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Indian women are uniquely beautiful from the inside out. Join us in celebrating every woman's unique true beauty in the Women's Web & Naturals True Beauty Blogger Contest!
Indian women are uniquely beautiful from the inside out. Join us in celebrating every woman’s unique true beauty in the Women’s Web & Naturals True Beauty Blogger Contest!
As entrepreneurs, home makers, police women, teachers, mothers, mothers in law, bloggers, corporate professionals, we’re making our mark everywhere. Our Indian values and Indian appearance gives us our distinctive identity. As we carry on our roles with our sarees intact, kohl rimmed eyes and our beautiful warm skin….it’s time to embrace our True Beauty!
That’s why, Women’s Web and Naturals invite you to tell the story of a woman you admire and you consider a TRUE BEAUTY because – beauty comes in different shapes, sizes, personalities and includes grit too! It could be a friend, your mother, an aunt who is kick ass, a teacher who inspired you, your mother-in-law or any woman whom you think has an amazing story!
Thank you all for sharing your wonderful, positive stories of True Beauty. From stories of women who have overcome tremendous adversity, to those who find the simple joys in everyday life, all your stories were hugely inspiring.
Here are the winners of the Women’s Web & Naturals #TrueBeauty contest. 1st prize
of Rs. 5000 goes to Rekha Kapoor Beri for her inspiring story, She Walks In Beauty, telling us the story of a vegetable vendor determined to make it against the odds.
2nd prize of Rs.3000 goes to Ashwini Naik for her piece on Skin Positivity, which looks at dealing with skin issues without blaming yourself for them http
Additional prizes
5 additional beautiful entries will receive salon vouchers from Naturals worth Rs.1000 each.
These go to:
Anupriya Gupta, for her piece on the true beauty of a mother and daughter
Milan Singhal, for writing about giving herself the permission to live without guilt
Sudeepta M Sarangi, for her piece, Beauty is as beauty does, detailing a chance encounter on a train
Vijayalakshmi Harish, for writing, ‘I’m flawed and imperfect’ – a piece that encourages all women to realise their own version of true beauty
Maniparna Sengupta Majumdar, for her piece, The lady with an undaunted soul, which tells the story of an indomitable woman
Congratulations to all the winners, and a big thumbs up to every single participant who shared her own vision of true beauty in a truly compelling manner!
Step 1: Write a blogpost on your blog on the theme, ‘TRUE BEAUTY’. Feel free to interpret it in your own way!
Step 2: Make sure to add this paragraph to your post:
I believe every woman has TRUE BEAUTY within her in all the roles she plays. For over 18 years across 650 plus salons across the country, Naturals has been helping the Beautiful Indian Woman get more Beautiful.
Today Naturals Salutes the Beautiful Indian Woman.
Presenting Naturals TRUE BEAUTY… http://bit.ly/naturalsOF
Step 3: Submit a link to your blogpost in the comments section below with your name.
And…you are done! (Use the hashtag #NaturalsTrueBeauty and tag @womensweb and @naturalssalon when you post on social media)
Here are the fun prizes courtesy Naturals:
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From 1 salon to over 650 salons across India, all it took was one woman’s passion. This drove Naturals to become India’s No.1 hair and beauty salon.
At Naturals, we believe in financial independence for women and have empowered 300+ women to become entrepreneurs in the past 16 years. Naturals aims to be creating 3000 salons, empower 1000 women entrepreneurs and create 50,000 jobs, because there is no better style statement than standing on your own feet.
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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