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Watch: saree-clad elderly women impress with their diving skills

Watch: women in saree somersault into river; video from Tamil Nadu goes viral

The viral video from Tamil Nadu shows a group of saree-clad women jumping into the Tamirabarni river in turns

A video of elderly women taking a plunge into the river has left netizens awestruck.
The viral video from Tamil Nadu shows a group of saree-clad women jumping into the Tamirabarni river in turns.&nbsp;
What's most impressive about the video is the prowess and perfection these women display while taking a dive.
IAS officer Supriya Sahu who shared the viral video said she was "absolutely inspired" to see these women so adept at swimming.
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For months now, the world has been grooving to the Ali Sethi and Shae Gill smash hit Pasoori, the lyrics of which speak of breaking barriers that divide the world. The opening shot of Pasoori is that of a woman clad in a saree dancing to lilting music, drawing the audience in. But the story of that woman and her fight for her right to wear a saree is a story for history books. In this episode of The Footnote, we speak to Sheema Kermani, a dancer, activist and storyteller, who through her art resisted the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq. 
Nishtha Shanti: Can you tell us a little bit about the history of your association with the saree? What was it like when Zia Ul Haq banned them in Pakistan?
Sheema Kermani: One point when I was moving on for further studies and I was still studying, but I had started teaching also. So, when I would go to teach in this college and everyone would say, "Well, we can't make you out from one of the students. So, I from that time I started wearing a saree, I thought it'll make me look older. So, since the age of almost 18, I have been only wearing sarees, all my aunts, my khalaas, my mother's sisters, they always only wore sarees. My mother has only wore a saree all her life, until the time she passed away. She never wore anything else. It was later, I would say that in the late 1970s, but actually when General Zia Ul Haq came into power, then things changed. Before that if you see photographs or films or the heroines of Pakistani cinema were wearing saris. In advertisements, you know, everywhere women were wearing saris. It was like part of the whole social, cultural set up. Zia Ul Haq, when he wanted to Islamize us and Arabise us, came out with these statements that Sari is not a Muslim dress and Muslim women must not wear it. So, he started this differentiation between what is a Muslim women's dress and what is not. But Zia Ul Haq decided to move away and move Pakistan away from what he considered Hindu culture, which was like the pluralistic culture of the subcontinent. And he wanted to just introduce the so so-called Islamic dress. So actually the military, he said to his generals and his officers that I don't want to see your wives saris and of course, sleeveless blouses, no one should wear sleeveless blouses that there was such a resistance against that that I mean, a lot of my family members were in the Army and their wives like my aunts they told their husbands that, you know, we're not going to go to your official functions if we have to dress in another way. And they just refused to change.
But of course, change did take place like the government controlled the controlled media, the television, Sari went out, the Bindiya went out and in fact, the head started being covered because that's what Zia Ul Haq wanted to impose a Chadar on to us. And of course, even there, there was resistance. There were anchors who said we will not cover our heads and they left their jobs because of because of that. So, the Sari has become actually a symbol of resistance due to the imposition of Islamist ideas or Islamist values or Islamist culture in Pakistan. And I as far as I'm concerned, I feel that this is the dress and that which belongs to me. This is a dress which I feel I look best in. I find it one of the most beautiful forms of dress for women. And I see no reason why I would stop wearing it or give it up.
NS:  Do you think art and politics can be separated? Does an artist have the responsibility of being political? 
SM: Because I am a political person, because I'm a socially conscious person, because I have an ideology and world view, because I consider myself a Marxist, because I believe in justice and equality for all. So, I believe that has to be a link between my work, my art and my politics. I see that. I feel that it has to be integrated, otherwise it is meaningless. By politics, what I mean and what we mean is, is everything is the way where men and women live with each other, the kind of exchange people have, the kind of relationships people have, the kind of values we hold. It means also how when a woman walks on the road, how the men look at her, what is the status of women in this society? Because I'm conscious of all of these things. When I produce a work of art or when I perform or when I sing or when I dance, my sensibilities are coloured by all these lenses. When we do a play in the community or when I'm dancing, what am I saying to my audience? I'm saying that there are possibilities of a better world and let's search for that better world. Let's look towards that better world, let us try to create that better world. So, yes, art and politics for me has to be to me - it's one, it's together. They're not to be separated. 
NS: How has dance proven to be empowering for the women that you teach? SM: Most of the girls who come to learn dance, you know, we have this whole concept about girls' bodies and that they should not be seen. Girls should not stand in such a way that their breasts are noticeable. And I think the whole feminist movement builds on this fact that women do not have confidence in their bodies. I get my girls to stand straight, strengthen their spine, push their shoulders back, not be hunched, be confident. Have confidence in their bodies feel that there is nothing to be ashamed of in our bodies. So, I think the politics of feminism are very intertwined with dance, because it is through dance that you make your body strong. It is through dance that can make your emotional being strong.
NS: Can you tell us an activist what gives you hope in times of uncertainty?
SM: The way the young people react when we go and perform in low-income areas and the kind of energy that we get from these young people, the feeling of their desire to change their environment, to change their conditions, change everything around them, and to find make a better life for them, especially girls. I mean, I feel that in Pakistan, girls, women, one can see, one can sense that they have just about had enough and they are ready for that change. They're ready to do kind of break all these discriminations, these taboos that they are being forced to live under. They are ready for a new set of values, a new way of life, where they can exist with equality and understand their freedoms and feel their freedoms and express their freedoms. And I think it is women in this country, as far as Pakistan is concerned, I feel it is women of Pakistan who have always resisted various forms of oppression. 

