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Dec 24, 2019Femina is the market leader of Indian women’s magazines in English. Each fortnight, Femina brings you features and articles relating to real women in the news. It covers all aspects that interest the modern Indian woman: real-life reads, fashion, beauty, sex, relationships, health, food, travel, events, celebrities and entertainment. Femina also champions a cause every year and they range from breast cancer awareness to the education of the girl child. Femina talks to women around the country about their concerns, whether it’s staying on-trend or doing better at work or just staying aware of the news that matters. Femina indeed is, for all the women you are
IN THIS ISSUE
editor’s letter
Now allow me to introduce you to Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. Yes, the land of the rising sun knows stuff galore and this not-so-unknown secret is quite a discovery. Made from two words iki (meaning life) and gai (meaning purpose) it combines to make ikigai which literally means giving purpose to life. When your profession, vocation, passion, and mission are balanced, ikigai is that state of mind. It involves not just personal benefits but also giving back. The reason I start our Power issue with a message on purpose is because I’ve seen many around lose focus when purpose doesn’t encompass power. The inevitable emptiness of fame and power has claimed many. It’s imperative to talk about fulfilment on a larger scale. THE INEVITABLE EMPTINESS OF FAME…
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Deepak Lamba EDITOR & CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER Tanya Chaitanya ASSOCIATE EDITOR (DIGITAL) Sneha Mahale PRODUCTION EDITORS Shraddha Kamdar, Charlene Flanagan PRODUCTION EDITOR (BRANDED CONTENT) Neeta Karnik ASSISTANT EDITOR Aishwarya Sati FEATURES EDITOR Nikshubha Garg SENIOR STYLE WRITER Shruti Shukla JUNIOR BEAUTY WRITER Eden Noronha SENIOR FASHION STYLIST Yukti Sodha FASHION FEATURES WRITER Ruman Baig JUNIOR FEATURES WRITER Aishwarya Acharya ACTIVATIONS COORDINATOR AND STYLIST Swathi Mohandas CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Primrose Monteiro-DSouza SENIOR REGIONAL EDITORS NEW DELHI Anindita Ghosh CHENNAI Neeti Jaychander REGIONAL EDITOR KOLKATA Hemchhaya De FEATURES EDITOR PUNE Radhika Sathe-Patwardhan JUNIOR FEATURES EDITOR AHMEDABAD Kalwyna Rathod MULTIMEDIA CONTENT MANAGER Shilpa Dubey SENIOR MULTIMEDIA EXECUTIVES Natasha Dsouza, Nikita D’silva SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR Meetesh Taneja DESIGN DIRECTOR Bendi Vishan ART DIRECTOR (DIGITAL AND BEAUTY) Sameer More DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR Renu Sharma Tewary ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Manoj Kokitkar ASSISTANT ART DIRECTORS Sandesh Patil, Vaibhav Nadgaonkar, Amit Amdekar SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Sandeep N Bhaire SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Vinay Javkar SENIOR POST-PRODUCTION EDITORIAL ASSISTANT…
we hear you!
I look forward to each issue of Femina. The stories are informative and help readers with solutions to problems, whether it’s related to love, sex, or career. I wish Femina introduces a section where women can share and discuss their insecurities. Food is my first love, and I love to try new recipes. I tried to master the classic Diwali menu from the Quick Bites section, and it turned out great! Thank you. Ranidas Dayanand, Kolkata The November 9, 2019 issue is full of surprises. I like the magazine for its exclusive coverage on fashion, beauty, features, food, and travel. The Joy Of Giving (The Big Story) in the issue was a colourful celebration of the changemakers who believe in lighting up the lives of those less fortunate. The Fashion Feature gave…
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HOW TO ACE THE BLAZER DRESS TREND Sans the pants. DIY FACEMASKS FOR GLOWING SKIN All natural. PARENTING MISTAKES TO AVOID IF YOU ARE A STEPMOM Don’t be impatient. DOES THE DNA DIET REALLY WORK? Genes are linked to your health. We asked our followers on Twitter, what power means to them. Here’s what they had to say: Nitin G Thomas @ iNitinthomas Power to me is the process of shaping every genuine problem into positive results with profound logic. Gurpreet Kaur @ Gurpree47672765 To have power is to be able to help those who can’t, and be their voice and strength. Priyanka Acharya @ ThePriDoll Power to me is to be able to stand up for the right cause. Shruti Pednekar @ ShrutiPednekar8 It is the ability to make the rules, change the rules and get things done. It should however,…
from strength to strength
PV SINDHU BADMINTON PLAYER SINDHU IS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL AT THE BADMINTON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Foremost among sportswomen who did India proud in 2019 is PV Sindhu. After making news this year for being the only Indian on the Forbes list of highest paid sportswomen, she notched up another victory just weeks later at Basel, Switzerland. On August 25, 2019, she became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Badminton World Championships. In April 2017, she rose to a career high of World No. 2, and has been the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, and the Padma Shri. In 2018 she won medals at the Commonwealth Games as well as the Asian Games. Sindhu is also the only Indian woman to have…
get your kink on!
THE COMMON MYTH SURROUNDING BDSM IS THAT IT IS HEAVY-DUTY, AND ALL ABOUT SEX TOYS, PAIN, AND DOMINANCE. The concept of bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, and sadomasochism (BDSM) isn’t brushed under the rug anymore. With Fifty Shades Of Grey bringing BDSM to the mainstream, couples are no longer shying away from including it during a session between the sheets. More often than not, sex is always exciting in the beginning when partners are getting to know each other, but with time partners often go down the vanilla sex route, and may be looking at introducing the kink factor to spice things up. That’s where BDSM comes into play. Here are some ways to get a reluctant partner to try it. Dispel misconceptions BDSM can be as basic or intense as both partners want…
