Darasing Khurana
Darasing Khurana | |
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| Born | Parbhani, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai Symbiosis College of Commerce and Economics, Pune Queen's School, Parbhani |
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| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Mister International India 2017 |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Mister International India 2017 (Winner) |
Darasing Khurana (born 12 January 1992) is an Indian model, radio jockey and male pageant titleholder who won Mister International India 2017, is the Brand Ambassador for DATRI, an India-based blood stem cell donors registry with that he represented India at Mister International 2018 which was held in Yangon, Myanmar.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and background
Darasing Khurana was born on January 12th, 1992 in the town of Parbhani, Maharashtra.[6] His family is Punjabi.[7] He attended Queen's School, Parbhani and Symbiosis College of Commerce and Economics, Pune, before receiving a master’s degree in Business Management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).[8]
Career
He started performing theatre at the age of 4. When he was 14, he entered the Mr Parbhani competition, a local pageant in his hometown.[2] Initially rejected because of his youth, he was permitted to enter due to his mature appearance, and won. He later came to Mumbai, and graduated from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics there.[7]
In 2017, he won the Mr International India title.[6]
He has walked the runway at numerous Indian and International fashion shows, including the Wedding Times Fashion Fiesta 2019[9] Lakme Fashion Week, Bangalore Style Week, the India International Style Week and India Luxury Style Week, as well as other fashion events.
He is usually seen walking the ramp as a show stopper. He closed the very royal and prestigious, first ever show hosted by the royal family of Baroda in Lakshmi Vilas palace.[10]
He also walked as a showstopper along with former miss universe Lara Dutta Bhupathi at the page3 awards.[11]
Khurana is the Brand Ambassador for DATRI, an India-based blood stem cell donors registry.[12] He is also associated with the social cause ‘Daughters are precious’ in Rajasthan.[6]
Darasing is also the goodwill ambassador for Kunwar’s Global School. He also interacts with children suffering from depression and helps them battle and overcome the state.[13]
He is also the founder of Pause.Breathe.Talk Foundation, under this initiative he has made expensive therapy sessions affordable and accessible for people suffering from mental health problems[14] [15]
Awards and recognition
- 2017: Awarded the Most Promising Face of the year at WOW Icon Personality Awards.[16][17]
- 2018: Received the ‘Style Icon of the year 2018’ at Rajasthan Style awards[18]
- 2018: Honored with Wow Starlite Excellence Awards in Pune[19]
- 2019: The Indian Achiever’s Awards 2019 in association with Dada Saheb Falke film foundation [20]
See also
References
- ^ Safoora (23 April 2018). "Acting fascinates me: Mr India 2017 winner Darasing Khurana". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b Verma, Urvashi (28 August 2017). "जयपुर से मॉडल दारा सिंह ने मिस्टर इंडिया 2017 का खिताब जीता". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Soni, Rahul (1 September 2017). "मिस्टर इंडिया इंटरनेशनल का खिताब जीतने वाले दारा सिंह खुराना ने कभी फेस किया था रिजेक्शन". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Acting fascinates me: Mr India 2017". Business Standard. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Mister International Contestants 2018". Mister International. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Simon (28 August 2017). "Meet Darasing Khurana, the new Rubaru Mr India International 2017". Indian and World Pageant. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b Daman Bhasin (4 October 2017), "Darasing Khurana: Everything will fall in place only after Mr International 2018", The Statesman. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Deshpande, Praveen (26 August 2017). "परभणीचा दारासिंह खुराणा मिस्टर इंडिया इंटरनॅशनलमध्ये, 6 वर्षांच्या मेहनतीला मिळाले यश". Dainik Bhaskar (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ Vajpayee, Soumya (21 May 2019). "Darasing Khurana: My mother was happy to see me dressed as a groom - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Correspondent, Planet Bollywood Special (2019-10-04). "Darasing Khurana closes the couture show for Mehraab, hosted by the Royal family of Baroda". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Lara Dutta walks the ramp with Mr. India International Darasing Khurana". The Statesman. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "Celebrating a transformative experience". The Hindu. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Darasing Khurana Honoured For Social Work". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ "पूर्व मिस्टर इंडिया इंटरनेशनल ने लोगों को डिप्रेशन से बचाने के लिए उठाया ये कदम". Zee News Hindi. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ Correspondent, Our. "Former Mr India International Darasing Khurana launches mental health facility with affordable care". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "WOW Icon' Most Promising Face Icon of the year!". Dailyhunt. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Wanted The World To Know What Indian Culture Is All About: Darasing Khurana". Yahoo.
- ^ "Darasing Khurana wins Style Icon of the year award". Lokmat. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Darasing Khurana Honoured For Social Work". Yahoo! News. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Mr India International Darasing Khurana Gets Honoured For His Major Contribution Towards Social Causes". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.