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One dress for 365 days. Only accessories to spice it up. What started out as a personal challenge for Brooklyn-based Sheena Matheiken has now become a successful fundraiser that helps children. Payal Dhar writes about the Uniform Project.

Retired life no longer means just playing with grandchildren and laid back days for women today. Reshma Krishnamurthy Sharma meets a bunch of spirited women who have taken up activities as varied as trekking and artificial floral decorations to fill in all the free time on hand.

The festivals are rushing up at break-neck speed. Meaning, there are loads of preparations awaiting – from cooking and cleaning to poojas and rituals. Bhavani Bhaskar speaks to working women on how they manage to strike a balance between home and office this festive season.

What is it like to give up a corporate job and take up teaching dance? Savitha V speaks to one such teacher, Rumela Mukhopadhay who chose her love for dance over a clear-cut career.

Nandita Varma, discovered the joys of teaching while volunteering at her son’s schools in the US. A Fine Arts graduate, from Chitra Kala Parishath, decided become a full time French teacher. She tells JF, that teachers don’t play favourites.

When did you decide teaching is something you want to pursue?

Education is no more limited to classrooms and core subjects. Parents and students want more rounded personalities and look out for options that suit them. Over the years theatre has become one such option. Many schools have adopted theatre as one of their subjects with the “Theatre in Education” programmes (TiE)” Rajesh P I, a theatre trainer, tells Padmalatha Ravi, about discovering the magic of theatre to sharing the learning with his students.

Teachers are that special bunch of people who mould our childhood and our future alongside our parents. We asked JF readers about their special bond with their teachers. Here's what some of them had to say.

Usha Sathish Mudukotore is a Bangalore based designer with a green DNA in her business, SriaNvi-ecofriendly lifestyles. She creates home furnishings using natural fibres such as banana fibre, aromatic vetiver, korai, hibiscus, linen, ahimsa silk, jute, bamboo, cane, wood, etc. What’s more, she ensures that the harvest is sustainable and ecologically-appropriate. These organic fabrics are woven exclusively by rural women, facilitating their economic growth. She claims she can breathe inspirations into your homes and offices with her green products. Usha tells JF what inspires her.