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{{short description|Indian journalist and writer (born 1973)}}
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'''Neena Haridas''' is an Indian journalist and writer. She is the founder-director of ''Last Leaf Ideas'' that works towards sustainability and fair practice in the lifestyle and luxury community. She specialises in fashion, beauty, art, lifestyle design and is also known for being a commentator on television. She was until recently [[Editorial Director]] of the Indian edition of the French haute couture magazine [[L'Officiel]]. She worked as the [[Editor]] of the Indian edition of the international beauty and fashion magazine ''[[Marie Claire]]'' from 2010 to 2013.<ref name="twsHT3"/><ref name="twsHT4"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/up-for-brunch/article1-509798.aspx |title=Up for brunch? |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907040902/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/entertainment/up-for-brunch/article1-509798.aspx |archivedate=7 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before joining TCG Media Limited in 2016 she worked as Editorial Director at Blouin Artinfo in New York.<ref name="twsExchange4Media"/><ref name="twsPrisma"/> She was also advisor to Marie Claire International.<ref name="twsExchange4Media"/>

Before that, she worked at ''[[Business Standard]]'', ''The Pioneer'', ''[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]'' and ''HT City'', and she also worked as a features editor at ''News X Channel''. Her views about fashion have been quoted in the media. For example, she believes that fashion should be ethical and sustainable and not just for elites but for the masses,<ref name="twsTheHindu"/> that the general public should take fashion more seriously,<ref name="twsHT2"/> and that the fashion industry should be more active towards influencing future styles rather than merely reporting what people have been wearing.<ref name="twsHT6"/>

In 2011, she criticised a decision by ''[[Vogue magazine]]'' to employ fashion models younger than eighteen years old.<ref name="twsHT5"/> She interviewed [[Paris Hilton]] and described her as "down-to-earth"<ref name="twsHT1"/> and noted that Hilton loves Indian fashion designers.<ref name="twsBusinessInsider"/> In 2017, Haridas was quoted in the bestseller book by Myra Macdonald, ''Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War'' published by Hurst Publishers for her reportage on the infamous hijack of IC 814 flight from Nepal to New Delhi.

== Personal life ==
Haridas is married and lives in [[Gurgaon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fridaygurgaon.com/news/483-the-not-so-good-gaon.html |title=The not-so-good Gaon |date=25 November 2011 |newspaper=Daily Gurgaon}}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name="twsTheHindu">{{cite web
| url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/keep-it-clean/article971654.ece
| title= Event Eco- fashion was the style statement at the Marie Claire Fashion Awards
| publisher= The Hindu
| date= 23 December 2010
| accessdate= 16 September 2014
| quote=...fashion needs to be ethical, sustainable and responsible, said Neena Haridas ... intended to embrace the masses.
| author= FMN
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT1">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/paris-hilton-dons-a-swarovski-sari/article1-748859.aspx
|title = Paris Hilton dons a swarovski sari
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 22 September 2011
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...Haridas says ... down-to-earth, and a determined businesswoman....
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728084149/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/paris-hilton-dons-a-swarovski-sari/article1-748859.aspx
|archivedate = 28 July 2014
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT2">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/why-are-we-paid-peanuts/article1-677141.aspx
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140916132847/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/why-are-we-paid-peanuts/article1-677141.aspx
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 2014-09-16
|title = Why are we paid peanuts?
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 2011-03-24
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ..."If people here looked at fashion seriously enough, models, too would be worth a lot more," says Neena Haridas...
|author = Aaron Rohan George
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT3">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/2012-new-year-s-cover-queens/article1-789514.aspx
|title = 2012: New Year’s cover queens
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 2011-12-31
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...says Neena Haridas, editor, Marie Claire....
|author = Shara Ashraf Shara Ashraf, Priyanka Monga
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330204555/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/2012-new-year-s-cover-queens/article1-789514.aspx
|archivedate = 30 March 2014
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT4">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/wifw-colours-of-fall/article1-813393.aspx
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140916132903/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/wifw-colours-of-fall/article1-813393.aspx
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 2014-09-16
|title = WIFW: Colours of fall
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 2012-02-18
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...Neena Haridas, Editor, Marie Claire India...
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT5">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/vogue-mag-in-trouble-over-sexy-pics/article1-647399.aspx
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20140916132907/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/vogue-mag-in-trouble-over-sexy-pics/article1-647399.aspx
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 16 September 2014
|title = Vogue mag in trouble over sexy pics
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 7 January 2011
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...editors and fashion critics ... refuse to cast models under 18... Neena Haridas, managing editor Marie Claire India. ...
|author = Aaron George
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsHT6">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-fashion-dictators/article1-748070.aspx
|title = The Fashion Dictators
|publisher = Hindustan Times
|date = 20 September 2011
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...Marie Claire India editor, Neena Haridas agrees though adding that Indian blogs need to move beyond the staple coverage of who wore what....
|author = Yashica Dutt
|author-link = Yashica Dutt
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140715142630/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-fashion-dictators/article1-748070.aspx
|archivedate = 15 July 2014
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsBusinessInsider">{{cite web
| url= http://www.businessinsider.com/paris-hilton-drapes-a-swarovski-studded-sari-during-her-visit-to-india-2011-9
| title= Paris Hilton drapes a Swarovski studded sari during her visit to India
| publisher= Business Insider
| date= 23 September 2011
| accessdate= 16 September 2014
| quote=...Hilton was quoted by Neena Haridas, editor, Marie Claire India as, "I am obsessed with Indian designers. I love the whole Swarovski bling and all those crystals...
| author=
}}</ref>

<ref name="twsExchange4Media">{{cite web
|url = http://www.exchange4media.com/37092_neena-haridas-appointed-as-managing-editor-of-marie-claire-india.html
|title = Neena Haridas appointed as Managing Editor of Marie Claire India
|publisher = Exchange 4 Media
|date = 29 Jan 2010
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...Neena Haridas will take over as Managing Editor of Marie Claire India from February 1, 2010....
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140907031748/http://www.exchange4media.com/37092_neena-haridas-appointed-as-managing-editor-of-marie-claire-india.html
|archivedate = 7 September 2014
|df = dmy-all
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<ref name="twsPrisma">{{cite web
|url = http://www.prismma.in/magazine-india/
|title = Interview with Neena Haridas
|publisher = Prisma magazine
|date = 2011
|accessdate = 16 September 2014
|quote = ...16 years before 2011.... The Business Standard, the Telegraph, Hindustan Times before Marie Claire in 2010 ...
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140706111901/http://www.prismma.in/magazine-india
|archivedate = 6 July 2014
|df = dmy-all
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[[Category:Indian editors]]
[[Category:Indian magazine editors]]
[[Category:Journalists from Haryana]]
[[Category:People from Gurgaon]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian journalists]]
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[[Category:Indian women magazine editors]]
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