Kalpana Shah

Kalpana Shah

Indian Sari Stylist
Born (1948-11-30) November 30, 1948
Surat, Gujarat
Pen name Kalpana
Occupation Author
Genre Nonfiction
Subject Indian Culture, Everyday Life , Style,
Years active 1985-Present
Children Nirbhay and Brinda
Website
kalpanashah.in

Kalpana Shah (born 30 November 1948) is an Indian sari draper, stylist, author, and entrepreneur.[1] She resides at Altamount Road, Mumbai, India. She has practiced the art of sari draping since 1985. She gives sari draping lessons and workshops[2] and drapes saris for formal events.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Kalpana Shah was born in a Gujarati Jain family of jewelers. She spent her early childhood in Surat, Gujarat. At the age of 10, she and her family moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra where she finished her schooling and few years of college.[1]

Career

Kalpana trained as a Bharat Natyam dancer, performing live shows in many parts of India. She married at 23. Kalpana then took courses in beauty and grooming. Kalpana noted that many women were not comfortable in draping their saris and began to focus her career on the fashion industry. She has assisted Bollywood productions, fashion shows, and private events for sari draping.[6][7]

Kalpana Shah has draped saris for Bollywood Celebrities such as Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri, Huma Qureshi and Jacqueline Fernandez.[8][9][10]

She has draped for weddings and formal functions for various business houses including the Birlas, Hindujas, Dhoots, Ruias, Ambanis, Goels, Wadias, and the Mittals of Delhi and London.[11]

Her book "The Whole 9 Yards" was published in 2012,[12][13][14][15][16][17] and followed by an app "Learn Sari"[18] in 2014.[19]

References

  1. 1 2 Farooq, Aisha (2013-05-10). "Kalpana Shah and The Whole Nine Yards". Desiblitz.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Pune, 13 May, 2014". Epaper.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Indian Weddings, planning & organising tips, unique services". WeddingSutra.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  4. ↑ "The Rise of the Sari-Tying Class - India Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Enter the workshop warriors - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Six yards of separation - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  7. ↑ Nidhi Misra (2011-12-23). "Dolly Jain, Kalpana Shah, Anita Avasthi | The sari drapers". Livemint. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  8. ↑ Divya Kaushik (2015-05-01). "Claim to fame". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  9. ↑ "Pink Villa". Pink Villa. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  10. ↑ Henna Rakheja (2013-06-13). "The Art Of Drapping Multiple Yards". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  11. ↑ Yashica Dutt (2013-05-25). "50 Ways to Drape a Sari". Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  12. ↑ Manish Mishra (2014-07-23). "Now a coffee table book on sari draping!! | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  13. ↑ "Life | Q & A with Kalpana Shah". Verveonline.com. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  14. ↑ "The Indian Sari – Decoded by Kalpana Shah". Akanksha Redhu. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  15. ↑ "how-drape-sari". Asiana.tv. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  16. ↑ "The Whole Nine Yards - Perfecting the Arts of Sari Draping {Book Review}". Thebigfatindianwedding.com. 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  17. ↑ "Six Yards of Elegance and Grace". Spice Route. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  18. ↑ "App: Learn Sari (Draping) | Verve Magazine - India's premier luxury lifestyle women's magazine". Vervemagazine.in. 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  19. ↑ "Good books on the Shelf". Vistara E-Magazine. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

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