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"One of the things that always struck me is it takes a village toraise a child. Right? And that's how we grew up. We had a whole neighborhood bringing us up, we could stroll into anybody's house and be fed by some aunty or the other. Right, an
"At 28 My marriage broke. So those days,to say that you're divorced was very difficult. At this point. My son was about ten, My daughter was about nine. They were young and I thank God that my mother and my sister was there to give me support
""Maggie Steber is an internationally known documentary photographer, educator, and photo editor whose work has appeared in major magazines, newspapers and book anthologies as well as national and international exhibitions. She has worked
"People around me, including my family, they believe that one day, a miracle will happen to me and that will treat & cure my disability. But I don't want that right now. I have accepted myself through my disability. I really care for empowerme
"What would you do if you had a ring of invisibility?And the children will say, well, I would rob a bank. I would go into a shop and Steve chocolate. Iwould have a stigma favorite packet of crisps. I would be going in and stealing money out
"I suddenly felt that I don't belong, till then I felt that I was a part of this group. And at that moment, for me, it was like, no, I don't belong. I don't feel that I would want after the two got over to continue. You know, my friendship, yo
"I went back to Calcutta and I found a little magazine where they had published an issue on the Bengal famine. And in that issue, there were 16 interviews of people who were witnesses of the family, who were still alive, they had their photogra
"I also think that if you're positive, more people are likely to help you when you need help. Because they think, Oh, I'm having somebody who's benefiting from this, you know? Oh, yes. They don't want to come and see an old lady. She sits in
"Now the simple question is very clear, Smita. Just for my audience to really rethink about this. From criminalisation to decriminalisation to re-criminalisation. How do you accept why your society is so rigid in deciding your identity? Lakhs o
"I think affinity bias is the one where I feel is the deal breaker , if you can meet someone, and you can see something in them, that reflect you be a principle, be a belief, be it a way that you would like to be seen. I think that's the one t
"I think because I had such a difficult childhood. I have a very strong centre. And it was destabilised by Oxford, but it wasn't destroyed. And that kind of self belief I have, saved me.I don't think I'm better than anybody else, or I'm a super
"I feel somewhere, since everyone is constantly putting up a show, the world expects you to constantly put up a show. And now with social media platforms, I wouldn'nt be surprised that people are confused about the reel and the real, as time pa
"And so my dream was to become a teacher and I would play school every single day. And I could go places in my mind. All I was in foster care, although I was not having the best situation with my life. I began to dream and I would play school e
"I have always loved my faith, and I have wanted to fully embrace who I am. So wearing a headscarf, praying, being Muslim is just, it's literally acore part of who I am & I want to be able to write about anything I want to with passion, authen
"I just had a lot of questions about the culture of noise we live in. And I was also a bit fed up with people just constantly having opinions which to me, that was the assumption, something jarring about the way people were jumping on or do jum
"Sometimes beautiful people are less likely to be heard. One study has suggested that highly attractive people are rights a disadvantages in the hiring process when the decision makers are the same sex for example, but highly attractive people
Jodi Anderson Jr. is the CEO and Co-founder of Rézme, an EdTech platform that facilitates economic and social mobility through specialized recruiting, professional development, and personalized learning for justice-impacted citizens. After serv
Paul Stevenson is a lived experience ambassador at Genius Within and a public speaker. Genius Within is a social enterprise established in the UK to help neurodivergent people unlock their talents, whilst acknowledging and celebrating that this
“So, when you get embedded in a network, what happens is your freedom to think wider than what the interests of the network represents is compromised. What happens is that your faithfulness to a tradition becomes unfortunately, unfaithfulness t
Seema Anand is a mythologist, a storyteller with a focus on women’s narratives and a specialty in the erotic literature of ancient India.Seema believes that the narrative of the Kama Sutra was deliberately silenced. It was a brave book that t
Octoli Tuccu is a Learning & Development expert with over a decade of experience. Octoli is originally from Nagaland in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, in the northeast of India. She has lived in five countries including the USA, Qata
Jo Uff is a Confidence Coach based in England for women who want to lead a more fulfilling life, but feel that something is holding them back from being, doing, and having more of what they want.Jo supports them to reignite their interest in l
Richard Thomas and his wife Susanna have led Hillside Church in Wimbledon for 27 years, where he is the pastor. Richard also serves as chaplain to The Priory Hospital, the Royal Marsden Hospital and Cancer Centre London. He is passionate about
Christos Demetriou is an entrepreneur, music producer, songwriter and pastor.Chris’ commercial history embraces multiple areas of business activity, including a sports promotion and public relations company, a television broadcast network (wit
Nicola Horlick is a British investment fund manager nicknamed 'superwoman' in the media for balancing her high-flying finance career with bringing up six children. She graduated from Balliol College, Oxford with a degree in Jurisprudence, later
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