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As Long as I Can Go Back to the Blank Page, I Am Doing Okay I Decoding Draupadi

As Long as I Can Go Back to the Blank Page, I Am Doing Okay I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 15, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Sanjana Menon, 29 (Y) Senior Manager (Brand Marketing) at Swiggy, who fought to get into advertising, pivoted to comedy writing for a YouTube channel and performed standup at open mics before anyone understood why, became a Creative Director at 27,...
The Best Kept Sword Is Being Present I Decoding Draupadi

The Best Kept Sword Is Being Present I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 13, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Anupama Sharma, Deputy Manager at Godrej & Boyce, on ownership, unlearning, and choosing presence over performance.  Anupama has moved through copywriting, agency life, client servicing, and brand management before landing in an in-house...
Sudha Chandani Khatri on turning the camera into a mirror women finally like looking into.

Sudha Chandani Khatri on turning the camera into a mirror women finally like looking into.

by Anshika Kushwaha | Aug 6, 2026 | podcast

“The world sees you through your eyes only.” This is the realization Sudha Chandani Khatri arrived at as a teenager, staring at her very first portrait, the moment everything about how she saw herself changed. It sounds like a throwaway line until you sit with it....
Sneha Jain on quitting a job she loved, twice, and building something of her own instead.

Sneha Jain on quitting a job she loved, twice, and building something of her own instead.

by Anshika Kushwaha | Jul 27, 2026 | podcast

“I don’t want to follow the herd. I’m going to make my own life.” Sneha said this describing the instinct that has shaped almost every decision of her adult life, starting with the one she made straight out of college. It sounds like a throwaway line until you count...
Explore. Then Commit. Leave Little Room for Regret I Decoding Draupadi

Explore. Then Commit. Leave Little Room for Regret I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Jul 25, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Bhavika Mehta, Brand Manager at Home Centre India, who has seen branding from every angle: social media, traditional advertising, digital to omni-channel, from an agency lens and now from the brand side, and who thinks a non-linear path is not a...
Nishita Mantry on why business should feel effortless

Nishita Mantry on why business should feel effortless

by Anshika Kushwaha | Jul 24, 2026 | podcast

“Life is not easy. Life is not fair. Life is a struggle.” — Nishita Mantry This is the exact belief Nishita opened our conversation with, and it turned out to be the thread that ran through everything she said next. Not a complaint, more like a starting...
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