{"id":10119,"date":"2026-06-14T13:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evisionworlds.com\/?p=10119"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:19:25","slug":"women-of-wonder-season-2-when-a-community-decides-to-make-history-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evisionworlds.com\/?p=10119","title":{"rendered":"Women of Wonder, Season 2: When a Community Decides to Make History Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Women in Dubai\u2019s biography cof ee table book returns with 15 new stories, a grander<\/p>\n<p>stage, and a room full of women who deserved to be seen.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20214\" src=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-300x185.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-450x278.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131-1200x742.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4131.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dubai : Some things succeed the first time by accident. When they succeed the second time, it is because<br \/>\nof intention. Women of Wonder Season 2, the latest biography coffee table book curated by<br \/>\nIndian Women in Dubai (IWD), was nothing short of intentional.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20215\" src=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-300x179.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-450x269.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133-1200x716.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4133.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Launched recently to a room filled with achievers, their families, community leaders, and media,<br \/>\nthe second edition of the Women of Wonder (WOW) series immortalised the journeys of 15<br \/>\nextraordinary women from across the UAE. Entrepreneurs. Leaders. Legacy-makers. Women<br \/>\nwho had, in many cases, spent years building in silence before this night gave them a stage.<br \/>\nThe evening was opened with the ceremonial welcoming of three distinguished chief guests:<br \/>\nAmb. Laila Rahhal El Atfani, Goodwill Ambassador and Head of Protocol and Diplomacy at The<br \/>\nRoyal House of Queen Sheba, Crown Senator and Global Ambassador of Modest Fashion Week;<br \/>\nDr Nishi Singh, MD, MS, FRCPath, FIMSA, Consultant Virologist at ConCeive Gynecology and<br \/>\nFertility Hospital. Each brought gravitas and warmth to an occasion already electric with<br \/>\nemotion. Cultural performances by Garima\u2019s dance troupe wove artistry through the evening,<br \/>\ncompleting a night that was as joyful as it was significant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20216\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20216\" src=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-300x193.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-450x289.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130-1200x772.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4130.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>EACH PAGE, A DIFFERENT WORLD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What made Season 2 stand apart was its texture. Fifteen women, fifteen entirely distinct worlds.<br \/>\nThe book features Dr Bhavika Chandnani of Kiama Beauty Lounge, Candida Carvalho of Little<br \/>\nLoop Knots, Deepika Rao of Zone 24 Properties LLC, Dr Harmeet Kaur of Zariya by Harmeet,<br \/>\nKavita Sriram of Kavzartz, Dr Mariam Shaikh of MS Education Consultants, Marina D\u2019Souza of<br \/>\nProcast Studio, Natasha Parikh of My Learning Curve, Nitu Pandorwala of Universe of Cosmic<\/p>\n<p>Healing, Palak Trivedi of Zen Zone, Rashmi Gurbaxani of CPME Consulting LLC, Saida Alam<br \/>\n(Riku) of Sui Dhaaga, Sanjana Ghosh of Rubaab Beauty Salon, Dr Tumpa Banerjee of Artroy<br \/>\nFZE LLC, and Zohra Dawoodani of Yogbirth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20217\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20217\" src=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-300x169.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-450x254.jpg 450w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pardaisnewsdigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_4132.jpg 1320w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSeeing my journey captured in this beautiful cof ee table<br \/>\nbook, alongside so many extraordinary women, was both<\/p>\n<p>humbling and deeply emotional.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Each six-page profile was written with care, approved by the subject, and designed to endure.<br \/>\nThe result is not a catalogue. It is a keepsake. The kind of book that sits on a coffee table and gets<br \/>\npicked up again and again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ROOM THAT SAID EVERYTHING<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the book is the artefact, the launch event was the heartbeat. Guests moved through the<br \/>\nevening alongside the women they had just read about, a rare convergence of story and<br \/>\npresence. The presence of Amb. Laila Rahhal El Atfani and Dr Nishi Singh as chief guests lent<br \/>\nthe occasion both diplomatic weight and the warmth of shared conviction.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cStanding among so many accomplished women filled me<\/p>\n<p>with pride, gratitude, and inspiration.