Published 21 days ago

The bodybuilders defying feminine norms in South India

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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In idyllic settings around India’s coastal southwestern state of Kerala, photographer Keerthana Kunnath has been capturing images of muscular women flexing their heroic forms. Amid foaming waves, palm fronds or rocky outcrops the women curl biceps, tense quads or exaggerate shoulders, exchanging gym clothes for a gauzy olive dress or feminine checkered bikini top and skirt. But in Kerala, where the London-based pho…

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