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Kathmandu, Situated on the precarious Himalayan seismic zone, <keyword id="12266" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nepal" source="Orion">Nepal</keyword> is a highly <keyword id="19384998" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="earthquake-prone-country" source="Orion">earthquake-prone country</keyword> and its quake-battered western mountainous region is likely to face a threat of a bigger earthquake, a seismologist says. According to the government's post-disaster needs assessment (PDNA) report, Nepal is the 11th most earthquake-prone country in the world. So, when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal's remote western mountainous region late on Friday night, it was not the first one for the day or for this month. The earthquake in western Nepal just before midnight on Friday was the latest in a long list of over 70 quakes in the country in 2023, official data showed. At least 140 people died in the powerful temblor with its epicentre in Jajarkot district, about 500 km northwest of Kathmandu, invoking the painful memories of the devastating 2015 earthquake. "There has been a collision between Indian and Eurasian plates going on underground for a long time which has accumulated tremendous energy," Bharat Koirala, senior seismologist at the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, Nepal, told PTI. Nepal is located at the boundary of these two plates and therefore lies in a highly active seismic region. Therefore, earthquakes are common in Nepal. "Western Nepal is under the threat of bigger earthquakes," Koirala says and adds, "There has not been a big earthquake in Western Nepal for the last 520 years. So a lot of energy has been accumulated and earthquakes are the only medium to release that energy." "From Gorkha (district) in western Nepal to Dehradun of India, lots of energy has been accumulated due to the tectonic movement. Therefore, small or big earthquakes are taking place in these areas to release the energy, which is normal," Koirala said. The youngest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas have risen up as a result of the collision of the Eurasian plate, with Tibet at its southern edge, and the Indian continental plate and over the centuries have continued to evolve tectonically, which the seismologists said, advance two metres closer every century resulting in sudden release of elastic energy stored in the active geological faults inside the earth causing movement in the crust. Data from the Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre shows that since January 1, 2023, till date, there have been a total of 70 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 and above in Nepal. Of these, as many as 13 were between magnitude 5 and 6 while three were above magnitude 6.0. Every day two or more magnitude earthquakes have been happening for centuries to release the energy accumulated through the tectonic plate movement, he adds. Asserting that there is always the risk of occurrence of a bigger earthquake in western Nepal in the future, Koirala says, "There has not been any big or medium-sized earthquake around the Jajarkot area for the past 2-3 decades. But we cannot predict when and how big can happen?" On October 22, a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Dhading district, near Nepal's capital Kathmandu and damaged 20 houses, spreading panic among people. A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake and ten other smaller between 4 to 5 magnitude hit western Nepal's Bajhang district on October 3 but did little damage. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks killed around 9,000 and injured nearly 22,000 people in Nepal in 2015. A total of 3.5 million people were rendered homeless.

Why does western Nepal face threat of a bigger earthquake?

Breaking the barriers of age, these <keyword id="7513004" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-women-mountaineers">Indian women mountaineers</keyword> have embraced a life of adventure, climbing the highest <keyword id="694874" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mountain-peaks">mountain peaks</keyword> across the globe. From bad weather to sustaining on packaged food, these mountaineers made history in India's adventure sports. Here are the women mountaineers from India who scaled highest mountains: <div type="Slideshow" msid="68797251" hostid="261" title="Age is no barrier for these Indian women mountaineers" firstImageMsid="68797253" slideCount="5"></div>

