Get ready to be inspired by the remarkable stories of Rakhi Kapoor, Mayaa SH, and Trina Kanungo – three women who have overcome adversity, pushed boundaries, and achieved greatness. Their journeys, marked by courage, creativity, and compassion, demonstrate that every individual has the potential to change the world.
RAKHI KAPOOR
Author Rakhi Kapoor is a true luminary in the field of wellness and literature. Rakhi Kapoor has been recognised nation-wide for creating social impact through her books and counselling sessions. Rakhi Kapoor’s crucial role in championing mental health resonates deeply with the challenging times of her life. A victim of abuse and sexual molestation as a child. Rakhi is fiercely driven to write about sensitive topics through her impactful books related to mental health, narcissistic and toxic relationships and child abuse. Rakhi empathises with every broken soul who has been tested by circumstances and their very own loved ones who abused them behind closed doors. “Love and abuse don’t go together.”
Rakhi Kapoor’s literary journey, featuring 26 monumental works including the Golden Book Award-winning titles ‘Now You Breathe’ and ‘Breaking Free Embracing Me’ for 23 and 24, deals with sensitive and tabooed topics like narcissistic abuse behind closed doors at home or workplace and especially parental abuse which the society chooses to remain hush about. Five of her books topped the best seller chart in its category on Amazon India.
Rakhi is a pioneering physiotherapist who introduced India to the vital practice of prenatal counselling — revolutionizing maternal and foetal healthcare through her centre Dwi Maternity Studio in Chennai two decades ago. Rakhi’s own traumatic experiences during her childbirth almost succumbing to medical complications, having overcome post-natal depression and various hardships balancing her personal and professional commitments Rakhi chose to become the voice of young moms and sensitise the Indian men and families towards their needs through her books and couples counselling sessions.
Rakhi is a fearless advocate of mental health and women’s wellness. Rakhi has published a one of a kind book for Indian men called expecting Daddy delivers which has been translated in to Hindi titled Behtar Pati Behatareen Pita. Mums’ mental health and milestones is another book written by Rakhi which stresses on the significance of the expecting mother’s mental health
Rakhi Kapoor is an established businessman. She is the co-founder of the popular fashion brand Derby Jeans Community, a home grown brand from South India.
Rakhi is the National President of She Wellness & Lifestyle Vertical for the She Ignites Business Council for India.
Her influential work spans the horizons of mental health, the empowerment of women, and a courageous stand against abuse. It reflects her deeply held belief that every individual matters and every soul’s purpose is sacred.
Rakhi Kapoor has been recognised and awarded in many prestigious forums, Highlighting a few of them:
Rakhi Kapoor was awarded the Rashtriya Pratibha Samman Award 2024 for her work in the field of Mental health . Rakhi has been awarded the author of the year 2022 at the National Achievers Award in December 2022 at the constitution Club of India, New Delhi. She has received the Lifetime Achievement award 2024 for her writing by the Indian Awaz Foundation in Guahati Assam. Rakhi Kapoor has been awarded the Women Rising Star title in the 6th Asian Litfest 2024 in New Delhi conducted by the Asian Literary Society.Rakhi Kapoor has been recognized as the Women face of the year and 100 influential personalities of 2023 by Fox Story India. She has received the Exceptional women of Excellence Award 2022 by Yuukke, a global ecosystem for women entrepreneurs.
Instagram: @kapoor_rakhi (100k followers)
Amazon.com/author/rakhikapoor
LinkedIn: https://rb.gy/rp9q5d
MAYAA SH
Mayaa SH also known as Mayaa Devi, Mayaa Tai, Mayaa Di, Mayaa Audio SH, Pushpa ‘The Fire’, Padma Of The East, Lady Robin Hood, MS Dhoni Of Writing,Lady Singham and,Lady Karl Marx, Female Chulbul Pandey,Lady Gandhi is a known name in Contemporary Literature.She is a Multi-National Award Winner, a thirteen times a World Record Holder, An Artist, a Podcaster, a Record Chart Topping International Fastest Anthology Co-Authoress and has been chosen as number 1 The Modern Literary Stars Of India, 2022 by Cherry Book Awards for making valuable contribution to Contemporary Indian Literature. She has Won In Memorable Performance in the category termed as ‘Other than English write ups “ for her appreciation of hard work, creativity and dedication in Grand Christmas Competition 2.0 which has been a world record event of the largest creative event hosted online with more than 1000+participants.
Mayaa SH is a Women Empowerment Culturist and a gender equality exponent to position and contextualize her work within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.She has depicted gender inclusivity and equality through her certifications from the United Nations and powerful writings on Feminism, Gender Equality, Transforming Vision Into Action: Transmogrification on Transgender Community and Mental Health Awareness Topics. Her work depicts the identity, economic and social freedom of many.She has co-authored more than hundred and fifty plus anthologies with 14 solo books and has been aligned with more than 86 publication houses.She has been featured in several magazines and women oriented like Tejaswi -The Imperishable on Women Power and Honour including few international magazines. Her first poem “The Candle In The Wind” made her win an Award at the National Level. She navigates many women through stress by deploying talking as a medium to combat stress and fear.
TRINA KANUNGO
Trina Kanungo, hailing from Hindmotor, West Bengal, a postgraduate in Mathematics and Computing from IIT-ISM Dhanbad, currently serves as an Assistant Manager (Scale 2 Officer) at ECGC Ltd in Mumbai, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Beyond her professional role, Trina’s passions lie in Indian Fine Arts and Literature. Her academic journey includes a stellar record, having excelled consistently, notably securing top positions in various contests and examinations since her schooling years.
In extracurricular activities, she has a rich history of achievements, from winning Inter School Mock Parliament competitions to securing positions in debates and yoga competitions. Trina’s literary contributions shine brightly, being a co-author of numerous anthologies in English and Bengali literature. Her literary prowess has been recognized through multiple awards and accolades, including the Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Kala Samman Award, Tagore Sahitya Samman, Sylvia Plath Memorial Award, Mahadevi Verma Sahitya Shiromani Award, Banabhatta Saahityik Puraskar, Bharatendu Harishchandra Book Prize,Nazrul Sahitya Samman 2023 and the Navya Naari Samman. She has been awarded Honorary Doctorate on “Peace and Meditation” by the Grace Ladies Global Academy in the year 2022 for her tireless contribution to the society towards fitness goals through yoga and meditation.
Her commitment to continuous learning is evident through completing a certificate course in Macroeconomic Diagnostics funded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Institute in 2023. In addition to her professional and academic achievements, Trina’s interests in Indian Fine Arts, literature, yoga, and painting illustrate a multifaceted individual dedicated to both personal and intellectual pursuits. Her contributions across diverse fields showcase a remarkable dedication to her passions.
