Leadership, especially ‘good leadership’ has always been a difficult concept to define and its effect on team performance has been an even more debatable area of study.

For the global feminist movement, globalization has brought to life the unprecedented ability to mobilize international sentiment and solidarity at a moments notice. Not only has globalization furthered the cause of international and transnational justice for crimes against women, but increasing connectivity has also amplified the call for greater representation of women across the globe.

The act of imparting and exchanging information through speech, text, image or any other alternative medium is known as communication. With the world more globalised than ever, and with (cultural, non-geographical) international boundaries blurring to give way to a rising population of ‘global citizens’, it has now become more important than ever to not only analyse the effect of cultural differences on interpersonal communication but also to stress upon the problems they pose to intercultural communicative competence. The speech act of complimenting is one such example which reveals the kind of sociolinguistic information required to understand these very problems.

An increasing number of culturally diverse workplaces and greater diversity in all areas of human interaction including but not limited to military cooperation, science, entertainment, tourism and education, has made the concept of ‘intercultural competency’ more relevant today, than ever. Whether communication takes place across countries or within the same multi-cultural environment, it is imperative to not only be aware of but also to improve our understanding of these cultural differences.

Training educators and teachers and equipping them with the required attitudes, knowledge and skills to deal with and facilitate learning within such environments, is a necessity. Cultural intelligence is the need of the hour- not just for students but also for teachers. With this in mind, this paper aims to design a four-hour (half day) intercultural training program for professors teaching culturally diverse undergraduate classrooms at international universities.

An exhibition addressing the issues of artistic liberty, and freedom of thought and speech, designed and curated for INDEX, a global NGO working to raise global awareness on censorship and campaigning for freedom of expression worldwide.

The goal of the project was to illustrate how text and image create gendered and ethnic identity for children, especially in government-run programmes. For this purpose, a comprehensive two-day weekend programme (to raise awareness and promote diversity within schools) was conceptualised for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Schools and Further Education, Germany. My major role in the project was designing the activity 'The Multicultural Outfit', creating the pitch presentation and preparing the project proposal.

The group organised itself into ‘Smarketing Solutions’, a marketing agency aimed at providing result-oriented total marketing support within the women’s fashion industry. As part of a marketing plan to help OYSHO (a European clothes retailer) raise its profile and visibility in UK markets, a series of events were conceptualised, to be showcased at Glastonbury 2016 (the world’s largest performing arts festival). For this project, I worked on the event 'Zumba with OYSHO', created the project proposal and was involved in editing the pitch deck.

Silence, it's a language... Sitting daintily on our lips, Still. Not moving. Not quivering...

Confused, in search of clarity, Tired, yet aching to take that one step forward. Where does this path begin... where does it lead?

As a kid, the story of the sparrow that left its nest amazed me everytime I heard it. It amazed me because I could never understand why it would ever leave. However, today as I stand at yet another junction, I'm reminded of this story once again. What am I supposed to do next...where do I go from here...