Age is no barrier for these Indian women mountaineers

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The death of the 4 soldiers came as <keyword id="1334" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> and <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> fought in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020.</li><li>China confirmed this for the first time in the <a href="http://english.chinamil.com.cn">PLA Daily</a> for the first time.</li><li>It relates to a shared 2,100 mile-long de facto border called the Line of Actual Control (LAC).</li></ul>China has acknowledged that four of its troops were killed during a mountain border clash with India last summer for the first time.The death of the soldiers, the youngest of whom was 19, came as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ro-khanna-on-joe-biden-foreign-policy-america-post-trump-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">China</a> and India fought in the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-800-million-pounds-of-himalayan-salt-are-mined-yearly-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Himalayan</a> Galwan Valley in June in the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-china-border-clashes-could-cause-more-indian-ocean-activity-2020-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">deadliest confrontation</a> between them for almost 46 years.China confirmed this for the first time in its official military newspaper, the <a href="http://english.chinamil.com.cn">People's Liberation Army Daily (PLA Daily)</a>.<a href="http://www.81.cn/jfjbmap/content/2021-02/19/content_282976.htm">PLA Daily</a> identified them as Chen Hongjun, Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan and Wang Zhuoran and said the first three were killed in the fight while Wang died trying to cross a river to help his comrades.Battalion commander Chen Hongjun and the three other <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/armored-vehicle-china-military-trust-exercise-video-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">troops</a> who died, whose ranks remain unknown, were all named martyrs and given posthumous honors alongside a fifth individual, <a href="http://www.81.cn/jfjbmap/content/2021-02/19/content_282976.htm">it</a> added.Immediately after the clash, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-indias-farming-protests-didnt-become-covid-superspreader-events-2021-2?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">India</a> said 20 of its soldiers had been killed while China simply said that there had been fatalities on both sides but refused to share the exact number of deaths among their troops despite various, unconfirmed reports estimating more than 40.China and India share a 2,100 mile-long de facto border in the <a href="https://www.insider.com/himalayas-seen-from-india-pollution-drop-coronavirus-lockdown-2020-4">Himalayas</a> called the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which was created in 1962 following a war between them for the stretch of land.It has been a source of tension ever since, with each side regularly stating the other has overstepped the somewhat poorly defined boundary into their territory in the Pangong Tso area of Ladakh.In early May, Chinese and Indian troops and tanks were in the middle of a stand-off in the Karakoram mountains and engaged in shouting matches, stone throwing and fistfights since a bilateral accord prevents the use of guns by either side, <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210220-china-shares-dramatic-video-of-mountain-clash-with-india-troops">France 24</a> reported.By the following month, things had escalated and eventually spread north into the Galwan Valley, where India has built an all-weather military road along the much-disputed border, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/china-admits-for-first-time-four-of-its-troops-were-killed-in-2020-india-border-clash-12223410">Sky News</a> added.Although both countries agreed not to send more troops in September and began talks that temporarily resolved the issue, there was a "minor" incident last month. However, they have since agreed to "disengage" and are beginning to withdraw from the LAC.

China has acknowledged four of its soldiers were killed during an Indian mountain border clash last year for first time

Come January, tourists in Manali will be able to get adrenaline rush riding a giant swing backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has been built by a start up incubated at Indian Institute of Technology (<keyword id="6354859" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIT" source="Orion">IIT</keyword>), Mandi and is claimed to be the first-of-its kind in the world. Founded by four childhood adventure enthusiast friends who are engineers and certified rock climbers and mountaineers, the start up called 'ManaliSwing', has completed its human jump trials and is in process of filing five patents for the concept and design. The team claims it has already been approached by Dubai government to launch the swing in the country and is in conversation with interested agencies in Switzerland too. "We will offer one of the world's most creative and safe giant swing like bungy jumping but instead of going down on rubber bungy cord, here one freefall followed by giant swing on dual dynamic ropes with over 100 possible jump styles allowing one to experience the adrenaline of 70m free fall with AI promising impeccable safety like never before," Utsav Soni, one of the founders, told PTI. "The plan is to launch in Manali on new year. The tourists will have to pay Rs 3,000 for each jump. The cost will include transportation from a certain point and professional photography and videography service," he added. The start up conducted a full-scale trial of 1,000 dummy jumps followed by successful Human Jumps under the special presence of IRATA experts at IIT Hyderabad. "The AI will also help track participants and jump master’s performance across millions of data points and deliver optimized approvals for jumping. Having a really intelligent AI will be an edge for a Jump Master and his team making sure no injury, incident, or causality can happen on the site. For example, AI will not approve the jump if there is anything wrong with the followed jump protocol or international standards. "This will be one of the best intersections of technology, innovation and adventure sport of this decade which has potential to disrupt the whole adventure tourism industry. The good part is that we don’t need to have some special hi-tech cameras and expensive setups to do this. This can be franchised anywhere in the world with an existing standard hi-res CCTV security camera feed,” he added. The team has plans to launch the second similar swing in Goa and then take the technology to other countries. "India, despite been world’s youngest country with 50 per cent population below 25, stands at 96th position in global Adventure Tourism Competitive Index (ATDI) 2020. That too is consistently decreasing since last 4 years. India ranks much lower than its neighbours, Bhutan (14th), and Nepal (67th). Especially, when there is a 178 per cent increase in demand of adventure activity in last 3 years. "Somewhere, India has failed to cultivate the culture of innovation in extreme adventure tourism. It’s Incredible India but not innovative India in terms of adventure tourism compared to its global potential. We already have been approached by Dubai government and talks are on at Switzerland too but plan is to launch in India first," Soni said. The project which was conceptualised five years back was commercially registered last year as a start up. "We approached IIT Mandi with the idea and three months later we were an incorporated company with firs working prototype," he added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-watch-detects-pregnancy-before-clinical-test-report/articleshow/94738384.cms">Apple Watch detects pregnancy before clinical test: Report</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/google-pixel-7-and-pixel-7-pro-with-tensor-g2-chipset-launched-in-india-starting-at-59999/articleshow/94696867.cms">Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 chipset launched in India starting at ₹59,999</a>

