New Year and all things bright and auspicious!

Seasons Greetings and Happy Vishu to all!!

I had the most exciting Vishu experience ever! I was at my friends place in Vaikom. It was a great opportunity to witness the most beautiful traditions and the celebrations that surrounds this great Kerala festival. One of the functions held a night before Vishu was called Garuda Thookam. It is believed that the Devi kills Asura (the bad1!!) and the garundan (eagle) dances to pacify her. He dances throughout the night and it culminates in the temple.

Had awesome sadya too (yum!). The next day was Vishu. I was woken up and shown the Vishukani. An enthralling sight of Lord Krishna and other auspicious surroundings to wake up too. I went to the temple too. Prayed to the Devi and thanked her for all her blessings in my life.

What actually made this Vishu extra special was the way I was welcomed and considered as a special person by the people there. It was fun and amusing to see people’s reaction and moved by their hospitality.

I can never give back the love showered upon me by people I meet. It humbles me at times. I hope the activities I do will inspire and is helping someone to realize their potential too.

Once again happy Vishu to all.. Have a great new year!!

INDIA TODAY WOMANS SPECIAL ISSUE

its a great honour for me to be featured in india's leading national magazines womans special issue.

On the national runways!!

Two weeks after the Delhi fashion week…Its been a great learning experience…the things that struck me at first..The fashion industry is huge. The designers...the models...the kind of money and hard work tat goes into each costume, each show is just enormous. Was like a kid awestruck by various sights. The day of the show arrived and I was a little wary of wt i was going to face, but I was faced with extremely friendly makeup artists and cordial models...draped in a sari I took my walk down the ramp in midst of famous models like Tinu Verghese...thankfully I didn’t get myself or anyone else embarrassed! In fact I did fine! Followed by a press photo shoot for designer Elisha W much more relaxed by the pool side.

And at the end of the day I felt extremely happy and blessed to be a part of a great show. Wishing and praying tat the next time around I would b more prepared and geared up to do this all over again.

In the meanwhile I have also been doing a whole lot og shoots and interviews. I get all curious questions bout the fashion week. It’s been fun straightening the misunderstandings And getting the feedback of the perception of the show in Kerala.

Meanwhile its been a balancing act with my studies and these busy schedules, but now I know what multitasking is all about Each day, each interview, I have been learning a lot bout myself and people around me…waiting to see what tomorrow brings..

And I am sure it will be many more shining mornings

The Press Mileage

the photograph that appeared in New Delhi Hindustan Times.

at a media preview at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week New Delhi, March 22, 2007

(l to r) Meghna Jeyachandran, Rohini, actress Minisha Lamba, designer Elisha W, and Divya Venugopalan.

on the runway for Deepika Govind at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, New Delhi, March 22, 2007.