“I want to work at an organisation that has its morals in place,” says Stuti. Her clarity comes from experience. While studying Food Science & Technology in her undergraduation, Stuti encountered an outdated and unexciting mode of education. TShe began exploring other extracurricular activities, which led her to public policy.
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“At our dinner table, conversations either revolve around health or business,” says Vasundhara, born to a doctor mother and a businessman father. “My brother is also a doctor, so all the business talk fell to me.” Business was in Vasundhra’s blood. So it felt natural to pursue an undergraduate degree in Commerce and Marketing.
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The personal is political. You can notice this in the way Drishti articulates her dreams about the future. “I feel there is a lack of nuanced reportage from Assam and the Northeast. I want to change that.”
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“In life, I’ve taken huge leaps of faith and called it research later.” So says Shubhangi. You can see it in the choices she’s made: A biology student with a dream of becoming a doctor, Shubhangi ended up pursuing a degree in fashion and lifestyle accessory design. Only to realise that she is more interested in the story behind a product than designing the product itself.
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Niki likes to draw comics, sometimes for fun and at times to express herself. “I like being able to create things. It drives me to do better.” Scroll through Niki’s Linkedin and you’ll see slick and savvy designs, where she blends storytelling with eye-catching graphics.
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With funky red glasses perched on her nose and a book tucked under her arm, Mini strides through life with a fierce sense of justice. Reading is a huge part of Mini’s identity; but so is the desire to create an inclusive workplace.
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Ask any Indian kid what they want to be when they grow up and you’re likely to hear one of two answers: an engineer or a doctor. So how do you break the rat race, explore different career paths and learn to navigate both personal and professional challenges? These were the questions on Arushi’s mind when she began exploring courses to upskill.
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“Even though the world is stopping, you cannot stop. Just start somewhere and you’ll figure it out.” Samridhi remembers her dadi’s words as she discusses her experience during the COVID lockdowns. “College is supposed to be the most fun journey of your life. You figure out things there. But I did most of my undergraduate degree online. I felt so devastated.”
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Ask Deekshitha to describe her interests and she’ll find ways to discuss her dealings with data. “I’m a detail-oriented person. I like research but I also need to see outcomes. Numbers allow me to do that.” Born and brought up in Guntur, a small town in Andhra Pradesh, Deekshitha is acutely aware of her inability to communicate with conviction. Preparing for CA exams — alone — made matters worse.
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In a world that’s always hustling, Laksita takes out time to be kind. You can see it in the pauses she takes, collecting her thoughts with care. “I’ve learnt the quality of hardwork from my father and kindness from my mother,” says Laksita.
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Quickly, quickly, quickly. That’s Chandani’s favourite adverb, a hotel management graduate with a restaurant business in a small town near Nagpur. “I enjoy multitasking. It allows me to experience many things while being open to anything.”
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Whenever she feels stressed, Bijeta climbs to the hostel terrace and looks at the Qutub Minar, lit up as soon as the evening descends. “Amidst the darkness, seeing the shining Qutub Minar gives me hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
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With a strong sense of style, Ayushi seems to navigate the world with complete confidence and surety. But Ayushi shares a different perspective of herself: “I used to be quite shy and rarely spoke up.”
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Armed with sticky notes, Google calendar and an elaborate system of colour-coding, Muskaan excels at planning the chaos of life into order. With the schedule sorted, Muskaan feels she can give her all to absorbing knowledge. Her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Economics means that she is always curious about the world and the people that occupy it.
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"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone," says Tony Robbins. This quote perfectly encapsulates my journey at The Vedica Scholars Program for Women, a program that transformed me from the shy and reserved girl I once was, Asmita 1.0, to the (moderately) confident, assertive, and empowered woman I am today – Asmita 2.0
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New Delhi, 10th February, 2022: In the pandemic year of 2020, 115 bright, ambitious women from across the country decided to invest 18 months of their life at Vedica. The world was reeling with COVID and these young women were determined to grow amidst the uncertainty. For Vedica, doubling their batch strength in an unprecedented year like 2020 was a testimony to the success of its previous batches and industry’s faith in the programme.
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Vedica’s writing competition, titled 'WordFlair', sought the best wordsmiths from the cohort. Put to a peer-reviewed vote, we present to you the WordFlair leaderboard!
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New Delhi, 31st May 2021: In a year marred by the pandemic and its adverse impact on the economy, Vedica has defied odds and completed another successful placement season. A highlight of this cycle was the onboarding of marquee companies like Goldman Sachs, upGrad, Epigamia, Genpact, Aditya Birla Capital, and Xiaomi to Vedica’s recruitment roster for the first time.
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“Women are 50% of the population, make invaluable contributions in the world, and, increasingly, in their workplaces—but remain under-recognised and unsung. With V-WA 50, we are committed to changing this and ‘making women visible’. By presenting strong role models for the generations to come, we will set the wheels of change in motion, irreversibly,” says Anuradha Das Mathur, Founder of the Vedica Women’s Alliance and the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women on the occasion of the V-WA 50 launch.