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The glam squad was panicking. I was in Paris and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.insider.com/inside-le-bal-des-debutantes-attended-by-stars-and-royals-2022-12">Le Bal des Débutantes</a>, the world's most exclusive debutante ball, was just 48 hours away.At the end of a long hallway at the Shangri-La Hotel, once the palatial residence of a descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte, 18 young women were preparing for their society debuts.Pushed against cream-colored walls, Hollywood mirrors lined with light bulbs illuminated the participants' faces. The soon-to-be debutantes — with some wearing plush, monogrammed robes with matching slippers — sat back in gold chairs as makeup artists, armed with a vast collection of Nars cosmetics, got to work.<div type="image" title="Teale Burrell sits in a gold chair as a makeup artists applies makeup to her face." height="2113" width="2510" msid="105236588" hostid="261"></div>It was a trial run before the main event, but there was a hum of excited chatter among the girls. Most were meeting for the first time. Some descended from ancient royal dynasties; others were children of entertainment titans or business moguls.The rehearsal seemed to be going smoothly, but there was a problem — one of the girl's diamond-encrusted tiara refused to stay put.Teale Burrell had a solution in mind. The day before, she'd been playing with some fishing wire — which is malleable, transparent, and strong — and thought it would be perfect for securing the diadem in place.Then 17, Teale was one of the youngest debutantes in Le Bal's 2022 class.She was also my ticket to the glitzy event, where I spent an evening as a fly on the wall — witnessing displays of staggering wealth and privilege, unlike anything I'd seen before.A year later, it's still a night I'll never forget.<h2>A 21st-century debutante</h2>Before following Teale to Le Bal, the closest I'd been to a debutante ball was seeing them on TV shows like "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and movies like "She's the Man."What I saw onscreen gave me pause. The pageantry struck me as outdated and slightly demeaning. Who, I wondered, would take part in something like that today?I found my answer in Teale, dubbed "the English Rose" by Le Bal's organizers.Along with her younger brother, Bertie, she grew up in the UK, bouncing between her family's homes in Sussex, in southeast England; West London; and Scotland. Her mother, Lady Louise Burrell, is the daughter of the late 12th Duke of Argyll, Ian Campbell. Campbell, who died in 2001, was thought to be among the wealthiest men in the UK in the 1970s, having amassed a wealth of £87 million, as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/apr/23/guardianobituaries2">The Guardian</a> reported in his obituary. It also made reference to the family's ancestral home, a palatial Scottish residence near Loch Fyne known as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.inveraray-castle.com/#">Inveraray Castle</a> with roots dating back to the 1700s.Teale spent some of her childhood visiting Scotland but attended a private girls boarding school in England where uniforms were mandatory, cliques ran rampant, and most of the students came from money. Once, Teale told me, a school friend casually discovered a Cartier ring — which cost upward of $790 — in the pocket of her pajamas.Teale wasn't out of place at a high-society event (her mom holds the title of "lady," after all), but she also wasn't quite what I'd pictured.<div type="image" title="Teale Burrell wearing jeans and a sweater sitting on a couch at her home in West London." height="2325" width="3332" msid="105236589" hostid="261"></div>The first time we met was at her family's multi-storied house that the British real-estate site Zoopla estimates costs over £3 million (around $3.6 million) on a quiet street in West London. It was the day of her dress fitting for Le Bal, over a month away.Teale excitedly greeted me at the front door, wearing jeans and a navy sweater over a white, collared shirt. Her red hair was tied in a lopsided bun.<div type="image" title="debutante le bal Teale" height="859" width="620" msid="105236591" hostid="261"></div>As we waited for the dress to arrive in her living room, Teale — who spent a lot of her childhood at her family's farm in the British countryside — told me she'd always felt at home "outdoors doing mostly practical things, from working with machinery to riding horses to just messing around in mud."But we wouldn't be doing any of that. Minutes after I arrived, the doorbell rang. The dress was here — an item so prized it was delivered by a member of the Fovari team in person.We all rushed down to the family kitchen where Teale, surrounded by marble countertops, heirloom paintings, and an empty dog bed, tried on her gown for the first time.The Fovari dress was handcrafted from blush silk organza and took between 80 and 100 hours to make. It also carried a hefty price tag: €25,000, or about $26,500. Teale would wear it only once.Just like Cinderella's, the gown was massive, engulfing Teale in layers of tulle and chiffon. But once the fabric settled, it was clear the bodice fit her like a glove."I can't get over this," Teale said, taking in her appearance in a floor-length mirror.The unassuming teenager I had spoken to moments before was no longer in the room. In her place, was someone who seemed prime to walk up the Met Gala steps.