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{{Infobox artist
| alma_mater = National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Mumbai
| awards = Amazon Smbhav Award 2025
| birth_date = 1996-09-28
| birth_place = Darbhanga, Bihar
| known_for = Madhubani art, social entrepreneurship, cultural preservation
| name = Uma Chandan
| nationality = Indian
| notable_works = Madhubani Paints
}}

'''Uma Chandan''' (born 28 September 1996 in Darbhanga, Bihar) is a madhubani art artist, social entrepreneur, cultural preservationist, and co-founder of Madhubani Paints, an initiative dedicated to preserving Bihar’s traditional Madhubani art while creating sustainable livelihood and economic opportunities for women artisans.<ref>https://www.campusvarta.com/article/nift-mumbai-alum-venture-madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-2025-in-employment-catalyst-category</ref>
'''Early Life'''

Uma Chandan is an Indian artist, designer, and social entrepreneur from Bihar, best known as the co-founder of Madhubani Paints, a social enterprise that preserves the traditional Madhubani (Mithila) painting art form by applying it to contemporary hand-painted textiles, garments, sustainable fashion, and lifestyle products while empowering hundreds of rural women artisans through home-based employment, skill development, fair wages, and economic independence. A B.F.Tech (Apparel Manufacturing) graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Mumbai, she brings over a decade of experience in apparel, textiles, handicrafts, exports, and buying houses to blend traditional techniques with modern design sensibilities.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18846397/?ref_=tt_ov_2_1</ref>

Co-founding Madhubani Paints alongside National Award-winning Madhubani artist Asha Jha, Chandan has focused the enterprise on supporting rural craft clusters in Bihar, providing stable livelihoods to women artisans who maintain family responsibilities while earning sustainably through authentic hand-painted work rooted in Mithila heritage. The initiative emphasizes ethical production, environmental responsibility, and cultural preservation, expanding the reach of Madhubani art to global platforms without compromising its artistic integrity.In December 2025, Madhubani Paints received the Amazon Smbhav Award in the Employment Catalyst category for its contributions to job creation, artisan livelihoods, and inclusive growth in the handmade economy. Chandan described the recognition as a tribute to the artisans, particularly rural women whose dedication preserves India's cultural heritage, stating, “This recognition is a tribute to our artisans, especially the women in rural regions, whose skill and dedication help preserve India’s cultural heritage. Our mission has been to create livelihoods and a sense of pride.”<ref>https://www.bweducation.com/article/madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-583289</ref>

'''Career'''
Chandan has professional experience in the apparel, textile, handicraft, export and buying-house sectors. Her professional background in apparel manufacturing and textiles later informed her work in adapting traditional Madhubani painting for contemporary products. She also received practical exposure to Madhubani painting from her mother, learning traditional techniques, motifs and forms associated with Mithila art.<ref>https://yourstory.com/herstory/2025/12/asha-jha-five-daughters-are-taking-madhubani-art-to-the-world</ref>

'''Recognition'''
Madhubani Paints received the Amazon Smbhav Award 2025 in the Employment Catalyst category. The award recognised the enterprise's employment-oriented model and its work with rural women artisans. She was invited as a guest on Betta Breakthrough Podcast where she talks about Madhubani Arts, Her Struggles and Impact of Women in Bihar.<ref>https://www.campusvarta.com/article/nift-mumbai-alum-venture-madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-2025-in-employment-catalyst-category</ref>

Chandan has associated the recognition with the contribution of the artisans working with Madhubani Paints and the broader objective of creating sustainable livelihoods while preserving India's traditional artistic heritage.

'''Personal Life'''
Uma Chandan is the daughter of artist Asha Jha and Kulendra Narayan Jha. Her sisters are Kriti Chandan, Priti Chandan, Divyani Chandan and Shatakshi Chandan. The family has been associated with the promotion and practice of Madhubani art.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/women/voices-of-power/meet-asha-jha-the-woman-who-sold-madhubani-paintings-for-rs-100-and-turned-a-paintbrush-into-hope-for-250-families-across-bihar/articleshow/132622781.cms</ref>

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{{Infobox artist
| alma_mater = National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Mumbai
| awards = Amazon Smbhav Award 2025
| birth_date = 1996-09-28
| birth_place = Darbhanga, Bihar
| known_for = Madhubani art, social entrepreneurship, cultural preservation
| name = Uma Chandan
| nationality = Indian
| notable_works = Madhubani Paints
}}

