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{{Infobox writer
| name = Kalpana Shah
| image = Kalpana Shah 1.jpg
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| caption = Indian Sari Stylist
| pseudonym = Kalpana
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1948|11|30}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]]
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| occupation = [[Author]]
| alma_mater =
| years active = 1985-Present
| genre = [[Nonfiction]]
| subject = [[Indian Culture]], [[Everyday life|Everyday Life]], [[Design|Style]],
| notableworks =
| spouse =
| children = Nirbhay and Brinda
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| website = {{URL|http://kalpanashah.in/}}
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'''Kalpana Shah''' (born 30 November 1948) is an Indian [[sari]] draper, stylist, author, and entrepreneur.<ref name="desiblitz1">{{cite web|last=Farooq |first=Aisha |url=http://www.desiblitz.com/content/kalpana-shah-yards |title=Kalpana Shah and The Whole Nine Yards |publisher=Desiblitz.com |date=2013-05-10 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref> She resides at [[Altamount Road]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. She has practiced the art of sari draping since 1985. She gives sari draping lessons and workshops<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.indianexpress.com/271896/Indian-Express-Pune/13-May-2014#page/24/1 |title=Pune, 13 May, 2014 |publisher=Epaper.indianexpress.com |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref> and drapes saris for formal events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weddingsutra.com/plan_services/unique/sareedraper.asp#.VLegriuUdqU |title=Indian Weddings, planning & organising tips, unique services |publisher=WeddingSutra.com |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/12/05/the-rise-of-the-sari-tying-class-2/ |title=The Rise of the Sari-Tying Class - India Real Time - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=2013-12-05 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Enter-the-workshop-warriors/articleshow/30883153.cms |title=Enter the workshop warriors - The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-02-23 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kalpana Shah was born in a [[Gujarati people|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.<ref name="desiblitz1"/>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2007-04-11/news/27680216_1_sari-garment-mandira-bedi |title=Six yards of separation - Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2007-04-11 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Nidhi Misra |url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/zOdZNAqPxqRFpQ6q2haWSI/Dolly-Jain-Kalpana-Shah-Anita-Avasthi--The-sari-drapers.html |title=Dolly Jain, Kalpana Shah, Anita Avasthi | The sari drapers |publisher=Livemint |date=2011-12-23 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref>

Kalpana Shah has draped saris for Bollywood Celebrities such as [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Aishwarya Rai]], [[Sonam Kapoor]], [[Kareena Kapoor]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Nargis Fakhri]], [[Huma Qureshi (actress)|Huma Qureshi]] and [[Jacqueline Fernandez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/2015-05-01-86855.html|title=Claim to fame|publisher=Daily Pioneer|author=Divya Kaushik|date=2015-05-01|accessdate=2015-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/node/249679|title=Pink Villa|publisher=Pink Villa|accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/337075/art-draping-multiple-yards.html|title=The Art of Drapping Multiple Yards|work=Deccan Herald|author=Henna Rakheja|date=2013-06-13|accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/50-ways-to-drape-a-sari/article1-1065389.aspx#.UaGFlgfAVBA.facebook|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154747/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch-stories/50-ways-to-drape-a-sari/article1-1065389.aspx#.UaGFlgfAVBA.facebook|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|title=50 Ways to Drape a Sari|author=[[Yashica Dutt]]|date=2013-05-25|accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref>

Her book "The Whole 9 Yards" was published in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|author=Manish Mishra |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-now-a-coffee-table-book-on-sari-draping-2004385 |title=Now a coffee table book on sari draping!! | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2014-07-23 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.verveonline.com/125/life/nerve-books03.shtml |title=Life | Q & A with Kalpana Shah |publisher=Verveonline.com |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://akanksharedhu.com/2013/09/04/the-indian-sari-decoded-by-kalpana-shah/#.UrlTadIW2So |title=The Indian Sari – Decoded by Kalpana Shah|publisher=Akanksha Redhu |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiana.tv/entertainment/how-drape-sari |title=how-drape-sari |publisher=Asiana.tv |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebigfatindianwedding.com/2012/the-whole-nine-yards-perfecting-the-arts-of-sari-draping-book-review |title=The Whole Nine Yards - Perfecting the Arts of Sari Draping {Book Review} |publisher=Thebigfatindianwedding.com |date=2012-10-06 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/maxposure/docs/spiceroute_july_2015/82?e=0|title=Six Yards of Elegance and Grace|publisher=Spice Route|date=2015-07-07|accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref> and followed by an app "Learn Sari"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/app-learn-sari |title=App: Learn Sari (Draping) | Verve Magazine - India's premier luxury lifestyle women's magazine |publisher=Vervemagazine.in |date=2014-08-09 |accessdate=2015-02-05}}</ref> in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maxposure.in/vistara_emag/july-2015/#page/40|title=Good books on the Shelf|publisher=Vistara E-Magazine|date=2015-07-10|accessdate=2015-07-30}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official website|http://kalpanashah.in/index.htm}}

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[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Surat]]
[[Category:Indian women fashion designers]]
[[Category:Saris]]
[[Category:English-language writers from India]]
[[Category:Businesswomen from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Gujarat]]

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