Wishing
everyone a very happy and prosperous New Year from the entire I AM She Team
& me.
2012 has been a
fabulous year, the year brought with it many challenges and obstacles, but
as always with time & love everything heals & we learn from our
mistakes and move on.
In ancient
India, the women were considered as equals to men in all fields.
Works by ancient
Indian grammarians suggest that women were educated in the early Vedic period . Rig-Veda verses suggest that the
women married at a mature age and were probably free to select their husband.
However, later
(approximately 500 B.C.), the status of women began to decline and the women in
India faced confinement and restrictions.
But today, the women in India and
across the world are on the same platform as the men in every field.
Women
Power getting even stronger
·
Mary Kom- The
only Indian woman boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing
in the flyweight (51 kg) category and winning the bronze medal. She
has also been ranked as No. 4 AIBA World Women's Ranking Flyweight category.
·
Saina Nehwal- A badminton player who won the Bronze medal at the London Olypics on the 4th August 2012
·
Sunita Williams- Indian American Astronaut & a US Navy Officer who holds the
record for the longest space flight by a woman. She
holds the record for number of spacewalks for a female, & the most
spacewalk time for a female, made by her on September 5, 2012.
·
Nirbhaya(medical Student who
was sexually assaulted in Delhi) - She fought strongly with life till the last
moment and because of her a big movement has started in India regarding men’s
behavior and respect towards women & a law has been proposed by her name.
·
Sushmita Sen- The 1st
woman to make India win the Miss Universe crown in 1994. She has single
handedly and successfully managed to run the I AM She Organization and chosen
the best contenders to represent India for the Miss Universe, Miss Globe
International and Miss Asia Pacific World Pageants for a period of 3 years and
also had an International winner in the 2nd year itself along with a
1st Runners up and 4th Runners up position at the various
pageants.
·
Himangini Singh Yadu- Miss Asia Pacific
World 2012
·
Shilpa Singh- Top 16 at the Miss
Universe 2012 Pageant after a gap of 4years.
I would specially like
to thank I AM She and Sushmita ma’am for all the beautiful memories that I have
had and experienced at the I AM She 2012 Pageant in Hyderabad.
I am also thankful to
Himangini Singh Yadu as her presence during our training period at Hyderabad
was very helpful to us 20 girls. We were one of the few lucky ones to get
inspired by an International Winner everyday during our National Pageant.
I would also like to
thank the various experts at the pageant who helped me to be at my best shape
in every way for the Finale.
·
Nupur Shikhare &
Isaar Khan- Fitness Experts
·
Pooja Makhijani-
Nutritionist
·
Natasha Prasad-
Diction Expert
·
Anjali and Arjun Kapoor,
Bika swimwear and Neelam Ashley- Designers
·
Stylist- Shaahid Amir
·
Dr Nirmala Shetty-
Herbal Salon
·
Dr Gaba- Dental Expert
·
Imran Khan- Fashion
Choreographer
·
Dr Trasi-
Dermatologist
·
Sandeep & Jesse –
Choreographer
·
The Tantra Team that
includes Neelam ma’am, Meghna and Tushna.
·
Our various esteemed
judges.
And my dearest pageant
coach Ritika Ramtri for her support and advice before I participated in the
pageant.
Here's to another
New Year filled with lots of love, peace & happiness. HAPPY 2013 to all my
friends, family & fans!! May warm, special memories brighten your New Year!
