You About Being A Travel Content Creator
Picture this: You are parked at a Hawaiian beach in your pyjamas. Swinging on a hammock, you type out your ‘to-do’s on ...
How To Become A Film Director: Your Guide To A Career In Filmmaking
The art of filmmaking is only a century old; within that time, several talented filmmakers have come along and made fil...
Longer Skirts & Shorter Shorts: The Price Women Pay For Sexist Rules
The Norwegian Women’s Beach Handball Team being fined for choosing shorts over bikini bottoms is just the latest in the...
From Fresher To Mid-Level Expert: Hard Lessons The Media Industry Taught Me
The thing about being a mid-level employee in 2021 is that organisations hire you for your experience but don’t utilise...
Love To Code? Here’s Why Cyber Security Is An Apt Career For You
I posted an Instagram story to ask women if they belong to or know of other women who are a part of the cybersecurity w...
5 Ways To Find Out If A Potential Workplace Has A Good Work Culture
Wouldn’t the job search process (and our work lives) be so much easier if companies had to provide candidates a detaile...
Why Every Working Woman Must Travel Solo At Least Once In Her Life
Before jotting down reasons for you to travel solo at least once, let me start with a personal tiny anecdote that you ...
Quiz: Should You And Your BFF Start A Business Venture Together?
Would you and your best friend have a business venture that is as successful as your friendship? Take this quiz to find...
How To Become A Fashion Writer: 4 Things You Need To Know
Fashion writing or fashion journalism is not very different from other categories of writing, but what makes it enticin...
How To Be More Assertive At Work: 7 Phrases You Can Use
When a wound isn’t treated, it festers. Think of anger in a similar fashion. Being unable to speak up at work wil...
Why Do We Expect Women To Be Exceptional Leaders?
I have a mixed bag of experiences working for female leaders.
As a fresher, being exposed to women in leadersh...
Everybody Has ‘Those’ Days: How To Accept Negative Feedback At Work
No matter how well you intend to perform, negative feedback is something everyone faces at work. Receiving negative fee...
How To Become A Fashion Designer In India: A Beginner’s Guide
A career in the fashion industry can be very promising and exciting, especially if you’re a fashion designer. If art, f...
‘Guilty’ Pleasures At Work That You Should Indulge In, Guilt-Free
Sleeping in for an extra few minutes (or hours), skipping that workout for a week (or a month), drinking too much coffe...
Tips To Taking Time Off Work When You’re A Freelancer
Subject line: Leave request. Recipients: Boss (aka me), HR (me), co-workers who could pick up urgent tasks (… also me)....
8 Quotes From Popular Authors To Fuel Your Career Journey
A popular author, Elif Shafak, once said: “Male writers are thought of as "writers" first and then "men". As for female...
How To Make A Graphic Design Portfolio: All You Need To Know
Graphic design is one of the most sought-after career fields in the digital era. Many companies need graphic designers ...
It’s Time We Celebrated Those Who Look ‘Different’ In The Workplace
Tattoos, coloured hair, piercings, unconventional clothing ﹘ it’s time we stopped considering them unprofessional. ...
7 Career Lessons I Learned From ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
On the 15th anniversary of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, I reflect upon the career lessons that lay behind the montages of s...
How I Transitioned From Being A Student To A Working Professional
This piece is personal ﹘ I’ve done this twice!
Here is what the transition from student life to professional l...
Top Careers You Can Pursue With A Journalism Background
“There’s more respect for people who are brave, who take a stand, than someone sitting in a big office, in a big organi...
Here’s How You Can Create A Writing Portfolio That Makes You Stand Out
A resume or CV is of prime importance for anyone who’s looking for a job, and that is true for traditional career field...
‘Sherni’ Review: Lessons In Workplace Sexism And Feminist Leadership
Before I watched Amit Masurkar’s Sherni, a friend who’d already watched it told me that the film was not what they expe...
Here’s How You Can Support Women’s Rights In The Workplace
You can demand workplace rights for women and LGBTQ+ persons and herald change even while you work from home.
In my ...
6 Jobs For People Who Love To Binge-Watch With A Passion
Do you spend your days fighting the urge to open Netflix, and the nights watching movies and TV shows to your heart's c...
