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ABOUT MINHAZZ
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“I
am a passionate advocate of Indian art and craft and through my
work, hope to build bridges between the skilled creators and
audiences worldwide. My wish is that with enhanced communication
and interaction, there will be greater understanding and
appreciation of cultural diversity and we will learn to value
knowledge systems other than the one we are familiar with
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Minhazz Majumdar |
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Minhazz Majumdar is a writer, educator, craft promoter and art
curator based in India.
Born in the beautiful Northeastern state of Assam, Minhazz moved to
New Delhi for higher studies. In 1992, after completing her Masters
degree in Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi, Minhazz
undertook her first craft documentation project around the Kaziranga
National Park, home to the one-horned Indian rhino. Since then,
Minhazz has been involved in several craft and folk art development
initiatives, both at the individual and global level.
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Along with her husband Shahriyar Choudhury, she has set up the
following organizations
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The Earth & Grass Workshop, an organization that aims at
preserving cultures and promoting traditional practitioners.
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The Bidhannagar Craft Development Society (BCDS), which is a
non-profit training organization
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With support from the National Mission on Bamboo Applications,
The Bamboo Store, Delhi’s first store dedicated to natural
materials particularly bamboo.
For Minhazz, the more she learns about arts, crafts and culture,
in India and elsewhere, the more there is to discover and learn.
Join Minhazz on this journey of discovery! |
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Minhazz is honored to be featured in Dr. Stephen Huyler’s book
“ Daughters of India” as one of 20 women
profiled
(
www.daughtersofindia.com
)
Since 2008, Minhazz has been chosen as Study Leader
for the Smithsonian Journeys in India (www.smithsonianjourneys.org/study_leaders/minhazzmajumdar/)
In 2009, Minhazz collaborated with Sandra Bowkett on a
successful multi-faceted cross-cultural programme in Australia
namely Crosshatched (www.crosshatched.multiply.com)
In
2009, Minhazz organized the first-of-its-kind bamboo festival
“Bamboostic 2009” for the National Mission on Bamboo
Applications during the prestigious India International Trade
Fair in New Delhi (www.bambootech.org) |
Minhazz can be contacted at
info@minhazzmajumdar.org
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