How 'Pasoori' dancer Sheema Kermani used the Sari as a symbol of resistance | The Footnote 

For months now, the world has been grooving to the Ali Sethi and Shae Gill smash hit Pasoori, the lyrics of which speak of breaking barriers that divide the world. The opening shot of Pasoori is that of a woman clad in a saree dancing to lilting music, drawing the audience in. But the story of that woman and her fight for her right to wear a saree is a story for history books. In this episode of The Footnote, we speak to Sheema Kermani, a dancer, activist and storyteller, who through her art resisted the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq. 


Nishtha Shanti: Can you tell us a little bit about the history of your association with the saree? What was it like when Zia Ul Haq banned them in Pakistan?

Sheema Kermani: One point when I was moving on for further studies and I was still studying, but I had started teaching also. So, when I would go to teach in this college and everyone would say, "Well, we can't make you out from one of the students. So, I from that time I started wearing a saree, I thought it'll make me look older. So, since the age of almost 18, I have been only wearing sarees, all my aunts, my khalaas, my mother's sisters, they always only wore sarees. My mother has only wore a saree all her life, until the time she passed away. She never wore anything else. It was later, I would say that in the late 1970s, but actually when General Zia Ul Haq came into power, then things changed. Before that if you see photographs or films or the heroines of Pakistani cinema were wearing saris. In advertisements, you know, everywhere women were wearing saris. It was like part of the whole social, cultural set up. Zia Ul Haq, when he wanted to Islamize us and Arabise us, came out with these statements that Sari is not a Muslim dress and Muslim women must not wear it. So, he started this differentiation between what is a Muslim women's dress and what is not. But Zia Ul Haq decided to move away and move Pakistan away from what he considered Hindu culture, which was like the pluralistic culture of the subcontinent. And he wanted to just introduce the so so-called Islamic dress. So actually the military, he said to his generals and his officers that I don't want to see your wives saris and of course, sleeveless blouses, no one should wear sleeveless blouses that there was such a resistance against that that I mean, a lot of my family members were in the Army and their wives like my aunts they told their husbands that, you know, we're not going to go to your official functions if we have to dress in another way. And they just refused to change.

But of course, change did take place like the government controlled the controlled media, the television, Sari went out, the Bindiya went out and in fact, the head started being covered because that's what Zia Ul Haq wanted to impose a Chadar on to us. And of course, even there, there was resistance. There were anchors who said we will not cover our heads and they left their jobs because of because of that. So, the Sari has become actually a symbol of resistance due to the imposition of Islamist ideas or Islamist values or Islamist culture in Pakistan. And I as far as I'm concerned, I feel that this is the dress and that which belongs to me. This is a dress which I feel I look best in. I find it one of the most beautiful forms of dress for women. And I see no reason why I would stop wearing it or give it up.

