VADODARA: Leaving the world of glitz and stardust, Mumbai model Aeshra Patel, hit the dusty roads of her Kavitha village on Sunday, to vote for change and also seek people’s mandate as the future sarpanch of the village.
Aeshra had lived in the Kavitha village of Sankheda taluka of Chhota Udepur district till 2016-17. She then moved to Vadodara to study physiotherapy from where a career in modelling took her to Mumbai.
Aeshra’s father Narhari Patel was a sarpanch of the village for two terms. But nobody would guessed then that she would be walking in his footsteps one day. She said that she used to visit the village from time to time and help people in whatever way she could during her visits.
The model who has appeared in advertisements of several leading brands said that during her long stay in the village during the lockdown, she understood the problems in detail. “People need better healthcare, roads, education and employment. There is corruption that does not allow aid to reach the poor,” she said.
Aeshra has decided that she will not take up new modelling projects for now. “My village will be the first priority, but to earn a living, I will continue doing important work that comes my way,” she said.
Aeshra had lived in the Kavitha village of Sankheda taluka of Chhota Udepur district till 2016-17. She then moved to Vadodara to study physiotherapy from where a career in modelling took her to Mumbai.
Aeshra’s father Narhari Patel was a sarpanch of the village for two terms. But nobody would guessed then that she would be walking in his footsteps one day. She said that she used to visit the village from time to time and help people in whatever way she could during her visits.
The model who has appeared in advertisements of several leading brands said that during her long stay in the village during the lockdown, she understood the problems in detail. “People need better healthcare, roads, education and employment. There is corruption that does not allow aid to reach the poor,” she said.
Aeshra has decided that she will not take up new modelling projects for now. “My village will be the first priority, but to earn a living, I will continue doing important work that comes my way,” she said.
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