Prasad To Advocate Against Gender Inequality

Back to Ba carnival contest­ant Avantika Anjali Prasad said she will be advocating against gender inequality. She will be doing this in the days leading up to the carnival’s crowning cer­emony on Saturday.

The carnival is the first to be held in Ba following the COVID-19 pan­demic and is an initiative by the Ba Vision Centre with Shop N Save Su­permarket and Apso Coatings be­ing the official sponsors.

The event is being held at the Ba Market grounds and was opened on August 13 with the crowning set to take place this Saturday.

“I’ll be advocating against gen­der inequality because I have wit­nessed it and also in the carnival, there is no king at the moment,” she said.

The 18-year-old confirmed she was entering as an independent contest­ant with no sponsorship and that she is one of the six contestants vy­ing for the crown.

“I got to know about the carnival because my friend just called and she asked me if I wanted to be a queen contestant in the carnival so I said yes. I want to make my par­ents feel proud and I wanted to get the experience of being a queen.”

The first-year University of the South Pacific student said she is studying a Bachelor of Arts in In­formation Systems and Economics at the Lautoka campus.

She resides at Vunisamaloa, Ba with her parents and two younger brothers who have been supportive of her as a contestant.

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