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Gira Sarabhai (11 December 1923 – 15 July 2021) was an Indian architect, designer, and a design pedagogue. She was born into the Sarabhai family and was the youngest of eight siblings. She is known for contributing to several industrial and educational projects in Gujarat.
Sep 23, 2021 · Gira Sarabhai, an architect, designer, curator and historian who helped establish some of the most important design institutions in postcolonial India, giving her a hand in shaping...
Jul 15, 2021 · Gira Sarabhai, architect, designer, founder of the National Institute of Design (NID) and creator of the Calico Museum of Textiles, died in Ahmedabad Thursday afternoon. She was 97 and died of age-related illness.
Jul 16, 2021 · Gira Sarabhai (1923-2021): The force de majeure behind the prestigious National Institute of Design. Written by: Global Indian. (July 16, 2021; 5.30 pm) It is one of the most coveted design schools in the country.
Jul 29, 2021 · With Gira Sarabhai's demise at age 98, an era has ended for the National Institute of Design (NID), India, losing not only its sole surviving founding parent (Gautam Sarabhai having passed away in 1995), but also a person of many parts: visionary, architect, institution builder, reverent curator of art, crafts and culture, and fierce custodian ...
SUPPORT NOW. Though Gira means power of speech in Gujarati, Giraben let her work do the speaking – as institution builder, collector, and caretaker of objects, buildings, histories, legacies ...
Jul 15, 2021 · Gira Sarabhai, co-founder of the renowned National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad and a pioneer of design education in India, passed away in Ahmedabad on Thursday. She played a crucial...
Jul 23, 2021 · That day, in the long and rich life of Gira Sarabhai, came a little over a week ago. Ahmedabad felt empty; the last of the uncommonly gifted Sarabhai family – all children of Ambalal and Sarla Sarabhai – left; for a moment, the heart of each person who she touched, or was touched by, must have stopped.
Gira Sarabhai (1923-2021) Mihir Bhatt / Source: The Wire. 30/07/2021. Though Gira means power of speech in Gujarati, Giraben let her work do the speaking – as institution builder, collector, and caretaker of objects, buildings, histories, legacies, and human values for future generations.
Gira Sarabhai was born in a very wealthy, industrialist family in the city of Ahmedabad. She had an exceptionally privileged and progressive upbringing. Her family established the Calico Mills in 1880, one of Ahmedabad’s earliest and most prominent textile mills.
