Khaled Hosseini, red lipstick, sojne phul: Bengal woman's village life goes global
India Today
Meet Pujarini Pradhan - a small-town woman from rural Bengal whose quiet, English-spoken glimpses of everyday village life have turned simplicity into a following of over half a million on Instagram.
Not every influencer is shaped by city lights and studio setups. Some grow quietly, surrounded by open fields, simple homes and the rhythm of everyday life. And yet, they manage to reach hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
That is the story of Pujarini Pradhan.
With over 5,70,000 followers on Instagram, Pujarini describes herself as someone who went from being "a little girl, to a woman, to a mother - evolving, glowing, growing." She has built a loyal community not through glamour or complex productions, but through sharing her daily life from East Midnapore in rural Bengal.
Pujarini speaks fluent English with remarkable clarity and composure, not as a performance, but as something completely natural to her. There is no visible effort to impress, no exaggerated tone. She articulates her thoughts clearly, whether she is discussing a recipe, a book she’s reading, or her everyday routine.
Her content is simple, but that simplicity is its charm.
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