'''Uma Chandan''' (born 28 September 1996 in Darbhanga, Bihar) is a madhubani art artist, social entrepreneur, cultural preservationist, and co-founder of Madhubani Paints, an initiative dedicated to preserving Bihar’s traditional Madhubani art while creating sustainable livelihood and economic opportunities for women artisans.<ref>https://www.campusvarta.com/article/nift-mumbai-alum-venture-madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-2025-in-employment-catalyst-category</ref>
'''Early Life'''

Uma Chandan is an Indian artist, designer, and social entrepreneur from Bihar, best known as the co-founder of Madhubani Paints, a social enterprise that preserves the traditional Madhubani (Mithila) painting art form by applying it to contemporary hand-painted textiles, garments, sustainable fashion, and lifestyle products while empowering hundreds of rural women artisans through home-based employment, skill development, fair wages, and economic independence. A B.F.Tech (Apparel Manufacturing) graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Mumbai, she brings over a decade of experience in apparel, textiles, handicrafts, exports, and buying houses to blend traditional techniques with modern design sensibilities.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm18846397/?ref_=tt_ov_2_1</ref>

Co-founding Madhubani Paints alongside National Award-winning Madhubani artist Asha Jha, Chandan has focused the enterprise on supporting rural craft clusters in Bihar, providing stable livelihoods to women artisans who maintain family responsibilities while earning sustainably through authentic hand-painted work rooted in Mithila heritage. The initiative emphasizes ethical production, environmental responsibility, and cultural preservation, expanding the reach of Madhubani art to global platforms without compromising its artistic integrity.In December 2025, Madhubani Paints received the Amazon Smbhav Award in the Employment Catalyst category for its contributions to job creation, artisan livelihoods, and inclusive growth in the handmade economy. Chandan described the recognition as a tribute to the artisans, particularly rural women whose dedication preserves India's cultural heritage, stating, “This recognition is a tribute to our artisans, especially the women in rural regions, whose skill and dedication help preserve India’s cultural heritage. Our mission has been to create livelihoods and a sense of pride.”<ref>https://www.bweducation.com/article/madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-583289</ref>

'''Career'''
Chandan has professional experience in the apparel, textile, handicraft, export and buying-house sectors. Her professional background in apparel manufacturing and textiles later informed her work in adapting traditional Madhubani painting for contemporary products. She also received practical exposure to Madhubani painting from her mother, learning traditional techniques, motifs and forms associated with Mithila art.<ref>https://yourstory.com/herstory/2025/12/asha-jha-five-daughters-are-taking-madhubani-art-to-the-world</ref>

'''Recognition'''
Madhubani Paints received the Amazon Smbhav Award 2025 in the Employment Catalyst category. The award recognised the enterprise's employment-oriented model and its work with rural women artisans. She was invited as a guest on Betta Breakthrough Podcast where she talks about Madhubani Arts, Her Struggles and Impact of Women in Bihar.<ref>https://www.campusvarta.com/article/nift-mumbai-alum-venture-madhubani-paints-wins-amazon-smbhav-award-2025-in-employment-catalyst-category</ref>

Chandan has associated the recognition with the contribution of the artisans working with Madhubani Paints and the broader objective of creating sustainable livelihoods while preserving India's traditional artistic heritage.

'''Personal Life'''
Uma Chandan is the daughter of artist Asha Jha and Kulendra Narayan Jha. Her sisters are Kriti Chandan, Priti Chandan, Divyani Chandan and Shatakshi Chandan. The family has been associated with the promotion and practice of Madhubani art.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/women/voices-of-power/meet-asha-jha-the-woman-who-sold-madhubani-paintings-for-rs-100-and-turned-a-paintbrush-into-hope-for-250-families-across-bihar/articleshow/132622781.cms</ref>

== References ==

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'''Ranjan Mistry'''(born 14th March 1996) is an Indian Social Entrepreneur,Thinker,Educationist,Journalist and Researcher.<ref name=":0">https://www.ted.com/talks/ranjan_mistry_the_power_of_entrepreneurial_mindset_in_rural_communities</ref><ref name=":1">https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/profile.Mentor.5c964e69e4b00fb091d8db34.html</ref>{{Infobox person
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==Early Life==
Ranjan Mistry was born and brought up to Shri Gopal Sharma and Sudama Devi in Gaya & Patna,Bihar on 14th March, 1996 and raised in a lower middle class family.<ref>http://www.ranjanmistry.com/</ref> He hail from Small Village Chakauri Bigha of Tankuppa Block which is surrounded by small hills from all four sides in Gaya, Bihar. The location is so beautiful, but unfortunately known for most Naxal affected areas where there is a school , even not a single teacher willing to stay before 2016.<ref>https://www.stumagz.com/meet-ranjan-mistry-the-21-year-old-bringing-a-difference-to-rural-bihar/</ref><ref name=":4">https://yourstory.com/2019/06/startup-bharat-bihar-edtech-college-dropout-campus-varta</ref>He completed his schooling from Jesus Christ High School,Patna and New Delhi Public School North S.K. Puri,Patna. Later, He did his 11th from D.A.V B.S.E.B Colony where he has been expelled from the school due to not paying school, and then finally he topped his school in intermediate from Bhuwaneshwari Dayal High School,Maner Telpa.<ref name=":4" /> In all, he cleared as many as 10 engineering entrance exams, including that for the NIT Patna,MIT Pune,LNCT Bhopal,Jadavpur University,VIT Vellore and many more, but didn't take admission due to financial problem.<ref name=":5" />

