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'''Shahnaz Husain''' is the founder, chairperson & managing director of The Shahnaz Husain Group in [[India]]. She has received international acclaim for pioneering the [[Herbal]] beauty care movement and taking the Indian herbal heritage of [[Ayurveda]] worldwide.<ref name="Ayurveda Herbal">{{cite web|title=International Acclaim of Ayurveda Herbal Beauty|url=http://www.csrvision.in/shahnaz-husain-group|publisher=By CSR VISION}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Global Ambassador of Ayurveda in the beauty and wellness sector|url=https://medium.com/@Journobipin/shahnaz-husain-the-global-ambassador-of-ayurveda-in-the-beauty-and-wellness-sector-ed39e65953a7|website=medium.com}}</ref><ref name="Ayurveda’s Story of World Domination">{{cite news|title=Ayurveda’s Story of World Domination|url=http://lucknowobserver.com/shahnaz-hussain/|publisher=The Lucknow Observer|date=5 July 2016}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for her contribution to the fields of trade and industry.<ref name="Padmashri Award">{{cite web|title=Fourth highest civilian awards from the Government of India, presented by the President of India|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)}}</ref>


She was invited by [[Harvard Business School]] to speak on her success story of establishing an international brand without commercial advertising and has also become a Harvard Case Study which is included in its curriculum.<ref name="Harvard">{{cite web|title=Shahnaz Husain shares her secrets behind establishing an international brand|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/business-of-brands/shahnaz-husain-shares-her-secrets-behind-establishing-an-international-brand/57486871|publisher=Brand Equity}}</ref><ref name="subject at Harvard Business School">{{cite news|title=Shahnaz Husain now a subject at Harvard Business School|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/shahnaz-husain-now-a-subject-at-harvard-business-school/369394.html|date=25 February 2017|newspaper=The Tribune|location=India|accessdate=21 January 2019}}</ref> She has also lectured to students at [[:en:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)]], [[University of Oxford]] and  [[London School of Economics]].<ref name="Visit to Massachusetts">{{cite news|title=Visit to MIT|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/Shahnaz-Husain-on-her-visit-to-Massachusetts/articleshow/19930271.cms|publisher=TIMES OF INDIA|date=8 May 2013}}</ref> Shahnaz has also represented India at President  [[:en:Barack Obama|Barack Obama’s]] World Summit for Entrepreneurs. In 1996, she won Success Magazine's "World's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur" award.<ref name="Woman Entrepreneur Award">{{cite news|title=World Greatest Woman Entrepreneur Award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19960615-shahnaz-husain-gets-the-world-greatest-woman-entrepreneur-award-833234-1996-06-15|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=15 June 1996}}</ref> She has walked the red carpet at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and spoken at the [[House of Lords]] and [[House of Commons]] in the British Parliament.
'''Shahnaz Husain''' (born 5 November 1944) is an Indian businesswoman and the founder, chairperson and managing director of, The Shahnaz Husain Group. She has received acclaim for pioneering the [[herbal]] beauty care movement and taking the Indian herbal heritage of [[Ayurveda]] worldwide.<ref name="Ayurveda Herbal">{{cite web|title=International Acclaim of Ayurveda Herbal Beauty|url=http://www.csrvision.in/shahnaz-husain-group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217140918/http://www.csrvision.in/shahnaz-husain-group/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 February 2018|publisher=By CSR VISION}}</ref><ref name="Ayurveda's Story of World Domination">{{cite news|title=Ayurveda's Story of World Domination|url=http://lucknowobserver.com/shahnaz-hussain/|publisher=The Lucknow Observer|date=5 July 2016|archive-date=29 September 2023|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929141858/https://lucknowobserver.com/shahnaz-hussain/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for her contribution to the fields of trade and industry.