AZ Daily Sun

By RAMA LAKSHMI, The Washington Post
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

CHENNAI, India -- In a congested area full of trash heaps, cows and auto-rickshaws lives a budding star named Rose.

Her photographs are splashed across newspaper and magazines. She speaks at upscale women's clubs and poses for fashion shoots in her diva-like designer chiffon sari. She gets free makeovers at the mall from admiring cosmetics saleswomen.