AMRUTA FADNAVIS: FASHIONISTA WITH TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES

Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta, are the perfect embodiment of the millennium couple in modern India. Both professionals have carved out a successful professional and public profile for themselves but, it was no mean feat achievement for the latter. Amruta Fadnavis’ professional pursuits could easily have been smothered by the high profile of her husband Devendra, the erstwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister and the associated preeminence of his stature in society

However, Amruta Fadnavis has held her handling motherhood, a singing career, social work, being a banker and coping ably even when she was drawn into the public domain through controversies regarding her husband’s political personality

Self admittedly, the couple always gave each other the requisite space to excel in their respective vocations. While Amruta has been recognized as one of the contemporary singers and style divas in music and modern society, she had retained the distinct traditional culture of a typical Maharashtrian family.

Amruta’s multifaceted personality and her freespirited and candid demeanour would have been difficult to pull off as successfully as she has for lesser mortals. She has multitasked even in the professional sphere of work she has engaged in and is an inspiration for women seeking to be high achievers.

She was candid during a recent television talk show about how she found encouragement and support to pursue her professional interests from her hubby, Devendra, whose preoccupation with full-time politics has meant quality family time came at a premium for the couple.

Amruta projects the perfect image of the millennium woman, who is not intimidated by the bustling dynamics of the ever-changing political ecosystem in Maharashtra. Her headstrong nature was noted, even by Devendra’s political rivals, when she chose to file a defamation suit against now incarcerated MVA minister Nawab Malik over his pejorative public messages against her.

Amruta knows her mind well and is clear about her choice of sporting a modern clothesline. Why she has been sought by many a fashionista designer to flaunt designer brand labels during fashion shows. She does not take the easy path of being the understated or even undermined wife of a high-profile politician. Instead, she stands out as a free-thinking individual who speaks her mind, does not mince her words and will take the fight to anyone who dares to scorn her, as a few seasoned politicians have found out to their own detriment.

Her creativity has also led her to create music albums that are socially relevant and immensely popular, the latest being a music album that features the Big B of Bollywood – Amitabh Bachchan. Amruta’s ability to hold her own as a banker, social worker, playback singer, fashionista, mother as well as the better half of a high-profile politician successfully has seen her emerge as a leading light for the next millennial generation in India.