<div type="image" title="debutante le bal Teale" height="1280" width="1032" msid="105236592" hostid="261"></div><h2>Le Bal is no ordinary debutante ball</h2>Teale's debutante journey started out like any good fairy tale: with a call from a fairy godmother.In this story, that's Ophélie Renouard, who founded Le Bal in 1994 with a mission to resurrect a 200-year-old tradition that started in the UK. In their heyday, debutante balls had one purpose: to parade women in front of the denizens of high society with the aim of finding a suitable marriage partner.The organizers of Le Bal don't shy away from the historical origin of the event. But when I first spoke to Renouard over the phone ahead of last year's event, she wanted to make clear that her event had evolved.<div type="image" title="Le Bal founder Ophélie Renouard at the premiere of &quot;Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston,&quot; in London." height="960" width="1280" msid="105236595" hostid="261"></div>The event is now focused on giving back, she told me. In recent years, Le Bal has partnered with humanitarian groups like the Seleni Institute, which works to provide resources to improve perinatal mental health, Enfants d'Asie, which promotes women's education in Southeast Asia, and the World Central Kitchen, which provides meals to communities in crisis.Debutantes are also no longer required to wear white dresses to symbolize their virginity. And, Renouard said, no one can buy their way into the event."I get requests every week. People say, 'I want my daughter to go to the ball. How much does it cost? Blah, blah, blah.' It doesn't cost anything," Renouard told me in 2022. "I invite people because I find them interesting and because we can tell a story about them."More often than not, that "story" is about the debutante's family. From what I gathered, that also means they tend to be rich, royal, or famous.Previous generations of Le Bal debutantes include Lily Collins, the daughter of the musician Phil Collins; former President George H.W. Bush's granddaughter Lauren Bush; and Ava Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon's daughter.<div type="image" title="Les Bal des Débutantes in Paris, France in 1900." height="4699" width="6606" msid="105236839" hostid="261"></div>Teale's class of debutantes, pulled together in the summer of 2022, was no different. They included Leah Behn, the daughter of Princess Martha Louise of Norway, who made her debut in a powder-pink, one-shouldered Giambattista Valli gown, and Annabel Zimmer, who wore an edgy gray Jean Paul Gaultier dress featuring a glittery red heart.Ahead of this year's ball on November 25, Renouard is gradually announcing a new class of debutantes. Unsurprisingly, they also come from wealthy families. So far the list includes Liza Webster, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton's chief of staff, and Advaitesha Birla, the daughter of an Indian billionaire industrialist.<h2>No one's there to find a husband</h2>The motivations among those taking part are also very different from the debutantes in the 18th century. None of the debutantes I spoke to last year at Le Bal were there to find a husband.On the day of the trial run, I spent a few minutes chatting to Princess Martha Louise while we watched her daughter Leah — a debutante like Teale — pose for photos that would land in glossy lifestyle magazines. The princess told me how debutante balls of the past were "basically used to marry off the young women to be dependent on men their entire lives." Today's debutantes are independent, she said.<div type="image" title="debutante le bal Teale" height="1280" width="960" msid="105236841" hostid="261"></div>Teale had her own reasons for saying yes to Le Bal."What really drew me to it is just the whole adventure behind it," Teale said. "It's something you don't get to do every day."Perhaps more importantly, going to Le Bal was an opportunity for Teale to let loose — if only for a night — six months after losing her dad to pancreatic cancer."It's like going away on holidays," she said. "When you're out on holiday, you leave all your problems at home."His death forced her to grow up fast and in ways she didn't expect, Teale told me. It also put a lot into perspective. "You suddenly realize what is important and what isn't," she said.<h2>Cinderella arrives</h2>As my Uber pulled into the Shangri-La the night of Le Bal, two concerns ran through my mind: Would I stick out like a sore thumb in the black floral gown I'd borrowed from a friend at the last minute, and could I walk in my new £40 heels?One wobbly step in front of the other, I made it to the entrance, where a doorman ushered me inside to a whole new world of luxury.Hundreds of guests in floor-length dresses and classic tuxedos ascended a curved, white marble staircase, adorned with large pink roses and candles.<div type="image" title="The hotel was decorated with florals on the evening of Le Bal." height="3529" width="2603" msid="105236842" hostid="261"></div>At the top of the stairs, an orchestra made up of three violinists and one cellist welcomed us into the ballroom. Chandeliers glittered from above, illuminating the decorative gold-and-marble cornice around the 20-foot-tall ceiling.As guests sipped on sparkling wine served in glass flutes, the chatter in the ballroom grew louder. At about 10 p.m. the sound of a bell signaled the start of dinner.I recognized at least one of the guests — Hans Zimmer, the famed Hollywood composer.Later in the evening, I'd laugh to myself as he and his daughter Annabel cracked up while trying to remember the steps of the waltz during the father-daughter dance.Zimmer disappeared into the main dining room along with other parents of debutantes and VIPs. Everyone else, myself included, was sent off to separate, smaller side rooms separated by large archways.<div type="image" title="A handwritten place card designated the seating arrangements." height="960" width="1280" msid="105236844" hostid="261"></div>I found my seat at a table in the corner along with other reporters and editors, most of whom had been to Le Bal at least once or twice before. As we dug into our unmemorable three-course meal, some of them gushed about past events, regaling the table with stories of celebrities' debuts and predicting what each debutante would wear.Whispers spread that one of the debutantes was wearing a piece of jewelry from Marie Antoinette's collection — the same Antoinette who was beheaded for her royal life of excess while the French population starved.If anyone picked up on the irony, no one said it aloud.