Still I Rise

Falguni Patel
Communications marketing consultant, stylist

Girls, phenomenal girls
Tales when relatable are much more inspiring, I imagine. Trendy storytellers like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ava DuVernay, Agnes Varda, Nandita Das, Konkana Sen Sharma, et al, usher in nuanced and fragile politics of relationships and gender dynamics, thereby pushing folks to assume higher. I attempt to try this in my present life, sowing seeds of thought to assume and query higher. We want thinkers and doers to evolve from the present stage of society in direction of a greater future, and I wish to try this. Now and within the subsequent life too, if there may be any such thought of rebirths.

What doesn’t kill you…
I’ve labored in domains that had been basically girls centric for the reason that begin of my profession together with wellness, well being, magnificence, communications and trend. The most important drawback I observed was girls didn’t have avenues to community and chitchat publish work, since they might all the time rush dwelling to maintain households. I maintain attempting to dodge that by assembly likeminded folks. 

Marvel Girl
A lady’s tremendous energy for me can be: Perceptive-ness coupled with resilience, due to nurture and nature.

A lady’s girl
I like to decorate up nicely every single day. And but don’t permit that to outline me as a person. I’m greater than my garments, I’m my ideas and the sum complete of selections that I make every day.

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It’s comfy to reside by the foundations, however requires immense resilience to interrupt that and select your freedom over conventions. Select yours properly. My life motto has been this quote – ‘I’m the grasp of my destiny: I’m the captain of my soul’ by poet William Ernest Henley.
Word: Push the envelope, one thought at a time

​​​​​Nidhi Lodha
Jewelry designer

Girl, phenomenal girls
I’d like to be born once more as a girl in India. Any period is sweet so far as there are artisans engaged on the various Indian crafts. The tradition and craft of India is what makes Indians so energetic, color and pleasure.

What doesn’t kill you…
We’re always preventing the dogma of society at each step. I recall an incident the place as soon as whereas exhibiting my works in one other metropolis, I had an aged man ask for the proprietor to debate cash issues. It enraged me, however I didn’t let it have an effect on me or disturb my peace of thoughts.

Marvel Girl
For me, a girl’s superpower is: To do all of it and nonetheless really feel that they haven’t carried out sufficient. That’s humility in the event you ask me. The artwork of giving and holding your individual in occasions of disaster.

A lady’s girl
I select my garments as per my ‘jewelry temper’. And I’ve no less than a few garment ‘trials’ earlier than stepping out of the home.

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Simply present up: Dive into all of the issues you will have been eager to strive. Make a alternative and don’t let society maintain you again. Simply present up for your self. We solely have our yesterday to compete with our at this time.
Word:Simply present  up for  your self

Pooja Mathur
Atmosphere marketing consultant

Girl, phenomenal girl
In fact, undoubtedly, I’d select to be born as myself on this very same time! Pooja has infinite extra issues she must do and one other delivery can be an amazing assist to suit all of it. I believe to be a girl at this time has extra privileges and alternatives. Girls can exit on the planet and danger being their unapologetic selves with lesser penalties.
What doesn’t kill you…
Actually, I come from a privileged life the place I might do and be what I need simply. That clearly doesn’t imply that I don’t should work onerous to maintain these privileges. In truth, that benefit makes you surprise in the event you ought to do extra to make different girls overcome their challenges a bit simply.

Marvel Girl
A lady’s tremendous energy is the facility to carry a brand new life into this world with a hope that the brand new little one will go on and do nice issues to make the world a greater place. 

A lady’s girl
The one stereotypical girl trait I’ve is my love for jewelry, I’m obsessed. It makes me really feel invincible! They are saying, ‘Give the lady the correct sneakers’, with me, it’s give me the correct jewelry and I’ll conquer the world!

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Simply exit and take these plunges, they’re all price it. Journey far and journey large, alone typically if potential. It should present you issues about your self you didn’t know had been potential. Oh, and get that rattling tattoo!
Word: No means useless finish. Sure means a roadtrip

Reema Kothari Tirmizi
Businesswoman

Girls, phenomenal girls
Undoubtedly, I’d need to be reborn as me residing the identical life and having the identical experiences. I definitely imagine I’ve developed as an individual due to all of the conditions that I’ve dealt – good or dangerous. But when I needed to be reborn and had the selection to select a rustic, it’d be New Zealand; India nonetheless, might be my old flame for its tradition and festivals.

What doesn’t kill you…
One my hardest intervals has been surving an abusive marriage. After I selected to get out of that relationship, I acquired no assist from wherever – I fought all the percentages myself, from submitting and getting a divorce to creating my family perceive why I used to be doing it. Reduce to 3 years later, I’m now fortunately married into a stunning household. I’m joyful and blessed to be in a relationship the place I’ve respect, care and love.

Marvel Girl
Being a girl itself is a brilliant energy, as a result of what a girl faces on every stage of her life to be heard, to take a stand, to show her goals into actuality, marrying and going to some new household, being a mom…

A lady’s girl
I’m emotional and delicate. Additionally, compulsion of carrying make-up.

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In at this time’s time, if I inform a girl to observe their goals it will be a daft message. So, I’d somewhat say take pleasure in wherever you might be and in case you are on technique to obtain one thing  extra, don’t lose your self within the course of. Life is a journey, take pleasure in each little bit of it.
​​​​​​​Word:Girls’s rights are human rights!