Social Worker, Fashion Designer, Novelist, Craft Activist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)
5′ 3″ (161 cm)
Eye Colour
Black
Hair Colour
Salt and Pepper
Career
Debut
Book: Threads and Voices: Behind the Indian Textile Tradition (2007)
Awards, Honours, Achievements
• Aid to Artisans Preservation of Craft Award (2003) • Padma Shri (2012) • NIFT Lifetime Achievement Award • Chishti Harmony Award • The Limca Book of Records Person of the Year (2014) • National Design Guru by World University of Design (2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth
2 May 1947 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)
77 Years
Birthplace
Delhi
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Nationality
Indian
Hometown
Delhi
School
Welham Girls’ School, Dehradun
College/University
• The Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Vadodara • Toshi Yoshida Academy of Art, Tokyo
Educational Qualification(s)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Religion
Islam
Food Habit
Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian
Address
3-A, Tyabji House, 1/23, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi-110049
