Scarcely has Shabana Azmi snapped out old her swine flu attack than her husband Javed Akhtar has been diagnosed with the same ailment. And Shabana who, like her husband, maintains a sense of humour through adversity, can’t stop smiling over the irony of having to deal with a swine-flu spouse on Valentine’s Day. Luckily, he...

— By Desi-Box | Oct 01, 2018 05:50 pm New Delhi: Veteran actress-activist Shabana Azmi, who runs NGO Mijwan Welfare Society, says women must be educated and have financial freedom. “Education and financial freedom are very important for women. It is necessary that parents and the life partner should respect a woman and take participation with her in...

By Joyeeta Dutta Ray  WINGS (Women’s Initiatives to Nurture, Grow & Support) is a Mississauga-based social organization founded to connect enterprising women from all walks of life to share insights, experiences and resources to strengthen not just their own lives but also the lives of women in difficult life situations. WINGS now attempts to merge...