Journalism of Courage
Transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi turned showstopper at Lakme Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2016, walking for 'gender no bar'. LFW, in its 16th edition, unveiled Reliance Retails' online fashion and style destination AJIO. For its preview show, the brand brought together women achievers from different fields as showstoppers, with Laxmi being one of them. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Bollywood's original dancing star Helen walked demonstrating 'age no bar', and did a little jig on-stage as well. (Text: PTI; Image: Varinder Chawla)
Actor Sunny Leone sashayed down to say 'choice no bar'. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Comedian Bharti Singh (centre) walked ramp effortlessly to 'size no bar'. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
Suman Sharma (centre), India's first woman to fly an MIG fighter jet, walked for 'career no bar'. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
"For me it is something different. I walked the ramp many years ago, but at this stage in my twilight years to be able to come here and do this with youngsters, has been a wonderful experience. I am happy that I have got my size now," Helen said. (Text: PTI; Image: Varinder Chawla)
"Internationally there are transgender models. I belong to ethnic transgender community. I belong to this country and inclusion beyond gender is important. I was quite happy being a part of this movement. Beauty is in beholders' eyes, body shape or gender don't matter to fashion. Beauty is beauty we are no one to judge," Laxmi said. (Text: PTI; Image: Varinder Chawla)
