<p>For the hundreds of widows residing in Vrindavan, the land of Lord Krishna, the International Women’s Day (March 8) used to be just like any other day in their lives - dull and drab and devoid of any excitement. This year, however, it turned out to be very different.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A top US fashion designer on Friday launched a skill training programme for the widows at Vrindavan to enable them to design clothes for the US and Australia fashion world . The widows of <br /><br />Vrindavan would be designing and putting together outfits for ‘high-end’ class people in USA and other parts of the world.<br /><br />The programme had been launched following the initiative taken by the NGO, Sulabh International, which is providing the widows financial and other support to enable them to live a dignified life.<br /><br />As part of this initiative, New York-based fashion designer, Kopal, formally launched the training for widows at Meera Sahabhagini Ashram in Vrindavan on Friday.<br /><br />“It will provide the hitherto ignored widows an opportunity to learn a new skill to serve the world of fashion and glamour,’’ said Sulabh founder director Bindeshwar Pathak.“The widows will prepare outfits – mostly Western wear – as per designs developed by this fashion designer,” Pathak said.<br /><br />“I had an idea about the plight of thousands of widows living in Vrindavan, so I instantly accepted the request from Sulabh to do something for them,’’ Kopal said.<br /><br />She said that she had spent several days with a group of widows from Vrindavan. “They will prepare ladies wear and fashion accessories as per my design which will be marketed throughout world under my label,” Kopal added.<br /><br />Eighty-year-old Manu Ghosh, a widow, looked confident to create Western outfits for women for summer on the tips provided by the US-based fashion designer. “It's a new experience for us, but it’ll give us immense satisfaction to design such a dress to be worn by a Western lady,” she said with a twinkle in her eyes.<br /><br />Kopal, a product of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) started her professional career at Bottega Veneta. She has worked for labels like Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole and Converse.</p>
<p>For the hundreds of widows residing in Vrindavan, the land of Lord Krishna, the International Women’s Day (March 8) used to be just like any other day in their lives - dull and drab and devoid of any excitement. This year, however, it turned out to be very different.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A top US fashion designer on Friday launched a skill training programme for the widows at Vrindavan to enable them to design clothes for the US and Australia fashion world . The widows of <br /><br />Vrindavan would be designing and putting together outfits for ‘high-end’ class people in USA and other parts of the world.<br /><br />The programme had been launched following the initiative taken by the NGO, Sulabh International, which is providing the widows financial and other support to enable them to live a dignified life.<br /><br />As part of this initiative, New York-based fashion designer, Kopal, formally launched the training for widows at Meera Sahabhagini Ashram in Vrindavan on Friday.<br /><br />“It will provide the hitherto ignored widows an opportunity to learn a new skill to serve the world of fashion and glamour,’’ said Sulabh founder director Bindeshwar Pathak.“The widows will prepare outfits – mostly Western wear – as per designs developed by this fashion designer,” Pathak said.<br /><br />“I had an idea about the plight of thousands of widows living in Vrindavan, so I instantly accepted the request from Sulabh to do something for them,’’ Kopal said.<br /><br />She said that she had spent several days with a group of widows from Vrindavan. “They will prepare ladies wear and fashion accessories as per my design which will be marketed throughout world under my label,” Kopal added.<br /><br />Eighty-year-old Manu Ghosh, a widow, looked confident to create Western outfits for women for summer on the tips provided by the US-based fashion designer. “It's a new experience for us, but it’ll give us immense satisfaction to design such a dress to be worn by a Western lady,” she said with a twinkle in her eyes.<br /><br />Kopal, a product of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) started her professional career at Bottega Veneta. She has worked for labels like Ralph Lauren, Kenneth Cole and Converse.</p>
