First model assignment
A teacher, doctor, singer, dancer, actor, a wannabe business person, baker & I. What did we all have in common? 2 things - we were all women & we all knew Sujina Sreedharan. We were meeting as aspiring models. All of us were not giggling teenagers nor were we having impressive physical figures. Why us? I asked Sujina & she replied, “All women have a certain charisma & need to be celebrated”. Katha_stories truly is an interesting concept. Knowing that the photographer & all others behind this innovative venture are women really makes it a safe space. I walked into the “sustainable traditional handcrafted” ‘By Hand’ outlet without knowing anyone. The store had all the varieties of ikkats, ajraks, kalamkaaris, benarasis on display… Letting ten women loose in a fully stocked cloth store and asking us to choose whatever we pleased to be photographed in… കരിമ്പിൻ തോട്ടത്തിൽ ആനകൾ!!🤣 After choosing a Benarasi sari & a white blouse (very unlike what I would buy!), I
