This Domestic Abuse Survivor From Kashmir Has Won ¡®Mrs India International- 2018'

Thirty-six-year-old Nusrat Parveen decided to beat all odds and turn her pain into motivation. She has become the first Muslim woman from India and first from Kashmir to bag the prestigious title of Mrs India International- 2018, held in Malaysia.

¡°My pain was so deep and cruel. I faced that all alone, hence, managed to come out of the ordeal. I decided to leave all my agonies behind to do something for myself¡±, Nusrat Parveen told Kashmir Patriot.

Nusrat hails from Yaripora Khanpora village of Kulgam district in South Kashmir.

Kashmir Patriot

Nusrat, a mother of three children told Kashmir Patriot, her failed marriage was a trauma in her life. ¡°But that becomes my motivation too¡±, she added.

¡°I had a love marriage with a man from Maharashtra state, who is an architect. The more successful architecture he became in life, the more distanced he got from me and our children. But as a typical and obeying housewife, I still managed my relationship with him. Because to me whatever I had was my destiny and I was supposed to live with it. This is what we believe and how we live in our society¡±, she said.

However, a few months earlier when she got to know about her husband¡¯s second marriage, she was left shocked and devastated. She decided to not live with the man who cheated on her and left their children as well.

After making to the top ten finalists at the pageant, Nusrat said, ¡°I told them (judges), I am a housewife, mother of three children, who is confined to four walls for her house, looking after her children and household chores. Today I am at a stage for the first time¡±.

She also requested the judges to speak in Hindi because she is not confident of speaking in Hindi.

She said that perhaps her simple approach towards life impressed the judges.