<ref name="Padmashri Award">{{cite web|title=Fourth highest civilian awards from the Government of India, presented by the President of India|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511130555/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Husain was invited by [[Harvard Business School]] to speak on her experience of establishing an international brand without commercial advertising and has also become a Harvard Case Study which is included in its curriculum.<ref name="Harvard">{{cite web|title=Shahnaz Husain shares her secrets behind establishing an international brand|url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/business-of-brands/shahnaz-husain-shares-her-secrets-behind-establishing-an-international-brand/57486871|publisher=Brand Equity}}</ref><ref name="subject at Harvard Business School">{{cite news|title=Shahnaz Husain now a subject at Harvard Business School|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/shahnaz-husain-now-a-subject-at-harvard-business-school/369394.html|date=25 February 2017|newspaper=The Tribune|location=India|accessdate=21 January 2019|archive-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094741/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/shahnaz-husain-now-a-subject-at-harvard-business-school/369394.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has also lectured to students at [[:en:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)]], [[University of Oxford]] and  [[London School of Economics]].<ref name="Visit to Massachusetts">{{cite news|title=Visit to MIT|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/Shahnaz-Husain-on-her-visit-to-Massachusetts/articleshow/19930271.cms|publisher=TIMES OF INDIA|date=8 May 2013}}</ref> Shahnaz has also represented India at President  [[:en:Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] World Summit for Entrepreneurs. In 1996, she won Success Magazine's "World's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur" award.<ref name="Woman Entrepreneur Award">{{cite news|title=World Greatest Woman Entrepreneur Award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19960615-shahnaz-husain-gets-the-world-greatest-woman-entrepreneur-award-833234-1996-06-15|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=15 June 1996}}</ref> She has walked the red carpet at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and has spoken at both the [[House of Lords]] and [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in the British Parliament.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Born Shahnaz Beg, she is the daughter of Justice Nasir Ullah Beg, a former Chief Justice of the [[:en:Allahabad High Court|Allahabad High Court]] and Sayeeda Begum, who was the daughter of the commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad army. Her grandfather, Justice Samiullah Beg, was a prominent politician of the [[United Province]] who later served as Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court. Her uncle, [[:en:Mirza Hameedullah Beg|Mirza Hameedullah Beg]], was a former [[:en:Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice of India]].
Born Shahnaz Beg, she is the daughter of Justice Nasir Ullah Beg, a former Chief Justice of the [[:en:Allahabad High Court|Allahabad High Court]] and Sayeeda Begum, who was the daughter of the commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad army. Her grandfather, Justice Samiullah Beg, was a prominent politician of the [[United Province]] who later served as Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court. Her uncle, [[:en:Mirza Hameedullah Beg|Mirza Hameedullah Beg]], was a former [[:en:Chief Justice of India|Chief Justice of India]].She married on Arshad ullah khan saroha on 1967.


