Tell us a bit about yourself.
I come from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. It's a small town where people only know about few career options, luckily my parents believed in the beauty of dreams and never doubted my capability to achieve it.Initially, I wanted to be an IFS Officer because girls in small town are given few options to choose from. So, I went to Delhi to pursue my graduation from Delhi University and then later on study for UPSC. The UPSC part never happened, instead my inclination towards travel grew and to fund my travel I started to model with an agency and I found that I really enjoyed being in front of camera. But I have always kept my travel as a priority between travel and modelling because travel was the only reason, I started it at the first place.
Who is your role model and why?
Julia Roberts - I just loved the kind of movie she did, her choice of movies made me her biggest fan! Her all movies reflects the deepest of women feelings that even women don't pay attention to leave about men, but those feelings are important to be taken care of because you have one life and you need to live this life with love and dignity. The subtle way of delivering message about empowering woman in different ways is truly wonderful. I believe every person should watch her movies. Women, to understand their emotions and position in society better and men because they need to know how things are important and should be taken care of and know what a true man is.You must have seen movie "Nayak" (wherein Anil Kapoor becomes a one day CM). If you are made CM for a day. What all would you like to do?
Being a student of Political Science honors I should have answered this better but I hate real world politics so I would never want to put myself in CM's position.
We believe that your stories would inspire your followers to travel like you. If given a chance to take your followers on a trip with you, where would you like to take them?
I would love to take my followers to a place where there is no chaos of modernisation and people live in old ways, where they work hard for their every meal. Some place where there are open fields and some place we can go fishing because when they'll live with those people who word day and night for all of us, only then will they value people from lowest strata in the society who actually deserves respect. It's sad how people from economically backward sections are treated. I would always encourage experiential travel where you connect with the grassroots of the society.
Your Instagram BIO says "I'm a lot more than my instagram.. Not a blogger or influencer, just stories". Would you like to elaborate more on this?
Some people build up a persona for the person on just the basis of what they see on instagram. Travelling has made me meet incredibly beautiful people with such refreshing souls who are way beyond to be defined just through instagrampictures and stories. And I believe it for myself too, just few pictures can\'t define my life or who I am, I am a lot more than just few pictures. Secondly, I do not consider myself to be super equipped with knowledge about a certain place or thing, I can't be a random blogger giving out few facts that even I'm not sure of hence, I just post on my instagram what I am sure I know about a place and how I felt when I was there. For me. information has to be complete or not given at all. So, they are all just beautiful stories in my feed 🙂
You have been into modelling industry. What challenges you faced (if any) and how did you overcome them?>
When I got into modelling, the only problem I faced was that I felt that my body isn't perfect and I started to think low of myself because I was surrounded by skinny models many a times. But modelling only taught me that it's your little good things that make you different from others and one should focus on what they have and enhance them rather than wining about what they don't have.
You seem to have an interest in painting. Also, you graduated recently. How do you manage so many things simultaneously?
I have always loved drawing, painting, sketching. Somehow when you grow up you forget about what you used to love doing in your childhood which one must never stop doing. Painting for me is like meditation, I'm not a great artist but I try my best and it is or me.Juggling between modelling, travelling, college has been challenging definitely but I am young, and I can do a lot of things at this age with this much energy and I don't want my youth to go waste. Hence, I word hard in everything I do. If you have started something, you should give your best or give nothing at all.Anything else that you would like to share with the audience?
I would just want to conclude by saying that do things which fetches your soul, learn everyday,don't waste time, it is indeed precious. But also, don't put too much pressure, hug yourself or tap your shoulder for little achievements and forgive yourself for mistakes and move on to do something incredible. Life is easy, everyone around us complicate, but you have to be wise.
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We are sure after reading your interview with us, many travellers would like to contact you. Do you have any Social Media Handle where other travellers can reach you?
People can reach me on Instagram. Link to Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/kashishkhannn
