Pantaloons Femina Miss India, 2010
This year’s Pantaloons Femina Miss India contestants look promising coming from diverse backgrounds and felids, with a sparkle in the eyes and a hope on their face. It’s my 13th Femina miss india. My journey started with my contribution towards the success stories of Manpreet Brar, Yukta Mookhey, Diana Hayden, Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra, Diya Mirza, Gul Panag, etc. Pageant after pageant I have consciously reinvented myself and revisited my approach towards a more holistic and a complete transformational program.
Through the modalities of specific exercises (yoga, Pilates, calisthenics, martial arts, boot camp drills, swimming), more aim towards endurance, tenacity and resilience, appropriate nutritional inputs for cleansing regulating and fortifying. These put together boots the immunity of the contestants. Also the modalities of breathing, meditation and prayer to establish a deep connect within oneself and transform one’s thought process, attitude and behavioural pattern. The mind over matter factor is always at the fore while taking the contestants through the grind which will make them extremely resilient and perseverant.
To deal with their down moment’s depressions and frustrations, breathing and deep relaxation techniques are used along with fragrance therapies of flowers, grass, earth etc, to get deep rooted within oneself and also to feel fresher. Collectively this brings about a sense of sister hood amongst the contestants for the more harmonious and a blissful togetherness. Pointers on mind and thought management are also done on almost daily basis.
A lot of philosophy is used for their inspiration and motivation, to uplift them spiritually, altering their week perspectives of life. All this put together and more happens because the training is structured and at the same time spontaneous and dynamic, which enhances their self confidence and self-esteem to different heights.
The Holistic Health training with me helps them to become more compassionate, philanthropic, benevolent, creative and graceful which are the qualities of a true woman of substance. As I strongly believe that a Femina Miss India is just not meant to launch products, do ramp for fashion, or become successful in Bollywood – They should be Real Life Role Models. These are the by-products of her success story, but her true agenda is to use her good offices and influence the minds and hearts of people for the upliftment of the society towards education of the illiterate, feed the hungry, clothed the naked, house the poor, medical aid for the suffering, and create job opportunities for the under privileged.