Shahnaz studied at [[St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj]]. She was married at an early age to Nasir Husain with whom she has two children. She studied [[Ayurveda]] in [[Iran]] while Nasir Husain was posted in [[Tehran]]. She then completed her training in cosmetic therapy and cosmetology from leading institutions of the West, such as Helena Rubinstein, Schwarzkopf, Christine Valmy, Lancome and Lean of Copenhagen. She returned to India and started Women's World in New Delhi at her home. The then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, frequently visited her.
Shahnaz studied at [[St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj]]. She was married at an early age to Nasir Husain with whom she has two children. She studied [[Ayurveda]] in [[Iran]] while Nasir Husain was posted in [[Tehran]]. She then completed her training in cosmetic therapy and cosmetology from leading institutions of the West, such as Helena Rubinstein, Schwarzkopf, Christine Valmy, Lancome and Lean of Copenhagen. She returned to India and started Women's World in New Delhi at her home. The then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, frequently visited her.
Nasir died in 1999 of cardiac arrest. Their son, Sameer Husain who was a rapper allegedly committed suicide in Patna in 2008 and their daughter Nelofar Currimbhoy is taking her legacy forward. Nelofar is also the author of Shahnaz Husain's biography "Flame".


==About The Shahnaz Husain Group==
==About The Shahnaz Husain Group==
 
Adopting the concept of Herbal Care and Cure, Shahnaz opened her first herbal clinic in 1971 and over the next few years formed The Shahnaz Husain Group. She formulated therapeutic products for specific skin and hair problems, as well as premium ranges for skin care, such as 24 Carat Gold, Oxygen, Diamond, Pearl, Plant Stem Cells and Platinum Range. The company also sells its products online at http://shahnaz.in. The Shahnaz Husain Group has over 400 franchise ventures across the world covering over 138 'without animal testing' countries.<ref name="'without animal testing'">{{cite web|title=Don't Test on Animals|url=https://www.petaindia.com/living/products/caring-consumer/companies-don-t-test-animals/|website=Petaindia}}</ref> The first franchise clinic opened in Calcutta in 1979. Within a year, there were 80 Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinics in India. The first foreign Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinic was opened in London in 1982. The group also operates its premium Ayurveda Salon and Spa treatment center in New Delhi to offer a line of proprietary treatments for Skin, Hair and Body.
Adopting the concept of Herbal Care and Cure, Shahnaz opened her first herbal clinic in 1971 and over the next few years formed The Shahnaz Husain Group. She formulated therapeutic products for specific skin and hair problems, as well as premium ranges for skin care, such as 24 Carat Gold, Oxygen, Diamond, Pearl, Plant Stem Cells and Platinum Range. The company also sells its products online at http://shahnaz.in. The Shahnaz Husain Group has over 400 franchise ventures across the world covering over 138 'without animal testing' countries.<ref name="'without animal testing'">{{cite web|title=Don’t Test on Animals|url=https://www.petaindia.com/living/products/caring-consumer/companies-don-t-test-animals/|website=Petaindia}}</ref> The first franchise clinic opened in Calcutta in 1979. Within a year, there were 80 Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinics in India. The first foreign Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinic was opened in London in 1982. The group also operates its premium Ayurveda Salon and Spa treatment center in New Delhi to offer a line of proprietary treatments for Skin, Hair and Body.


== Corporate social responsibility ==
== Corporate social responsibility ==
Shahnaz has tied up with Government skill development projects in beauty and wellness.<ref name="Skill Development">{{cite news|title=West Bengal shines spotlight on beauty & wellness training|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/west-bengal-shines-spotlight-on-beauty-wellness-training/articleshow/58275831.cms|publisher=The Economic Times|date=20 April 2017}}</ref> Her beauty academy has trained and certified over 40,000 under-privileged women, distributing tool kits for home-based businesses.
Shahnaz has tied up with Government skill development projects in beauty and wellness.<ref name="Skill Development">{{cite news|title=West Bengal shines spotlight on beauty & wellness training|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/west-bengal-shines-spotlight-on-beauty-wellness-training/articleshow/58275831.cms|publisher=The Economic Times|date=20 April 2017}}</ref> Her beauty academy has trained and certified over 40,000 under-privileged women, distributing tool kits for home-based business