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For many of the featured women, it was the first time their professional journey had been<br \/>\nformally documented and celebrated in a public forum. That distinction was not lost on anyone<br \/>\nin the room.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THEIR OWN WORDS<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the days around the launch, the women of WOW Season 2 spoke. What they said captures<br \/>\nsomething no event recap can fully hold.<br \/>\n\u201cA woman\u2019s greatest legacy is not what she achieved for herself, but the opportunities,<br \/>\nthe hope, and the confidence she can create for other women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Mariam Shaikh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO, MS Education Consultants<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Reema Mahajan and the IWD team for this opportunity to be part of<br \/>\nWomen of Wonder, a book full of inspiring stories by women of resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kavita Sriram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Visual Artist and Art Mentor, Kavzartz<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this short journey with IWD, I have received so much respect, love, and grace. I<br \/>\nwant to thank Reema Mahajan for her constant positivity and energy. I am truly and<br \/>\nhumbly honoured to be part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Bhavika Chandnani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this short journey with IWD, I have received so much respect, love, and grace. I<br \/>\nwant to thank Reema Mahajan for her constant positivity and energy. I am truly and<br \/>\nhumbly honoured to be part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Bhavika Chandnani<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dentist and Entrepreneur, Kiama Beauty Lounge<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEYOND THE BOOK: THE WOW PODCAST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Women of Wonder experience does not end with the printed page. Each featured achiever is<br \/>\ninvited to record a dedicated episode on the WOW podcast channel, a platform created to extend<br \/>\nthe reach of these stories well beyond the launch event.<br \/>\nThese are not promotional segments. Each episode is a focused, 10-minute conversation in<br \/>\nwhich the woman is invited to speak about her journey in her own voice. What shaped her. What<br \/>\nshe built. What she would tell a younger woman standing where she once stood. The format is<br \/>\nintimate and deliberately unhurried, creating space for the kind of candour that rarely makes it<br \/>\ninto a printed profile.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe podcast is where the book breathes. It gives each<br \/>\nwoman a voice that carries further than any page can<\/p>\n<p>reach.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the featured achievers, it is an additional layer of visibility on a platform curated entirely for<br \/>\ntheir community. For listeners, it is access to the kind of mentorship and perspective that used<br \/>\nto happen only behind closed doors. The WOW podcast is available on IWD\u2019s channels and<br \/>\ncontinues to grow with each new season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM SEASON 1 TO SEASON 2: A MOVEMENT, NOT A MOMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Women of Wonder series began as a vision held by one woman. It has grown, as the best<br \/>\ncommunity projects do, into something much larger than its origins. Season 1 introduced the<br \/>\nformat. Season 2 raised the ceiling. Season 3 is already open.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA journey that started with the vision of one woman has<\/p>\n<p>now become a beautiful legacy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The IWD community, now 160,000 members strong across the UAE, stands behind every<br \/>\nedition of this book as proof that Indian women\u2019s stories are worth preserving, worth printing,<br \/>\nand worth celebrating loudly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BE PART OF SEASON 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Women of Wonder Season 3 is now accepting expressions of interest. Features include a<br \/>\nsix-page professionally written and approved profile, a group cover alongside fellow achievers,<br \/>\nsolo flyers across IWD\u2019s Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, a professional studio podcast<br \/>\nepisode and reel, and an invitation to the exclusive pre-launch networking meet and grand<br \/>\nlaunch event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Amplify<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amplify is a platform dedicated to bringing forward credible voices, informed perspectives, and<br \/>\nimpactful stories shaping our community. Women of Wonder is one of the most powerful things<br \/>\nwe have had the privilege of covering. This is what it looks like when 160,000 women decide to<br \/>\ncelebrate each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Women in Dubai\u2019s biography cof ee table book returns with 15 new stories, a grander stage, and a room full of women who deserved to be seen. Dubai : Some things succeed the first time by accident. 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