Warm hugs, coffee breaks and practice sessions' it's just another day backstage at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter Fest 2016.
... Lin Laishram from Manipur, in a candid chat, springs many surprises
Rajesh Karkera gets models to entertain his camera.
It's Suzzane Baker's first season at Lakme and she's clearly excited.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera caught up with Alice Rosario to find out how she's doing.
On a day dominated by models, designers and people from India's northeast, Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera came across two lovely ladies -- Yashica Dhabre and Bobby Roy Chaudhry -- and found out out what fashion means to them.
"That's where he drew the line," says New York model Tiffany Hirth in this animated chat.
Imlibenla was 17 when she won the Miss Nagaland title in 2012.
Round up of all the fashionable people we met off the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Fest 2016
They shut up the naysers with sheer success.
'Every time I resist using a public loo, I remember my mother warning me how I would develop a kidney problem.' 'Now, I tell her I'd rather not have a skin infection or some other disease brought by using one,' says Divya Nair.
Nitesh Sonawane did not let his disability come in the way of his musical dream. In fact, he made it his strength.
Dipa Karmakar's achievement, says Divya Nair, has lessons for us all.
They are witty, funny and thought-provoking!
A temple on the mountain top. A lake and a waterfall. All in one day!
'The beautiful valleys dotted by standing trees, white rocks and gushing streams were an instant respite for our sleep-deprived eyes.'
'There is a point near the hill where you kill the engine and park your vehicle in neutral.' 'The vehicle automatically slides a few inches, which the locals believe is due to the magnetic power of the hill.'
23-year-old Radhika Bopaiah is taking the modelling world by storm, walking the Indian ramp in a short bob.
'All those photographs I had seen before about Ladakh were not photoshopped.' 'Ladakh, truly, was nature's masterpiece.'
Perhaps India needs to implement these for Achhe Din to happen.
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