'In praise of beauty' - K J S Chatrath

It is universally agreed that of all the creations by God/Nature, woman is the most beautiful. But what is beauty? Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder- said someone. No, no, it was not Shakespeare. This statement “Beauty Lies In The Eyes Of The Beholder” is said to be  paraphrase of a statement by Greek philosopher Plato and was reportedly first expressed by an Irish novelist in the 19th century.

Be as it may, beauty is not the preserve of any country or race. There are beautiful ladies around the world. Internet lets us looks at some such beauties.   Since 2013, Mihaela Norac, a Romanian photographer has traveled the world taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity of beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs celebrating women from all corners of the world, revealing that beauty is everywhere, and that it comes in many different sizes and colors. ‘30 beautiful women from around the world’ is a collection of such photos by Mihaela Noroc. I am sharing at random 8 of the 30 photographs appearing in this photo article. (https://www.tips-and-tricks.co/various/30-beautiful-women-from-around-the-world/31/).

From my own side I have added four photographs of beautiful ladies- two from India and two from Pakistan.

Would you like to add photos to this list?

                                                                             Greece

                                                                               Russia


                                                                              Ethiopia

                                                                              Romania

                                                                           Tibetan Plateau

                                                                             Afghanistan

                                                                                Nepal

                                                                        Azerbaijan


                                          Smita Patil, India. (Photo sourced from the internet)


Madhubala, India.(Photo sourced from the internet)


                                            Sehr Afzal, Pakistan (Photo sourced from the internet)

    Ayeza Khan, Pakistan (Photo sourced from the internet)


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