NS:  Do you think art and politics can be separated? Does an artist have the responsibility of being political? 

SM: Because I am a political person, because I'm a socially conscious person, because I have an ideology and world view, because I consider myself a Marxist, because I believe in justice and equality for all. So, I believe that has to be a link between my work, my art and my politics. I see that. I feel that it has to be integrated, otherwise it is meaningless. By politics, what I mean and what we mean is, is everything is the way where men and women live with each other, the kind of exchange people have, the kind of relationships people have, the kind of values we hold. It means also how when a woman walks on the road, how the men look at her, what is the status of women in this society? Because I'm conscious of all of these things. When I produce a work of art or when I perform or when I sing or when I dance, my sensibilities are coloured by all these lenses. When we do a play in the community or when I'm dancing, what am I saying to my audience? I'm saying that there are possibilities of a better world and let's search for that better world. Let's look towards that better world, let us try to create that better world. So, yes, art and politics for me has to be to me - it's one, it's together. They're not to be separated. 


NS: How has dance proven to be empowering for the women that you teach? 

SM: Most of the girls who come to learn dance, you know, we have this whole concept about girls' bodies and that they should not be seen. Girls should not stand in such a way that their breasts are noticeable. And I think the whole feminist movement builds on this fact that women do not have confidence in their bodies. I get my girls to stand straight, strengthen their spine, push their shoulders back, not be hunched, be confident. Have confidence in their bodies feel that there is nothing to be ashamed of in our bodies. So, I think the politics of feminism are very intertwined with dance, because it is through dance that you make your body strong. It is through dance that can make your emotional being strong.

NS: Can you tell us an activist what gives you hope in times of uncertainty?

SM: The way the young people react when we go and perform in low-income areas and the kind of energy that we get from these young people, the feeling of their desire to change their environment, to change their conditions, change everything around them, and to find make a better life for them, especially girls. I mean, I feel that in Pakistan, girls, women, one can see, one can sense that they have just about had enough and they are ready for that change. They're ready to do kind of break all these discriminations, these taboos that they are being forced to live under. They are ready for a new set of values, a new way of life, where they can exist with equality and understand their freedoms and feel their freedoms and express their freedoms. And I think it is women in this country, as far as Pakistan is concerned, I feel it is women of Pakistan who have always resisted various forms of oppression. 

In this episode of The Footnote, we speak to Sheema Kermani, a dancer and activist who challenged military dictator Zia ul Haq through the use of her sari.&nbsp;

