Betul (MP): They might never have heard about the game but the magic of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza's nose ring has enraptured the damsels of this tribal-dominated district.
At weekly markets in faraway townships and rural regions, tribal girls are drawn to the Sania posters displayed by the shopowners and are asking for similar nose rings.
The Sania nose-rings are in great demand in the weekly market at Bhimpura block's Damjipura and dozens of villages including Chillaur and Mohra, shopkeepers say.
''Nowadays nobody sports traditional large rings and all my friends are also wearing smaller variety, just like the heroine in the poster, says young Jayawanti from Chillaur.
According to small-time cosmetics dealer Ramdeen, the tribals are fast catching up in the fashion race. ''While young men purchase goggles, the fairer sex eyes lipstick, bindis, hair clips and the small nose rings,'' he added.
However, the older generation is not amused. Sixty-year-old Ramrati said that sporting a large nose ring is a tribal tradition that should be followed.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
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