Bandana Tewari : Fashion Journalist and Editor
Born in Sikkim (in a quaint village called Gayzing ); raised in a gothic convent in Darjeeling run by Nepalese and Irish nuns; belted out Shakespeare facing the Himalayas, excelled in drama and flunked in math. Learnt very early to bite into lethal chillies with great aplomb; her Nepali blood can take the heat she says. Was fat as a kid but she preferred to be called chubby; hated cute. Hated dolls too. But was into golliwogs. Studied B.A. Literature in LSR followed by M.A in Film Making at Jamia in Delhi. Her final student film was called “A Little Death”. It dealt with the nature of sexuality. It had no dialogues but cut to the Igor Stravinsky’s magnum opus “The Rite of Spring” . Worked at Discovery Channel. At some point discovered Fashion & Surrealism by Richard Martin which gave her a new direction.. Self-funded her first few trips to international fashion weeks in London, Johannesburg, etc. Made copious amounts of notes stand...