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V.Balasubramani
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Here is a job which requires one to simply sit idle for hours together… a difficult task indeed for the aged….
They are old, wrinkled, and modelling in a Kerala college
They have no other means to earn, and became models. They are loving it.
Lakshmi Amma sits still for hours on a small table in a room, modelling for a group of students who recreate her face on canvas. Along with four other models, Lakshmi Amma keeps up the unique modelling tradition at Thiruvananthapuram Fine Arts College: All of them are aged above 70 and are employed by the college in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Being the only woman among the five models, Lakshmi Amma is the most sought-after and earns between Rs 1500 to Rs 1800 a month.
“What makes me happier is the fact that I am able to spend time with these young people, a welcome escape from my loneliness,” she says. She lives alone in the Pappanamcode area of the city.
Read more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/they-are-old-wrinkled-and-modelling-kerala-college-51975
They are old, wrinkled, and modelling in a Kerala college
They have no other means to earn, and became models. They are loving it.
Lakshmi Amma sits still for hours on a small table in a room, modelling for a group of students who recreate her face on canvas. Along with four other models, Lakshmi Amma keeps up the unique modelling tradition at Thiruvananthapuram Fine Arts College: All of them are aged above 70 and are employed by the college in a mutually beneficial relationship.
Being the only woman among the five models, Lakshmi Amma is the most sought-after and earns between Rs 1500 to Rs 1800 a month.
“What makes me happier is the fact that I am able to spend time with these young people, a welcome escape from my loneliness,” she says. She lives alone in the Pappanamcode area of the city.
Read more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/they-are-old-wrinkled-and-modelling-kerala-college-51975
