WATCH: Darpan Power Talk presents President of Angus Reid Institute, Shachi Kurl
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 22 May, 2024 01:30 PM
President of Angus Reid Institute, Shachi Kurl, was one of the panelists for the Darpan Power Women of Influence Gala 2024. In the Darpan Power Talk segment she spoke about women taking up space and having a voice. Hear from her on exercising your voice when especially navigating various power structures.
Her art is unique and refreshing; her style of colourful geometric forms and intricate black and white line work is aesthetically and conceptually inspired by her South Asian heritage.
South Asian women have proven themselves time and again, scaled newer heights, broken barriers, achieved unconventional goals, and have stood tall in a male-dominated society.
It is difficult to define the world ‘woman’ besides the obvious physical characteristics. Words like compassion, strength, independence, humility, grace, individuality all come to mind, which can be applied to anyone regardless of gender.
As South Asian women, we continue to face the incorrect assumptions that there are certain things we can and can’t do, whether that is in our personal lives or professional lives
