Gul Panag: exploring all fields from Miss India crown to Bollywood to Indian Politics

Imagine a country where the government is lead by the actresses and the ladies from beauty pageants. It seems to be hypothetical but in the present situation it is becoming true. Recently, former Miss India Gul Panag took the Indian politics on storm when she declared her candidature in the Lok Sabha Elections from Chandigarh constituency.

Describing herself as an activist, actor, aviator, animal lover, adrenalin junkie, adventurer, avid traveler, automobile & fitness enthusiast, biker, entrepreneur, student, writer, she truly signifies the image of modern age girl breaking the zeitgeist of aged ruling politicians. She recently joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is lead by Arvind Kejriwal and contesting from Chandigarh against Kirron Kher of BJP. With this bold decision Gul Panag has really changed the perspective of people towards politics. Her tom-boy and biker girl image blended-up with her charm of Miss India and now her steps towards changing the way Indian politics has been from ages presents how dynamic personality she is equipped with.

She started her journey when she won Miss India pageant in 1999 and in the year 2003, she began her career in the Bollywood. Later she also tried her hand in Punjabi movies and she also appeared in various advertisements on television and print media. She did her Bachelors in Mathematics from Punjabi University, Patiala, and Masters in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has a special interest in sports and public speaking. She won many state and national level competitions which also includes two gold medals at the Annual National Inter University Debate competition. She is also known for her protest against eve teasing when she was teased in Delhi Half Marathon in 2010. She showed her protest openly in media and led to a mass protest against the cause. Many people supported her noble cause especially ladies who faced such similar situations and she also remarked that Delhi is unsafe for women and the attitude of men needs a change. Gul Panag also runs a NGO that works towards education, gender equality and disaster management. She also actively participated in the India Against Corruption Movement. She is also known widely because of her active presence on social networking site Twitter where she has more than 78 thousand tweets and has got 8.1 lac followers.