Women inmates to walk the ramp in Central Jail

NAGPUR: A week from now, a unique fashion show is going to be held behind the high periphery wall of the Central Jail. The ones to walk the ramp will be its woman inmates. Thanks to the innovative concept of the Rotary Club of Nagpur North, 20 women inmates will get the opportunity to feel what it takes and makes to be a fashion model. They will be walking the ramp on October 31 in ethnic bridal make-ups and saris representing different parts of India.
The woman have been trained in various types of beauty treatment.They are now preparing to perform in the cultural show, backed by a reputed orchestra group from the city, in the jail. Apart from the Rotary Club, several other realty players have come forward to encourage the event. Part of the Disha project floated by the Rotary club for empowerment of the jail inmates, particularly women, the cultural event will also includes solo vocal performances. Rotarian Pooja Khatri said that experts are grooming the inmates for two shifts in a day. ���Since the last three months music teacher Pushpa Mankar has been going to the Central Jail. The inmates are basically being trained in filmy songs but formal classical training is also being imparted to them. We have got an overwhelming response.
Even inmates who required special permissions to participate in such activities are also part of the show. Some inmates are participating in both solo and ramp,��� said Khatri who along with a bunch of other Rotarians ��� Amla Iyer, Kavita Bhambani and Bharti Dua ��� are toiling to put the show together. The inmates will walk the ramp in seven different regional bridal make-ups ��� Punjabi, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Haryanvi, South Indian, Maharashtrian and Muslim. Khatri added that the choreography will be by Madhumita Chakraborty.
The inmates will also walk the ramp in different saridraping styles ranging from traditional Bengali, Maharashtrians, Punjabi, Gujrathi, Rajasthani and also various tribal styles of draping. Citybased Bharat stores is supplying the attires to the inmates. The club has also helped inmates learn some skills and earn money. Envelopes and festival lamps made by the woman inmates have been sold in exhibitions in different parts of the state.