For months now, the world has been grooving to the Ali Sethi and Shae Gill smash hit Pasoori, the lyrics of which speak of breaking barriers that divide the world. The opening shot of Pasoori is that of a woman clad in a saree dancing to lilting music, drawing the audience in. But the story of that woman and her fight for her right to wear a saree is a story for history books. In this episode of The Footnote, we speak to Sheema Kermani, a dancer, activist and storyteller, who through her art resisted the military dictatorship of General Zia ul Haq in Pakistan. Exerpts:-
 Nishtha Shanti: Would you tell us a little bit about the history of your association with the saree?
Sheema Kermani: One point when I was moving on for further studies, and I was still studying, but I had started teaching also. So, when I would go to teach in this college and everyone would say, "Well, we can't make you out from one of the students. So, from that time I started wearing a saree, I thought it'll make me look older. Since the age of almost 18, I have been only wearing sarees, all my aunts, my khalaas, my mother's sisters, they always only wore sarees. My mother has only wore a saree all her life, until the time she passed away. She never wore anything else. NS: Not many are aware that you took military dictator Zia Ul Haq head on after he banned saree in Pakistan. SM: It was later, I would say that in the late 1970s, but actually when General Zia Ul Haq came into power, then things changed. Before that if you see photographs or films or the heroines of Pakistani cinema were wearing saris. In advertisements, you know, everywhere women were wearing saris. It was like part of the whole social, cultural set up. Zia Ul Haq, when he wanted to Islamize us and Arabise us, came out with these statements that Sari is not a Muslim dress and Muslim women must not wear it. So, he started this differentiation between what is a Muslim women's dress and what is not. But Zia Ul Haq decided to move away and move Pakistan away from what he considered Hindu culture, which was like the pluralistic culture of the subcontinent. And he wanted to just introduce the so so-called Islamic dress. So actually the military, he said to his generals and his officers that I don't want to see your wives saris and of course, sleeveless blouses, no one should wear sleeveless blouses that there was such a resistance against that that I mean, a lot of my family members were in the Army and their wives like my aunts they told their husbands that, you know, we're not going to go to your official functions if we have to dress in another way. And they just refused to change.
NS: How did the mass media react to Zia's ban?&nbsp; SM: Of course, change did take place like the government controlled media, the television, Sari went out, the Bindiya went out and in fact, the head started being covered because Zia Ul Haq wanted to impose a Chadar on to us. And of course, even there, there was resistance. There were anchors who said we will not cover our heads and they left their jobs because of because of that. So, the Sari has become actually a symbol of resistance due to the imposition of Islamist ideas or Islamist values or Islamist culture in Pakistan. And I as far as I'm concerned, I feel that this is the dress and that which belongs to me. This is a dress which I feel I look best in. I find it one of the most beautiful forms of dress for women. And I see no reason why I would stop wearing it or give it up. Also watch- <a href="https://www.editorji.com/entertainment-news/how-pasoori-dancer-defied-pakistan-dictator-zia-s-dance-ban-sheema-kermani-s-story-1652635464815">How 'Pasoori' dancer defied Pakistan dictator Zia's dance ban: Sheema Kermani's story</a>
NS: &nbsp;Do you think art and politics can be separated? Does an artist have the responsibility of being political?&nbsp;
SM: Because I am a political person, because I'm a socially conscious person, because I have an ideology and world view, because I consider myself a Marxist, because I believe in justice and equality for all. So, I believe that has to be a link between my work, my art and my politics. I see that. I feel that it has to be integrated, otherwise it is meaningless. By politics, what I mean and what we mean is, is everything is the way where men and women live with each other, the kind of exchange people have, the kind of relationships people have, the kind of values we hold. It means also how when a woman walks on the road, how the men look at her, what is the status of women in this society? Because I'm conscious of all of these things. When I produce a work of art or when I perform or when I sing or when I dance, my sensibilities are coloured by all these lenses. When we do a play in the community or when I'm dancing, what am I saying to my audience? I'm saying that there are possibilities of a better world and let's search for that better world. Let's look towards that better world, let us try to create that better world. So, yes, art and politics for me has to be to me - it's one, it's together. They're not to be separated.&nbsp; NS: How has dance proven to be empowering for the women that you teach?&nbsp; SM: Most of the girls who come to learn dance, you know, we have this whole concept about girls' bodies and that they should not be seen. Girls should not stand in such a way that their breasts are noticeable. And I think the whole feminist movement builds on this fact that women do not have confidence in their bodies. I get my girls to stand straight, strengthen their spine, push their shoulders back, not be hunched, be confident. Have confidence in their bodies feel that there is nothing to be ashamed of in our bodies. So, I think the politics of feminism are very intertwined with dance, because it is through dance that you make your body strong. It is through dance that can make your emotional being strong. Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNeM9OfOJM&amp;t=1s">- Pasoori ( Cover Version ) - Dana Razik ft. Durra Razik and Thooba Razik</a> NS: Can you tell us an activist what gives you hope in times of uncertainty?
SM: The way the young people react when we go and perform in low-income areas and the kind of energy that we get from these young people, the feeling of their desire to change their environment, to change their conditions, change everything around them, and to find make a better life for them, especially girls. I mean, I feel that in Pakistan, girls, women, one can see, one can sense that they have just about had enough and they are ready for that change. They're ready to do kind of break all these discriminations, these taboos that they are being forced to live under. They are ready for a new set of values, a new way of life, where they can exist with equality and understand their freedoms and feel their freedoms and express their freedoms. And I think it is women in this country, as far as Pakistan is concerned, I feel it is women of Pakistan who have always resisted various forms of oppression.&nbsp; Also watch- <a href="https://www.editorji.com/editorji-specials/the-footnote-revisiting-india-s-first-pride-parade-with-pawan-dhall-1656689032958">Revisiting India's first Pride Parade with Pawan Dhall | The Footnote</a>