<h2>Finally, the long-awaited debut</h2>After dinner, the moment we'd all been waiting for finally arrived, as the master of ceremonies called everyone's attention to each debutante's entrance.Every time a name was announced, along with the debutante's cavaliers (their male counterparts), the room erupted into applause as the young women made their way around each table to electronic-pop music more suited for a runway show.Meanwhile, the emcee listed their achievements and the names of their parents.There were no surprises in the lineup — royals, aristocrats, children of Hollywood icons. Some of the debs appeared perfectly comfortable being the center of attention, while others looked like deer caught in headlights.Then, it was Teale's turn.With her hair swept into a chic updo, she walked into the room, tightly gripping the hand of Archie Campbell, her cousin and cavalier, who sported a traditional Scottish kilt.<div type="image" title="debutante le bal Teale" height="1280" width="960" msid="105236846" hostid="261"></div>Later in the evening, standing on a balcony with sweeping views of the Eiffel Tower, Teale took a drag from a cigarette, taking care not to get ash on her couture gown. She told me she had zero memories of her entrance, having blacked out from the nerves.When the clock struck midnight, guests cavorting around the dining room, bars, and terrace gathered in the ballroom for the traditional father-daughter waltz.Teale stood by as a French princess kicked off the dance at the center of the ballroom with her dad.I noticed Teale's eyes glistening, perhaps thinking about her own father, as she watched the pair glide around the room, swaying in unison to Strauss' "The Blue Danube."Minutes later, all the debutantes stepped onto the dance floor with their cavaliers as classical string music reverberated in the ballroom.For a brief moment, I felt lost in time watching modern-day princesses dance with princes. Natasha Connery and Harper Peck, the grandchildren of Sean Connery and Gregory Peck, respectively, swayed to the music together.<div type="image" title="HRH Princess Hélène of Orleans dancing with her father, Prince Charles Louis of Orléans, at Le Bal." height="3008" width="3008" msid="105236847" hostid="261"></div>Mid-dance, I spotted Teale wearing a pair of scuffed-up sneakers, almost concealed by her floor-length gown."They were some gross trainers that have been worn to death," Teale told me, revealing she'd snuck off to change her shoes because her feet were in so much pain from wearing heels she'd cried.As the night waned, it became crystal clear that I was still in the 21st century.Every so often, I spotted a camera flash — debutantes taking selfies and documenting the evening in photos, BeReals, and TikToks. Among them was a video <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dollypartonfan89/video/7174196589798477098">uploaded by</a> Annabel Zimmer that showed the debutantes' day looks. The video, which later racked up over 2.8 million views on TikTok, then cut to them modeling their couture gowns.Le Bal came to a close in the early hours of the morning with a handful of parents dancing to "September" by Earth, Wind, and Fire. Their kids, however, had ditched their couture for regular clothes and were now gathered in the lobby to call Ubers and party in Paris.For them, the night was only starting. "We didn't go to bed," Teale told me on a call days after Le Bal, her voice still hoarse from partying until 6 a.m.<h2>The end of a fairy tale</h2>Nearly a year after Le Bal, Teale warns me: "It's not gonna be the story you're probably wanting to hear."Now 18, Teale is calling me from Les Roches, a prestigious hospitality school in the mountains of Switzerland where she's started her first year of university, hoping to carve out a career in the industry and help make it more sustainable. I wanted to know how she felt looking back on her time at the event and if she would do it again."I loved all of it. Every single moment," she said.But when she got home, reality hit.<div type="image" title="debutante le bal Teale" height="1024" width="768" msid="105236849" hostid="261"></div>Following the publication of magazine spreads and viral TikToks, Teale received unwanted attention, including a few marriage proposals from strangers, along with comments from people criticizing the event as "old-fashioned" and classist."I would be saying the same thing if I wasn't there, seeing a bunch of girls in fantastic jewelry, fantastic dresses, walking around a room, being silly," she said. "I would be so jealous. I'd be like, 'Why can't I be doing that?'"A wave of grief also hit her in the weeks after Le Bal as she struggled to deal with her father's death. Combined with the stress of finals, it resulted in what she describes as a "breakdown" over the holidays.It wasn't the ending I expected to hear from Teale, though Teale added that most of the comments directed toward her online were positive, which gave her a much-needed "mental confidence boost."Le Bal also opened a new chapter for Teale and her mother, a former debutante herself."After Paris, she realized how actually grown up I was," Teale said. "She suddenly related to my head space for the first time in a long time."Teale's Cinderella story is over, but for others, it's just beginning.In a few days, Le Bal 2023 will welcome a whole new class of teenage debutantes. Just as Teale did, they'll feel like they've stepped into a fairy tale.But, as Teale aptly pointed out, fairy tales don't last forever. They end.

