UNSTOPPABLE SHEENA

from First India-Jaipur Edition-28th January 2023

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THE RAVISHING BEAUTY SHEENA PARASHAR, ONE OF THE FINALISTS OF ELITE MISS RAJASTHAN SHARES HER INSPIRING JOURNEY WITH CITY FIRST

Aperson, in general, should have enough self-confidence that no one can shake, believed by the exquisite beauty Sheena Parashar, who shares her journey in a tête-à-tête with City First.

A model should be bold enough to say NO to situations where she feels she’s not okay. She needs to be fierce but very grounded at the same time and second runnerup of Elite Miss Rajasthan, Sheena Parashar proved this right. The diva was born in Ajmer and pursuing Masters in English Literature and Psychology. While sharing insights about her journey the diva said, “I am a passionate soul and I believe that having leadership quality is important in this field. Since the time I started understanding what a fashion model is, I always knew that this is something I want to do in my life. I’ve always felt a special connection with fashion since my childhood and the day when I finally understood what modelling is, it was then I decided that this is something I have done. Initially, I thought modelling is all about the Rampwalk as a child then gradually I came to know the different types and aspects of modelling.

Yet Ramp modelling remains my top favourite among the rest of the types of modelling. The various aspects of this field like social life, exposure, your own identity, travelling, and the glamorous life all of it directly matched my personality. However, there’s something that made me the model I always wanted to be Or kinda my inspira- tion is those Victoria’s Secret models and F-TV fashion models that I used to watch on my TV when I was a child who was just figuring out about this field. Those international models made a huge impact on my mind, their style of walking, their height, their body, their attitude, their poses and the way they carry themselves, I made sure to not let any stone unturned in learning about modelling.

I used to observe these models with utter seri- ousness and passion and I used to practice in my house with music and imitate their walk in front of the mirror. I’ve learned everything by observing and I’ve created my style now.

I’m still growing and learning as a model and I aspire to reach those heights and international platforms which inspired me to choose this career.

ADITYA RAJ

Student at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Director for World Youth Heart Federation

The famous novel by Charles Dickens about the French Revolution begins with a striking scene that explains why an insurgency had to occur in 18th-century France. In the crowded Parisian lanes where children are playing, an aristocrat drives his carriage drawn by four horses. A child is murdered. The carriage comes to a sudden stop. Its aristocratic occupant looks out casually and asks why the rabble can’t look after their children, before tossing a coin at the dead child’s father. This scene is re-imagined in 21st-century India, when another aristocrat, this time a popular film star, drives his plush limousine onto a crowded Mumbai sidewalk, killing a homeless resident of the great metropolis. This time, he did not even throw a coin. He was a superstar beyond reproach.

Privilege is more of a mentality than a notion. It has a basic definition—unearned advantage, most frequently due to wealth— but it suggests much more. The concept arose in academics and progressive movements, but it is now increasingly used for cultural criticism and politics.

Indians are no strangers to the exploitation of privilege. Such situations are so prevalent that we accept them as the price for our status quo. When Liberals discuss privilege, they presume it does not apply to them. That it would only apply to the super-rich and the exceptionally rich. Is it only the ministers, celebrities, and factory owners, the corporate behemoths who exploit their privilege?