(S.R.Seshu)
“Every word I speak, every skirt I wear is discussed and analyzed… Wherever I go, people look at me. That’s why these days I prefer to stay at home. I have to learn to live with all this. It is quite disturbing that my dress has become the subject of controversy; I don’t want to say anything on this.”
Struggling to adjust with probing eyes and embarrassing looks, Sania Mirza issued this statement more than a decade ago. At that point of time, the gorgeous Tennis queen from Hyderabadi was struggling very hard to settle down on and off the court and connoisseurs of controversies cum religious zealots started fuming over her highly independent views and modern dress code. Fatwas were being drafted to intimidate her in the name of her religion.
This is 2016. Much water flew in Hussain Sagar by now and the 29-year-old doubles specialist with World No-1 ranking Sania, who is riding the crest of success wave at international level and made her name & fame, doesn’t and shouldn’t give a damn what others think of her!
Whether you know rules of tennis or not, you tend to glue to television when Sania Mirza is on the court. It is not about the game; it is about glamour and gumption. No other female sports person was under the scanner like poor Sania may be due to her modern outlook or highly independent nature. Despite this, one of the greatest tennis sports personalities dresses up to suit the occasion and steals the show. She looks great in any costume, be it western, Indian or pakka ethnic and she is conns
In the latest survey, conducted by an ethnic marketplace Craftsvilla.com, Sania has been adjudged as the “Best Dressed Sportsperson” in the country. She won it hands down by beating other female sports stars like Gutta Jwala, Saina Nehwal. et al.
In the survey, conducted to mark the World Ethnic Day (on June 19, 2016), Sania received 62.9 percent votes to top the list.
Based on a series of surveys conducted from May 20 to June 5, the portal announced the results, according to media reports.
Star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who often incorporates kurtis with denims, took the second spot with 18.8 per cent votes. Squash player Deepika Pallikal came in third with about 9.3 per cent of the votes. Others who feature in the survey are shuttler Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa and shooter Heena Sidhu.
The Mumbai-based Craftsvilla is a e-commerce portal that sells ethnic apparel, footwear, fashion accessories, beauty products, handcrafted home accessories and other ethnic fashion and lifestyle products.
A Venture capitalist Manoj Gupa and Monica Gupta founded it in 2011 with funding from India-based Nexus Venture Partners and US-based Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Hyderabad is something to cheer about with the survey outcome. The duo who topped the list are from the city of pearls!
