The Untold Story of Nusrat Parveen

She wore the crown, stood on global stages, and then stepped into a life most people never see.

- Mohammad Arfat Wani

On a summer morning in Tral, a small town in South Kashmir where pine trees sway in the warm breeze and the air smells faintly of apple blossoms, Nusrat Parveen prepares breakfast for her family.

The sun rises early, stretching long shadows across the narrow streets, and the hum of morning prayers floats from nearby homes.

There was a time when Nusrat's mornings looked very different.

In 2018, she stood under the bright lights of an international stage in Malaysia, crowned as India’s representative at the Mrs. India International pageant.

Cameras followed her. Crowds clapped. For a brief moment, she belonged to the world of fashion and fame.

But not for long.

Even as the applause echoed, Nusrat was asking herself a question few around her could hear: What is this all for?

That question stayed with her, long after the stage emptied.

Over time, it pulled her away from the life she thought she wanted.

"I realised I wanted something that would last," she says now, sitting in the shade of her garden where rose bushes bloom and the summer air carries the scent of fresh bread from nearby bakeries.

Her voice is soft, but firm. "I didn’t want to live just for the clapping."