- Thursday, April 18, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
A transgender model will walk the ramp at one of India’s premier fashion events next month for the first time, a sign of greater acceptance of a community that is ostracised despite recent laws ensuring their protection and more opportunities. Anjali Lama, who is from Nepal, first auditioned for the Lakmé Fashion Week last year but was rejected, she said. She will model for several leading designers at the show running from Feb. 1 to Feb. 5 in Mumbai. “It wasn’t easy for me in the early days when there was so much rejection and discrimination,” said Lama, 32. “Now…
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