Press and Media

Press Coverage & Broadcast Appearances

National newspaper profiles, broadcast appearances and festival coverage, the record as reported by others.

The New Indian Express  ·  Hindustan Times  ·  The Asian Age  ·  DNA India  ·  Doordarshan

Broadcast

National television and radio

Appearances on Prasar Bharati platforms — Doordarshan National, Doordarshan Sahyadri and All India Radio.

November 2025

Doordarshan National — IFFI 56

Co-host, opening carnival parade of the 56th International Film Festival of India. Three-hour live national broadcast.

December 2024

Doordarshan Sahyadri

One-hour expert interview on the national channel.

2020

All India Radio 107.1 FM

Twenty-two minute segment on national radio.

Festival

Mumbai International Film Festival

Host at the Mumbai International Film Festival, telecast live.

Archive

Featured coverage

Profiles, interviews and reports in national and regional publications. Each entry links to the original article.

Times of India

Understanding the pageantry revolution

Hindustan Times

It is never too late for a comeback

The Asian Age

Crowning glory

NDTV

TIGP 2025 grand finale

India.com

The Indian woman reshaping how pageant systems work

The Voice of Fashion

Why we hate our bodies

News18 Hindi

TIGP Mrs India contestant prepares for Mrs Universe

DNA India

Voices Unfiltered — how leaders are selected

Lokmat

Structured evaluation for the National Leadership Forum

Free Press Journal

Aditi Parab is the new TIGP Miss India 2025

Financial Express

TIGP season two winners to represent India

Femina

Icons of the South

For journalists

Press kit

Approved biography and factual detail for publication.

Biography

Short, medium and long-form biographies, written for direct publication.

Images

High-resolution photographs cleared for editorial use, with credit requirements.

Fact sheet

Titles, dates, credits and appointments, verified detail for accurate reporting.

Short biography, 50 words

Dr Akshata Prabhu is an international pageant mentor, jury member and curator. Winner of Ms International World 2021, she founded The International Glamour Project, through which she prepares and selects the women who represent India internationally. She co-hosted the opening of the 56th International Film Festival of India.

Medium biography, 100 words

Dr Akshata Prabhu is an international pageant mentor, jury member and curator. A professional model and actor since 2002, she has walked New York Fashion Week for three designers and appeared in film, television and web series across two decades. In August 2021 she was crowned Ms International World in Florida, USA. She founded The International Glamour Project with Swaroop Puranik, running national competitions and preparing India’s international representatives. In November 2025 she co-hosted the opening carnival parade of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Panaji, telecast nationally on Doordarshan.

Media enquiries

For interviews, appearances, jury invitations and press requests, please get in touch.