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To compound this angst, let’s remember this list is not exhaustive. It is impossible to cover the geographical expanse of this country and reach every potential candidate. But, as always, our aim is to find the best possible names that meet our three criteria: The extent of the impact of an achievement in a short span of time and its ability to disrupt the status quo; scalability of the business or line of work; and enough indication of being a long-term player. And, as with previous lists, well-established names as well as those who have access to an influential lineage are not considered.” 
 
To make it even simpler for readers, we decided to introduce you to the 30 change makers mentioned in the list, across the 13 categories. 
 
 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ritesh+agarwal">Ritesh Agarwal</a> (22) the founder of <keyword id="2808667" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="OYO">OYO</keyword> found a mention under Ecommerce in this list and is the only one to be featured in the earlier list by Forbes as well. The other contenders in this section was Arpit Dave (23) and Mohit Kumar (27), founders of RoadRunnr and innovator Anirudh Sharma (26) were the other contenders in this category. 
 
Actress <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=richa+chadha">Richa Chadha</a> (28), film-maker Raam Reddy (26) and stand-up comedian Abish Mathew (28) represented the Entertainment category. 
Inshorts which has completely revolutionized the way news is consumed at the present found a mention in the Social Media, Mobile Tech and Communication category. 
 
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=harsh+songra">Harsh Songra</a>, the founder of My Child App, and whom Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg dedicated a post to is the youngest person to be on the list at 19. 
 
Equally lauded were Arunima Sinha (28) who took up mountaineering as an amputee after losing her legs in an accident in 2011 when thieves threw her out a moving train and Shreya Singhal (24), a vocal advocate for the speech of freedom and expression, especially on the internet. Singhal is a law student at Delhi University. 
 
Yash Bhanage (29), Founder and COO, Bombay Canteen dominated the food and hospitality category with his already popular Mumbai restaurant. 
 
According to Forbes, the research process was three fold- First, the staff of Forbes India conducted interviews with sources across relevant categories and analyzed media coverage at the same time. Second, applications were invited from entrepreneurs and professionals on forbesindia.com and third, word was spread on social media. 
 
This helped the team arrive on a longlist of 300 across 13 categories, which was then cut down to 100 after weighing in views of experts and from there the Forbes Team took over to make the final selection! 
 
Image credit: Forbes India

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