Fashionistas show their generous side." People associate fashion designers only with Page 3, but there is also a philanthropic side to them that goes unnoticed," the Fashion Design Council of India The Council of India was the advisory council to the Governor-General of India during the years of British administration. It was established by the Regulating Act for India in 1773 to oversee the newly created office of Governor-General. director Sunil Sethi said at the silver jubilee celebrations of the Tamana School for special children at the Hyatt Regency on Saturday night. He couldn't have been more right. It was an experience to see the movers and shakers Shakers, popular name for members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, also called the Millennial Church. Members of the movement, who received their name from the trembling produced by religious emotion, were also known as Alethians. of the fashion world sit down and enjoy an evening that celebrated the abilities of special children. There was no snobbery or attitude being thrown around; only humility and a feeling of spreading joy in the limited way they could. India's top design talents got together to join the celebrations. These included Ritu Kumar, Manish Arora 1997: Manish Arora launched his Label “ Manish Arora ” and started retailing in India. 2000: Manish represented India at the Hong Kong Fashion Week and participated at the first ever India Fashion Week held in New Delhi. , Ranna Gill, Rajesh Pratap Singh, JJ Valaya, Namrata Joshipura, Rohit Gandhi- Rahul Khanna, and Abhishek Gupta- Nandita Basu. The show saw Tamana students, most of whom are spastic spastic /spas·tic/ (spas´tik) 1. of the nature of or characterized by spasms. 2. hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and movements awkward. spas·tic adj. 1. or suffer from Down's syndrome, walk the ramp with professional models, and they did it with consummate ease. It was their way of telling the world that they too can participate in all walks of life. As the special children did the catwalk, the pros walked barefoot -- setting the mood for a show that showed the grounded side of Indian fashion. The children also walked by themselves, as Diwakar, the visually challenged boy who had rocked Little Champs not very long ago, sang in the background. They seemed really happy, looking their fashionable best, getting photographed and having a whale of a time. Speaking on the occasion, Shayama Chona, Tamana's founder- president, said that the event would provide an excellent platform for the students to express their individuality and have some fun too. She wasn't wrong. She also used the occasion to announce the launch of a mobile ' School on Wheels' programme to detect unreported cases of disability in the community. It was heartening to see special children enjoy the limelight without being subjected to excessive sympathy. Tamana, who was the inspiration for Chona to start the school, made a short speech at the start of the show, remembering how other children would make fun of her as a child, but today, after being at Tamana, she felt " normal". Tamana is lobbying hard to get the rights of the disabled, as defined in the new education bill, implemented, and for integrated classrooms in mainstream schools. Special children deserve special efforts. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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