==Career==
Mr. Mistry started his career as a teacher accidentally by taking tuition when he was in Std. 6th grade for paying his english coaching classes fees.<ref>https://www.campusvarta.com/team/</ref>After that, He taught several students and even he took classes to his own classmates in the classes in the lack of teachers in the school.Also, he started taking classes in slum areas with few students of BIT Patna as slum clearance projects.<ref>https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/35342</ref>Till now, Mistry has taught more than 10K Students.He also brings education in 10 Naxal affected villages of Gaya by providing teachers regularly for more 2-3 years continuously, after each 2-3 months teachers left the school, then again and again he tried to bring new teacher. In 2016, he emerge as a Social Entrepreneur.<ref>https://peoplepill.com/biography/ranjan-mistry/</ref><ref name=":5">https://yourstory.com/2017/05/ranjan-mistry</ref>

Currently, Ranjan Mistry is one of the youngest Serial Social Entrepreneur and think tank of Bihar known for developing entrepreneurial atmosphere in Bihar. He is the founding member of Patna University Incubation Hub(PUI-Hub),first of it's kinds of Incubation Center cum E-Cell in Bihar at University Level.<ref name=":2">https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/patna-university-incubation-hub-to-be-functional-from-new-session/story-vEBH9bI8HXyEKtdh3T9GIL.html</ref> In 2017, he founded Campus Varta,India's first edtech media and discovery platform that enables and connects rural students.<ref name=":1" /> In 2018,He founded [[Womenia Technology Private Limited]] which has several subsidiaries brands like Womenia Story, Ridek and so on along with [[Juhi Smita]], [[Mohammad Amanullah]] and [[Sanjay Chakravarti|Sanjay Chakravarti.]] In 2020, Ranjan Mistry founded [[Women School of Entrepreneurship]] to fuel entrepreneurial spirit into last miles girls & women, and re-imagining entrepreneurship education along with [[Deepti Kiran]], [[Mohammad Amanullah]], and [[Juhi Smita]].

Ranjan Mistry is the first one from Bihar nominated for Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 as a semifinalist in 2019.<ref name=":3">https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/07/the-man-behind-patna-university-incubation-hub-pui-hub/</ref><ref name=":0" />In 2018, He joined as one the youngest advisory board member of Bihar Mahila Udyog Sangh(BMUS), which empowers women in Bihar. He is a renowned speaker, visiting faculty, and industry. He has been mentoring more than 150+ Startups across the country.<ref>https://speakerhub.com/speaker/ranjan-mistry</ref>Mr. Mistry Launched a Program Nxt100 in which Mistry will make 100 Entrepreneurs and personally mentor and guide them at free of cost.

In 2015, Ranjan Mistry Proposed to Open '''Patna School of Economics''' in 2015 which later changed their name as '''Patliputra School of Economics''' on the line based on London School of Economics and Delhi School of Economics<ref name=":3" />.He also proposed and design the Proposal to Open Incubation Center and Entrepreneurship Cell at University Level such as in '''Patna University''', '''Patliputra University''','''Purnea University''', '''Magadh University''' and '''Central University of South Bihar'''. In 2019, He proposed to Open Robotics Research Center in Bihar to State Government.<ref name=":2" />

==Awards and Recognition==

* Finalist of Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 in 2019
* REX Karamveer Global Fellowship
* REX Karamveer Chakra Award
* Vivekanand Award – Best Youth of the year 2018
* Samajik Utkrishta Samman
* Bihar Excellency Award – Social Hero
* Invited as a Speaker in TMTC Pune, IIT Bombay,IIEST Shibpur, DD Bihar, IIIT R.K Valley,Patna Women’s College,Magadh Mahila College,Darbhanga Engineering College and many more.
* Invited for TEDx Talk, SEETalks in IIT Bombay

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