Fashion show organiser uses Snakes on ramp

Ranchi (Jharkhand): Shabir Hussain, organiser of a fashion show in which models walked the ramp after wrapping snakes around their neck, has been sent by a court Tuesday to 14 days judicial custody, as per the police.

Models walked the ramp Saturday at the Rotary Club in Ranchi, displaying cobras and other snakes in their hand with its body wrapped around their neck. About 6-7 snakes were used in the fashion show organised by an institute, Centre for Education. Read more................................Fashion show organiser arrested for using snakes on ramp

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Fashion TV under fire in India for spoiling culture

NEW DELHI - A fashion television channel (FTV) has come under the spotlight in India for its raunchy broadcasts at children’s viewing times, prompting the country’s information minister to warn the media against denigrating culture.

Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, who stirred controversy last month when he banned AXN channel for airing “The World’s Sexiest Advertisements”, told Reuters in an interview on Friday he was examining Fashion TV (FTV) for its adult content.

India banned FTV, a cable channel, in February 2002 for showing too much flesh but the decision was reversed a week later when the channel promised to adhere more closely to Indian sensibilities.Read more.....Fashion TV under fire in India for spoiling culture

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Buffaloes paraded during beauty pageant

Fashion shows and Beauty pageants are being organized in India every now & then. It has been a by product of Globalization in India. It has ushered in a host of new trends, some of which are widely welcomed in the society.

Is sashaying on the ramp a mode of celebration of beauty? There are people who beg to differ. The detractors organized a parallel beauty pageant on the eve of the Miss Kerala contest in the Kochi city in south India. The organizers paraded several buffaloes before the public and crowned the "most beautiful" beast. Of course, there were no special prizes for beautiful skin or teeth.

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