Ex-beauty Queen Ishika Taneja takes dip at Triveni Sangam
Ex-beauty Queen Ishika Taneja takes dip at Triveni Sangam
Ex-Beauty Queen Ishika Taneja Ishika took a dip in the holy waters at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj after her Guru Diksha ceremony in Jabalpur. She was dressed as ‘Sadhvi’.
Acknowledged for her role in the 2017 film ‘Indu Sarkar’, former Ishika also gave up her acting career in a bid to follow Sanatan Dharma.
She won the title of Miss World Tourism in 2018 and headlined with her bold statements on women’s roles in society after taking a spiritual turn.
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Jabalpur. She has also received spiritual initiation from Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati Ji Maharaj.
Speaking about her newfound path, she said she is a proud Sanatani and connected with the spirit of service. There are divine powers in Maha Kumbh. The biggest achievement of her life is that she has received Guru Diksha from Shankaracharya ji. Having a Guru has given her direction in life. She even described her journey from showbiz to spirituality as ‘floating’, adding that she has finally ‘returned home’ after years of working in films and music videos.
About her views on the true purpose of womanhood, she said, “Women have not been made to dance wearing tiny clothes. They are made to serve Sanatan.”
Ishika noted that she has no plans to return to her previous lifestyle. However, she added that she is open to producing films in the future.
Ishika’s showbiz career
In 2016, then-President Pranab Mukherjee honoured Ishika with the Rashtrapati Award in the 100 Women Achievers of India category.
She featured in the web series Hadh, produced and written by Vikram Bhatt and holds a Guinness World Record for completing 60 full airbrush makeups in just 60 minutes on 60 models.
News Edit KV Raman