5 Questions That Will Help You Set The Right Expectations From Your Job
“Hey, how’s work going?”
This thoughtful, genuine question is often met with grunts, snarls, and deep sighs in...
5 Careers That Will Allow You To Settle Abroad
Settling abroad is a dream many Indians share; more so with the options of loans and scholarships and many career optio...
7 Useful Tips To Manage Your First Work-From-Home Internship
There is a different magic to walking the halls of a new office after having walked the halls of a college. Being on th...
Mare Of Easttown Review: A Show Helmed By Loss, Love, And Layered Women
Disclaimer: I dislike whodunits.
My issue with murder mysteries and whodunits in TV shows is that I’m almost a...
How Living Alone Empowered Me As A Single Woman
This article is written by a participant of the Content Writing Fast-Track, Kool Kanya’s exclusive program for budding ...
Things I Wish I’d Known Before Taking Up A Career In Content Writing
This article is written by a participant of the Content Writing Fast-Track, Kool Kanya’s exclusive program for budding ...
Quiz: Which Iconic Bollywood Character Should Be Your Career Mentor?
Take our iconic Bollywood characters quiz to find out!
There is a dearth of iconic, kick-ass heroines in Bollywood, ...
Starting Out In Your Career? Here’s Why You Should Speak To A Career Coach
When I graduated from college, I had no idea. Full stop. I was unsure of what I wanted to pursue professionally, or how...
How To Resume Work (On Your Terms) After Testing Positive For COVID
One question that’ll pop up in your mind if you’re recovering from COVID is “To return or not to return to work?” ...
Corporate Life In 2021: 8 Pandemic-Induced Changes That Are Here To Stay
This article is written by a participant of the Content Writing Fast-Track, Kool Kanya’s exclusive program for budding ...
Tired Of The 9 To 5? Here Are 7 Careers That Have Flexible Work Hours
Flexibility – the one thing we all desire, be it while breathing through the pain of a yoga stretch, or breathing throu...
How Companies Are Supporting Their Employees During The Second Wave
Several Indian companies are coming through for their employees during the devastating second wave of COVID-19 and intr...
Second Wave Blues: How To Decline A Meeting Politely And Avoid Fatigue
As a 20-something-year-old working at home during the pandemic, life has drastically changed over the past year. Right ...
5 Ways To Hold Your Manager Accountable In The Workplace
“When I was 9 months pregnant with you, they did not let me leave till 1 pm when I asked for a half-day even though I h...
10 Things To Do When You’re On A Career Break
Are you currently on a career break? Or about to take one? Are you on the fence about taking the plunge? If scepticism ...
5 Women Who Left High-Paying Jobs To Become Social Entrepreneurs
Do you often find yourself torn between aspiring for a high paying career and one that adds value to society? If your a...
How To Manage A Full-Time Job While Grieving
“Grieving is like breathing, but we act like we have to hold our breath.” ~Dr. Shatavia Alexander Thomas
...
Is It Okay If I’m Just Mediocre At What I Do?
I’ve grown up believing - or rather, being made to believe - that I would be exceptional. The thing is, so has almost e...
Feeling Overwhelmed With Work? Here Are 8 Ways To Take A Breather
Raise your hand if you entered the lockdown thinking, ‘Ahh! Now I can work and sleep whenever I want.” Now, raise the o...
5 Tips To Network Sensitively And Successfully During The Pandemic
For many of us, simply doing our work during these distressing times is a struggle. Talking about it with strangers the...
How To Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Tips That Work
“Writer’s block isn’t the problem. The problem is not writing!”
Ask any writer, and they’ll tell you that writer’s b...
Discover The Best Resume Format For Experienced Professionals
They say a piece of paper cannot decide your future - clearly, a resume is not something they’d heard of! A good r...
5 Content Writers To Follow For Some Writing Inspiration
Most writers tend to start out as readers. Reading the work of other writers, then, is one of the best ways to be inspi...
Didn’t Get A Good Raise? 7 Signs You’re Still Excelling At Your Job
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Owing to the tanking economy, rampant lay-offs, and docked salaries, ex...
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