Social media has given women from small towns a global platform to share their art and opinions.

Unlike Western individualism, the Indian lifestyle is deeply communal. A typical morning for many Hindu Indian women might begin with the lighting of a diya (lamp) or the drawing of a kolam (rangoli) at the doorstep. These are not mere chores but acts of mindfulness. In Sikh and Buddhist households, prayer and meditation ( Simran or Vipassana ) structure the start of the day.