# @simishah___ on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZuovOYFhwZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66879933-simishah-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-18T13:20:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Simi Shah (@simishah___) — https://gondola.cc/simishah___

## Caption

In this episode, I ask sakshisindwani — one of India’s most prominent curve models, content creators, and body-positivity advocates a simple question:

How do you measure success for yourself?

If you’ve followed southasiantrailblazers at all over the past 9 Seasons, you know it’s one I love to ask. But Sakshi’s answer is one I’ll be putting to work myself:

“How people meet me.”

Sakshi Sindwani is the FIRST curve model to appear in a manishmalhotra05 bridal couture campaign; the FIRST Indian creator invited to the grammys.

She broke ground as a curve model on the runway at #DubaiFashionWeek and #CannesFilmFestival. She’s walked for Gaurav Gupta and Papa Don’t Preach; she’s partnered with L’Oréal, Johnnie Walker, and Swarovski.

But in response to this question, she relays the story of a mother-daughter duo she encountered — and their poignant reaction upon meeting her. (the details are in the episode).

“It’s not a measure of success. It’s a measure of impact.”

I am ever a skeptic of vanity metrics, but I recognize that for creators, numbers like followership aren’t really a vanity metric — it’s a KPI you live and do business by.

And that’s why I admired Sakshi’s answer even more. She could’ve cited a number, a milestone, or even moments of self-efficacy.

But instead, she measured her success with something simple, but tactile, exogenous to her, but endogenous to what she stands for:

How people meet you is an honest reflection of what you and your platform signify to them.

The answer is an honest capture of how Sakshi has built an audience of 700,000 women in India’s competitive creator market brick-by-brick — with zero eye toward virality, nor any desire to sensationalize inclusivity in stalwart Indian fashion.

She’s just here to change the conversation, and she’s not afraid to admit that the greats of the industry have a ways to go.

If you’ve struggled with body image, with the parts of our culture that are beautiful but can oft rear an ugly head, with how to cut through millions of noisy opinions, hit play on this one ASAP 💎

Thank you Sakshi, this one was really beautiful - in the room & on the page 💙 📍 harvardindiaconf

📸 varun_mummadi

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dubaifashionweek, cannesfilmfestival

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