Draupadi on the Dais is a curated directory of 90+ verified women speakers and experts in India. Browsing and requesting a speaker is free, and our team sends a shortlist within 24 hours. Answers to everything else are below.
Draupadi on the Dais is a curated directory and speaker bureau of verified women experts, professionals, founders and senior leaders, focused on India. It was launched in 2026 by Anshika Kushwaha as the speakers and expert-discovery arm of Decoding Draupadi, a media and community initiative founded in 2022.
Tell us your event brief through the Request a Speaker form: topic, event type, city, and dates. Our team matches it against our curated, verified network of Indian women speakers and experts, and sends you a shortlist by email, usually within 24 hours.
The Dais publishes 90+ verified speaker profiles, drawn from a wider network of 500+ women professionals and experts. That network sits within the Decoding Draupadi community of more than 40,000 women.
No. Browsing the Dais and submitting a request is free. Any speaker fees, travel, or logistics are agreed directly between you and the speaker (or their team) once you connect.
Conference panels, keynotes, speaking engagements, podcasts, media interviews, expert commentary and quotes, webinars, workshops, and other public conversations that need subject-matter expertise.
Every profile is reviewed by our team before it goes live. We confirm identity, current role and organisation, professional history and expertise, and look at previous engagements. Nothing is auto-published from an application. How we verify.
Our team aims to respond with a shortlist within 24 hours of you submitting your brief. If it's urgent, note that in your brief and we'll prioritise it.
Some speakers have agreed to be contacted directly, and their profile shows how. For everyone else, submit a request and the Dais team will make the introduction.
Yes. Journalists, editors and producers can request women experts for interviews, quotes and commentary, and post sourcing requests on the Media Opportunities page.
Use the Claim the Dais application form to submit your profile. Our team reviews every application manually; if approved, your profile goes live on the Dais. Applying does not guarantee inclusion.
No. Women based outside India can apply if they take part in the Indian professional, media, events and speaking ecosystem.
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