by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 20, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces
A conversation with Vatsala brand strategist at HDFC Bank, IIM Ranchi alumna, responsible middle child, and self-described pressure-activated achiever. There is a particular kind of professional who doesn’t need applause to keep going. Vatsala is one of them....
by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 16, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces
Anju Jayaram on the myth of the linear career, why the gender pay gap burden keeps landing on women, and what fourteen years of building taught her about staying the ground. I went into this conversation with a list of questions and came out with something more...
by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 16, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces
A conversation with Shibani: a brand manager, a city explorer, and someone learning, one step at a time, that the detours are where the real learning lives. Shibani has built a diverse cross-category marketing journey, starting with on-ground sales experience, then...
by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 14, 2026 | DD Blog
Every March, brands rediscover women. Every March, women roll their eyes. Here’s what the comment sections already know that the marketing industry refuses to learn. There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from being ignored, but from being noticed in...
by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 13, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces
A conversation with Mitali brand strategist, eldest daughter, and someone learning, deliberately, to live in the present. Some people think out loud. Mitali thinks in clarity. Working at the intersection of brand strategy, client servicing, and creative direction at a...
by Anshika Kushwaha | Mar 10, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces
A conversation with Suhani brand professional, explorer, and proud work in progress. There is a particular kind of woman who refuses to be summarised. She has the degrees, the career pivots, the international chapters and yet none of it quite captures who she actually...