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Shahnaz Husain has received several international and national awards for her contribution in the beauty industry:
Shahnaz Husain has received several international and national awards for her contribution in the beauty industry:
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|1996
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| International
| "World’s Greatest Entrepreneur" award, from Success, the prestigious U.S. business magazine, becoming the first woman to receive the award in 105 years.<ref name="June 15, 1996">{{cite news|title=World’s Greatest Entrepreneur" Award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19960615-shahnaz-husain-gets-the-world-greatest-woman-entrepreneur-award-833234-1996-06-15|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=15 June 1996}}</ref>
| "World's Greatest Entrepreneur" award, from Success, the prestigious U.S. business magazine, becoming the first woman to receive the award in 105 years.<ref name="June 15, 1996">{{cite news|title=World's Greatest Entrepreneur" Award|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19960615-shahnaz-husain-gets-the-world-greatest-woman-entrepreneur-award-833234-1996-06-15|publisher=INDIA TODAY|date=15 June 1996}}</ref>
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|2006
|2006
| National
| National
| Padmashri Award – Fourth highest civilian awards from the Government of India, presented by the President of India.<ref name="Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|website=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)}}</ref>
| Padmashri Award – Fourth highest civilian awards from the Government of India, presented by the President of India.<ref name="Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)">{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|website=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=11 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511130555/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Name=shahnaz|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|-
|2009
|2009
| International
| International
| Leonardo da Vinci Diamond Award by International Biographical Centre at Washington DC <ref name="Awarded in Washington DC">{{cite web|title=Awarded in Washington DC|url=https://www.indiaretailing.com/2009/10/20/beauty-and-wellness/shahnaz-husain-awarded-in-washington-dc/|website=India Retailing}}</ref>
| Leonardo da Vinci Diamond Award by International Biographical Centre at Washington DC <ref name="Awarded in Washington DC">{{cite web|title=Awarded in Washington DC|url=https://www.indiaretailing.com/2009/10/20/beauty-and-wellness/shahnaz-husain-awarded-in-washington-dc/|website=India Retailing|date=19 October 2009|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422120653/https://www.indiaretailing.com/2009/10/20/beauty-and-wellness/shahnaz-husain-awarded-in-washington-dc/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2009
|2009
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|2014
|2014
| International
| International
| Golden Peacock Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for 2014 in London for Ayurvedic Innovation.<ref name="Golden Peacock Awards">{{cite web|title=Golden Peacock Women Entrepreneurial Leadership Award|url=http://goldenpeacockawards.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner13.html|website=Golden Peacock Awards}}</ref>
| Golden Peacock Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for 2014 in London for Ayurvedic Innovation.<ref name="Golden Peacock Awards">{{cite web|title=Golden Peacock Women Entrepreneurial Leadership Award|url=http://goldenpeacockawards.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner13.html|website=Golden Peacock Awards|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=27 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127171819/https://goldenpeacockawards.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner13.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2015
|2015
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|2017
|2017
| National
| National
| "Woman Super Achiever" Award in Mumbai, sponsored by Femina <ref name="World Women Leadership Congress">{{cite web|title=Woman Super Achiever|url=http://www.worldwomenleadershipcongress.org/awd-winners-2017.html|website=World Women Leadership Congress}}</ref>
| "Woman Super Achiever" Award in Mumbai, sponsored by Femina <ref name="World Women Leadership Congress">{{cite web|title=Woman Super Achiever|url=http://www.worldwomenleadershipcongress.org/awd-winners-2017.html|website=World Women Leadership Congress|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606004606/http://www.worldwomenleadershipcongress.org/awd-winners-2017.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|2017
|2017
| National
| National
| Ayurveda Innovation Award from Suryadatta Group, Pune.<ref name="Honoured with Suryadatta National Award">{{cite web|title=Honoured with Suryadatta National Award|url=https://medium.com/@Journobipin/beauty-icon-shahnaz-husain-honoured-with-suryadatta-national-award-2017-5ba3e0989a98|website=medium.com}}</ref>
| Ayurveda Innovation Award from Suryadatta Group, Pune.<ref name="Honoured with Suryadatta National Award">{{cite web|title=Honoured with Suryadatta National Award|url=https://medium.com/@Journobipin/beauty-icon-shahnaz-husain-honoured-with-suryadatta-national-award-2017-5ba3e0989a98|website=medium.com|date=12 February 2017 }}</ref>
|}
|}


==Publications / further reading==
==Publications / further reading==
1. Shahnaz Husain Beauty Book (https://www.amazon.in/Shahnaz-Husains-Beauty-Book-Husain/dp/8122200605)
1. Shahnaz Husain Beauty Book (https://www.amazon.in/Shahnaz-Husains-Beauty-Book-Husain/dp/8122200605)


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==External links==
==External links==
* Shahnaz Husain Official Online Store (https://www.shahnaz.in)   
* Shahnaz Husain Official Online Store (https://www.shahnaz.in)   
* Shahnaz Husain’s Beauty Blog (https://www.shahnaz.in/index.php/beauty_blog)
* Shahnaz Husain's Beauty Blog (https://www.shahnaz.in/index.php/beauty_blog {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328075102/https://www.shahnaz.in/index.php/beauty_blog |date=28 March 2020 }})


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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}
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Shahnaz Husain
Shahnaz Husain
Shahnaz Husain
Born (1944-11-05) 5 November 1944 (age 81)
Alma materSt. Mary's Convent Inter College, Allahabad, India
OccupationBusinesswoman
AwardsPadma Shri
Websiteshahnaz.in

Shahnaz Husain (born 5 November 1944) is an Indian businesswoman and the founder, chairperson and managing director of, The Shahnaz Husain Group. She has received acclaim for pioneering the herbal beauty care movement and taking the Indian herbal heritage of Ayurveda worldwide.[1][2] In 2006, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for her contribution to the fields of trade and industry.[3]

Husain was invited by Harvard Business School to speak on her experience of establishing an international brand without commercial advertising and has also become a Harvard Case Study which is included in its curriculum.[4][5] She has also lectured to students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Oxford and London School of Economics.[6] Shahnaz has also represented India at President Barack Obama's World Summit for Entrepreneurs. In 1996, she won Success Magazine's "World's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur" award.[7] She has walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival and has spoken at both the House of Lords and House of Commons in the British Parliament.

