Actress Dia Mirza loves to explore the world. He started travelling alone at the age of 18, has observed a change in the patriarchal mindset regarding solo women travellers, and she considers it empowering. She took her first flight and went to Thailand along with one of her female friends after winning the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2000.
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Talking about her women empowerment and travelling Dia said, "A girl does not have to seek permission from a man, or from the society to go out there to explore the world, she just needs her own permission. I think that is empowering.
She further added, "A girl cannot be on her own, comes from a patriarchal mindset. It comes from the mindset that a woman must be protected, they are weak when a girl travels solo, and I mean travelling anywhere going on a vacation, going to work or to study abroad or anything that they do."
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Talking about her travelling, The "Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein" actress said, "Even before that, I used to travel by bus when I was 16. I used to do modelling, travelled from Hyderabad to Bengaluru. I remember my parents used to drop me at the bus depot and told the fellow passenger just to keep an eye on me. I used to reach my destination and call them to say that I am safe."
famed actress recently supported the campaign 'She Travels She Hosts' by Airbnb, a company that encourages sustainable travelling and homestay worldwide in 191 countries.