Sakshi Sindwani: The Curve Model & Creator Redefining Beauty Standards in Indian Couture

Sakshi Sindwani: The Curve Model & Creator Redefining Beauty Standards in Indian Couture

June 17, 2026 · 26 min · Season 9 · Episode 9

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Sakshi Sindwani discusses her journey as a curve model and body-positivity advocate, highlighting her achievements and the challenges she faced.

Sakshi Sindwani is one of India's most prominent curve models, content creators, and body-positivity advocates who has built a community of 700,000 women. In 2021, she became the first curve model to appear in a Manish Malhotra bridal couture campaign, and in 2026, the first Indian creator to walk the Grammys red carpet. Recorded at the India Conference at Harvard, Simi's conversation traces Sakshi's path from growing up hearing "You're fat, you're never going to be worthy of love" to e...

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