So, You Want to Start a Podcast Podcasts can be a great medium for getting your ideas and messages out into the world. If you’re interested in trying but are unsure where to start, here’s info that may be helpful! One good place to start, of course, is listening to…

I describe myself as the Queen of Fellowships because I have done so many in the past few years. All of them have been special and instrumental in helping me grow personally and professionally. Each fellowship has been different and has filled a need at that point in time. Often…

We recently celebrated the 72nd anniversary of our Republic Day when the Constitution came into being. On the day I reflected on how lucky I was to be born in a democratic country, India where I am guaranteed equal rights as a woman. However, that feeling was short-lived as I…

3rd plenary meeting - 59th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) The 59th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) will take place from 8 to 17 February 2021 at the…webtv.un.org “Socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all”. The theme of the 59th Commission for Social Development in 2021 is extremely relevant and important and I would like to highlight that it must ensure that all people — women and…

Am trying something new…capturing some of the personal highlights in August to remind me that even in lockdown mode I can be productive, happy, successful and creative. Gender Alliance Summit About three years ago, I was invited to attend a BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt’s Responsible Leader retreat in the Brazilian rainforest. The retreat…

The first question everybody asks me nowadays is, “Where are you Elsa?” Not surprising, because if you know me, you are aware of my hectic travel schedule. And with the current COVID19 health scare resulting in social distancing and lockdowns enforced in various countries, my friends and acquaintances are concerned…

You can become a thought leader by intentionally writing on key issues. I woke up in the New Year to find that I was one of hundred people listed by YourStory as an “Emerging Voice of India”. The top 100 Emerging Voices of 2019 includes entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, activists…

Last week during the International Women’s Forum World Leadership Conference in Toronto, I shared a lunch table with a 2018 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry, Dr Frances Arnold. The room was full of accomplished women like her — Olympic athletes, Nobel Prize winners, astronauts, medical geniuses, CEOs. It was exhilarating…

Safecity collaborated with OMDENA on an AI challenge. Here’s what we learned and why is it important. This past week I spoke with a group of students at the University of District of Columbia about crowd mapping sexual violence in public spaces. . I explained to them how the anonymous…