This list celebrates 25 Indian women in the fields of music, film, OTT, content production, entrepreneurship, and fashion and features a unique index of outstanding individuals.
Through significant sections and covers, Rolling Stone India has a long tradition of documenting and highlighting women in all facets of music and popular culture. They have released their ‘Women In Creativity’ power list to celebrate the ground-breaking examples set by these daunting women.
Oscar winners Guneet Monga and Kartiki Gonsalves, ground-breaking drag artist Sushant Divgikr, rising star musician Asees Kaur, renowned content creator and sexuality educator Leeza Mangaldas, content creator and diverse artistic force Mithila Palkar, lyricist and screenwriter Kausar, among others, are included among the honourees. Famous artist and curator Brinda Miller, renowned marketer and sustainability connoisseur Jasleen Kaur, Nirmika Singh, and Team Rolling Stone India made up the list's jury.
Insignificant numbers of women have also been nominated for Grammys. Only 14.2% of the 2022 Grammy nominees in major categories were female, compared to 85.8% of men. According to the sixth economic census conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 8.05 million out of the 58.5 million entrepreneurs in India are women, which is just 13.76% of all entrepreneurs.