From the Marrakech Film Festival in 2012 to the pre-Oscars in 2022, here are all the events at which Priyanka Chopra opted for a saree. 

Global icon Priyanka Chopra puts wears a saree to host pre-Oscar event 

From the Marrakech Film Festival in 2012 to the pre-Oscars in 2022, here are all the events at which Priyanka Chopra opted for a saree.&nbsp;
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Priyanka Chopra is a global icon. After making a mark in Bollywood, she has managed to woo the Hollywood audiences with her sheer dedication, hard work and stellar performances. She is an actress who has never shied away from talking about her roots and humble beginnings. She has always been pretty vocal about her love for her culture and background.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/horoscope/4-zodiac-signs-who-are-free-spirited-and-optimistic-1648115291596">4 Zodiac signs who are free-spirited and optimistic</a>
Recently, she hosted the&nbsp;pre-Oscar event, wherein she had donned a gorgeous black saree for the occasion. She also wore this traditional Indian attire at many international events. Back in 2012, Priyanka wore a Ritu Kumar saree at&nbsp;the closing ceremony of the &lsquo;2012 Marrakech Film Festival&rsquo;. And more recently,&nbsp;she had&nbsp;worn an ivory-coloured saree at the &lsquo;2019 Marrakech International Film Festival&rsquo;. She even donned a powder pink saree on the occasion of the wedding of Joe Jonas- her brother-in-law.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/health/world-tuberculosis-day-2022-invest-to-end-tb-save-lives-1648011017510">World Tuberculosis Day 2022: 'Invest to end TB. Save lives'</a>

If there is one attire that you can never go wrong with, it has to be a saree. A saree is not only flattering for every body type but also helps you feel connected to your roots. Recently, Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon was seen donning this traditional attire. She wore an orange and white tropical print saree in one look, and a lime and blue saree in another.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;International Women&rsquo;s Day Special: THESE women have made heads turn by their remarkable feats
These breathtakingly gorgeous sarees were designed by Anita Dongre. These sarees gave flora and fauna vibes and had subtle embroidery on vegan fabrics. She paired these sarees with silver kolhapuris by Fizzy Goblet to complete her desi look. The actress was styled by Sukriti Grover.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;International Women&rsquo;s Day Special: Know the ideal nutrition and diet for women

  Kriti Sanon seen in gorgeous tropical print sarees by Anita Dongre

Want some inspiration for your next traditional look? Then have a look at these Anita Dongre sarees, as seen on Kriti Sanon. 

Want some inspiration for your next traditional look? Then have a look at these Anita Dongre sarees, as seen on Kriti Sanon.&nbsp;

If there is one attire that you can never go wrong with, it has to be a saree. A saree is not only flattering for every body type but also helps you feel connected to your roots. Recently, Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon was seen donning this traditional attire. She wore an orange and white tropical print saree in one look, and a lime and blue saree in another.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/international-women-s-day-special-these-women-have-made-heads-turn-by-their-remarkable-feats-1646755934288">International Women&rsquo;s Day Special: THESE women have made heads turn by their remarkable feats</a>
These breathtakingly gorgeous sarees were designed by Anita Dongre. These sarees gave flora and fauna vibes and had subtle embroidery on vegan fabrics. She paired these sarees with silver kolhapuris by Fizzy Goblet to complete her desi look. The actress was styled by Sukriti Grover.&nbsp;
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/health/international-women-s-day-special-know-the-ideal-nutrition-and-diet-for-women-1646724702816">International Women&rsquo;s Day Special: Know the ideal nutrition and diet for women</a>

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