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Born Shahnaz Beg, she is the daughter of Justice Nasir Ullah Beg, a former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and Sayeeda Begum, who was the daughter of the commander-in-chief of the Hyderabad army. Her grandfather, Justice Samiullah Beg, was a prominent politician of the United Province who later served as Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court. Her uncle, Mirza Hameedullah Beg, was a former Chief Justice of India.She married on Arshad ullah khan saroha on 1967.

Shahnaz studied at St. Mary's Convent Inter College, Prayagraj. She was married at an early age to Nasir Husain with whom she has two children. She studied Ayurveda in Iran while Nasir Husain was posted in Tehran. She then completed her training in cosmetic therapy and cosmetology from leading institutions of the West, such as Helena Rubinstein, Schwarzkopf, Christine Valmy, Lancome and Lean of Copenhagen. She returned to India and started Women's World in New Delhi at her home. The then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, frequently visited her.

About The Shahnaz Husain Group[edit | edit source]

Adopting the concept of Herbal Care and Cure, Shahnaz opened her first herbal clinic in 1971 and over the next few years formed The Shahnaz Husain Group. She formulated therapeutic products for specific skin and hair problems, as well as premium ranges for skin care, such as 24 Carat Gold, Oxygen, Diamond, Pearl, Plant Stem Cells and Platinum Range. The company also sells its products online at http://shahnaz.in. The Shahnaz Husain Group has over 400 franchise ventures across the world covering over 138 'without animal testing' countries.[8] The first franchise clinic opened in Calcutta in 1979. Within a year, there were 80 Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinics in India. The first foreign Shahnaz Herbal franchise clinic was opened in London in 1982. The group also operates its premium Ayurveda Salon and Spa treatment center in New Delhi to offer a line of proprietary treatments for Skin, Hair and Body.

Corporate social responsibility[edit | edit source]

Shahnaz has tied up with Government skill development projects in beauty and wellness.[9] Her beauty academy has trained and certified over 40,000 under-privileged women, distributing tool kits for home-based business

Awards[edit | edit source]

Shahnaz Husain has received several international and national awards for her contribution in the beauty industry:

Year Origin Awards Name
1985 National Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur from FICCI[10]
1996 International "World's Greatest Entrepreneur" award, from Success, the prestigious U.S. business magazine, becoming the first woman to receive the award in 105 years.[11]
2006 National Padmashri Award – Fourth highest civilian awards from the Government of India, presented by the President of India.[12]
2009 International Leonardo da Vinci Diamond Award by International Biographical Centre at Washington DC [13]
2009 National Woman of Substance Award from Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) [14]
2011 National Lifetime Leadership Achievement Award at the 2nd Annual Women In Leadership (WIL) Forum.[15]
2012 International Outstanding Ayurvedic Innovation Award in London from the Indo-British Business Forum at the House of Commons, British Parliament.[16]
2012 International Olympia Asia Award for Outstanding Contribution in Ayurveda and Plant Cosmetics at the Olympia Beauty Show in London.
2013 International Glory of India Award in Dubai for outstanding innovations in Ayurvedic beauty care.
2014 International Golden Peacock Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for 2014 in London for Ayurvedic Innovation.[17]
2015 National Entrepreneur India Award 2015 for Outstanding Ayurvedic Innovations from Entrepreneur Media India, FICCI, NEN and NASSCOM [18]
2017 National "Woman Super Achiever" Award in Mumbai, sponsored by Femina [19]
2017 National Ayurveda Innovation Award from Suryadatta Group, Pune.[20]

Publications / further reading[edit | edit source]

1. Shahnaz Husain Beauty Book (https://www.amazon.in/Shahnaz-Husains-Beauty-Book-Husain/dp/8122200605)

2. Flame Book (http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/my-mothers-story/article3359825.ece)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "International Acclaim of Ayurveda Herbal Beauty". By CSR VISION. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018.
  2. "Ayurveda's Story of World Domination". The Lucknow Observer. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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