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Sometimes fate and chance encounter can alter a person’s life. This happened to Gayatri, a student at The Vedica Scholars Programme, Delhi of the Class of 2021. The acceptance from Vedica presented itself as a solution to her in an otherwise uncertain year because of the pandemic. She decided to come to Vedica to experience a holistic education and personal growth through Vedica’s interdisciplinary and current curriculum. Ever since, she has had an enriching experience here.
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Vedica Scholar Srishti Sood sheds light on her game changing experience during Shadow a Woman Leader module / has her career defining moment with global business leaders during Shadow a Woman Leader module / imbibes leadership skills during Shadow a Woman Leader module
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Shadow A Woman Leader module helps Ojas Khurana experience real version of workplace she always imagined for herself / makes Ojas Khurana’s corporate vision a reality / shows Ojas Khurana the inside outs of the corporate world
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V-WA aims to create a credible platform for meaningful engagement between senior women leaders and relevant stakeholders from the government, industry and academia to effect lasting and broad-based change.
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In keeping with their ‘can-do’ attitude, in the midst of the dread of the pandemic and an isolating lockdown, Vedica Scholars have found unique ways to keep their spirits up. At an individual level, they have found themselves meaningful internships and are upgrading their skill sets. Collectively, they have re-energised initiatives like the Feminist Reading Club, the Marketing Club, and devoted attention to keeping themselves mentally healthy.
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Komal Rani is not just the first girl from her family, but her entire village to complete her graduation. Up till class five, she worked in a factory while keeping up with her school work. A lucky scholarship opportunity from the Shiv Nadar Foundation saw her move to a boarding school to pursue education full-time.
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When a woman rises, she inspires hundreds of others like her to stand up. Behind every successful woman there is a tribe of strong women, who have led the way. The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women aims to encourage and shape women to take leadership roles in the industry.
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LSR graduate and Delhi girl Shagorika Das talks a lot about baggage. Kicking off her professional life at 21 and being the youngest on the team at KPMG had its own baggage. She then switched gears to academia with the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women. The transition to campus after a corporate stint meant she was carrying professional baggage. But if there’s one thing she has learned through her journey, it is to drop the baggage quickly and adapt.
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Battling through confusion brings clarity, through conflict rises character. That’s certainly true of our fifth batch Scholar, Sharon Ann Robson. After scoring a 96% aggregate in her 12th grade, the Cochin girl chose to study Economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Unfortunately, her confidence took a beating as efforts for UPSC didn’t bear the results she had hoped for.
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Having witnessed the successful personal transformation of women through our 18-month postgraduate programme in management practice and leadership, the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women brings its mantra for success to the corporate world.
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Even though a first promotion delights most young professionals, sociology graduate Aditi Prabhu, who began as an analyst with an international giant like Accenture, wasn’t thrilled when she was promoted to a Quality Auditor.
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The Class of 2018-19 at Vedica Scholars Programme for Women is witnessing a highly successful placement season. More than 85% of their students are already placed with leading industry recruiters.
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Shards of shattered glass glisten as the Vedica alumni smash stereotypes and soar at the workplace. Pratima Dixit, a graduate from the third batch, shares her experiences of her recent switch to UpGrad and how the Vedica education gave her the prestige, prowess and passion for her work.
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A Business Economics graduate, Vidushi Bhalla had begun charting her corporate career path through stints with names like KPMG and AT Kearney. However, after spending close to four years in a top consulting firm and then in a pure management consulting role, she felt it was time for self-reflection on her career. “I was sure that for an accelerated career path, I would need to enrol for a management programme that would cater to my holistic development,” she says.
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The seven-day conference was hosted in New Delhi, India from April 8th to April 14th, 2019. It brought together 60 Vedica Scholars from India and 30 international Fellows from various African countries including Botswana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya, and from countries in the Bay of Bengal Community like Bangladesh and Nepal.
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The Anahita Speaker Series, an initiative by Carnegie India and The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women, is a monthly women’s speaker series that aims to highlight the experiences and achievements of women professionals who have made it big in their respective fields.
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Preparing Women Leaders for the 21st Century Workplace Vedica Scholars Programme for Women New Delhi: The Vedica Scholars Programme for Women has received a promising response from recruiters for its third batch of Scholars. KPMG, Nestlé, SoulTree, Google, Deloitte, Core Diagnostics, EY, FSSAI, Tata Trusts and Max Group are among the companies that have returned to recruit graduating scholars.
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The third cohort of the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women graduated on the 18th of December, 2018. The Sanskriti Kendra in Anandgram, New Delhi, stood witness to this symbolic going-forth of the Scholars, decorated in the Vedica palette of maroon, yellow and beiges.
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Anuradha Das Mathur, the founding Dean of Vedica Scholars, gently responded to me, “What gets in women’s way is exactly this choice of quitting out of a career. We want to convince women that they don’t and shouldn’t have such a choice. That will make a difference.”
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For an entire month, I was a shadow-mentee to Ms Gunjan Soni, who heads the e-commerce website,Jabong in Gurgaon, Haryana. Shadowing her meant I could closely observe her working style, and be exposed to corporate situations that interns normally don’t have access to. This mentoring experience allowed me to gain multiple perspectives and enabled me to see the practical applications of concepts learnt in class. I came away with insights in terms of what I wish to emulate and inculcate within me, in my own journey of becoming a leader.
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