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Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, who made history winning Cannes' Grand Prix in 2024, returns to the festival as jury president for Critics' Week. She'll champion first-time filmmakers at the world's most prestigious film festival this May.
Bollywood icon Dimple Kapadia showed up to celebrate 25 years of Dil Chahta Hai in a Kerala-inspired outfit that perfectly blended tradition with modern style. At 69, she's proving age is just a number when it comes to personal style.
After leaving her marriage to India's biggest superstar in 1982, actress Dimple Kapadia rebuilt her career and showed millions of women that choosing yourself isn't selfish. Her comeback story continues inspiring women facing impossible choices four decades later.
Author Twinkle Khanna shares how watching her single mother wake at dawn to juggle acting shifts and fitness routines shaped her understanding of female strength. The powerful childhood observation became a blueprint for self-reliance that psychologists say influences gender beliefs for life.
Payal Nag defeated her own idol to claim the women's compound archery world title just three years after discovering the sport. She's the world's first quadruple amputee to compete internationally in archery.
Payal Nigade works as a firefighter at Navi Mumbai International Airport while competing in state-level Kabaddi and attending college. When faced with choosing between responsibility and passion, she found a way to pursue all three.
Payal Nag, who discovered para archery after watching videos of champion Sheetal Devi, just beat her inspiration to win gold in Bangkok. The 18-year-old quadruple amputee scored 139-136 in her first senior international tournament.
An entrepreneur in Gujarat transformed his city home into a thriving green sanctuary that naturally cools itself and hosts 25 bird species. The eco-home has been recognized by the state government as a model for urban climate resilience.
A father's patient, shame-free conversation about menstruation with his young sons is winning hearts online. His approach shows how teaching boys about periods early can help end stigma and build empathy.
Twin boys born profoundly deaf heard their mother's voice for the first time after groundbreaking same-day surgery gave them cochlear implants. The NSW government just announced $20 million in new funding to help more families access this life-changing care.
Researchers at IIT Gandhinagar developed an AI system that lets cities rehearse monsoons before they happen, showing officials exactly where flooding will strike and how to respond. The physics-guided technology could transform how India prepares for its annual flood season.