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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Anjul was born and brought up in Rampur Maniharan, UP into a business family. Her father had rice mills and an ice factory, as well as running cinema halls and her mother worked alongside her father in his businesses. She went to Welham Girls' School, Dehradun at the age of 13 and after completing her studies, she married Ashish Bhandari a businessman from Lucknow with whom she has two children. Her mother-in-law was a social worker and chairperson of Lion’s Club who often organized free camps for the upliftment of women from the area who were engaged in the craft of Chikankari and Mukaish. | Anjul was born and brought up in Rampur Maniharan, UP into a business family. Her father had rice mills and an ice factory, as well as running cinema halls and her mother worked alongside her father in his businesses. She went to Welham Girls' School, Dehradun at the age of 13 and after completing her studies, she married Ashish Bhandari a businessman from Lucknow with whom she has two children. Her mother-in-law was a social worker and chairperson of Lion’s Club who often organized free camps for the upliftment of women from the area who were engaged in the craft of Chikankari and Mukaish. | ||
==Career== | |||
In 2012, she launched her fashion label under her name "Anjul Bhandari" which is known for its pastel colour palette that enhances the beauty of the white thread embroidery. Through the pret collection, the label presented traditional hand embroidery in contemporary Indian silhouettes on semi-formal occasions as well. The label has been responsible for reviving Ek Taar Chikankari, which is the finest of the Chikankari i.e done with a single thread, making it a collector’s item. | |||
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Anjul Bhandari | |
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| Born | Anjul Khurana 1969 (age 56–57) Rampur Maniharan, UP |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer, artist, businesswomen |
| Children | 2 |
Anjul Bhandari (born 1969) is an Indian fashion designer, artist and businesswomen known for restoring & contemporizing the heritage "Lucknowi" hand embroideries of Chikankari and Mukaish.
Early Life
Anjul was born and brought up in Rampur Maniharan, UP into a business family. Her father had rice mills and an ice factory, as well as running cinema halls and her mother worked alongside her father in his businesses. She went to Welham Girls' School, Dehradun at the age of 13 and after completing her studies, she married Ashish Bhandari a businessman from Lucknow with whom she has two children. Her mother-in-law was a social worker and chairperson of Lion’s Club who often organized free camps for the upliftment of women from the area who were engaged in the craft of Chikankari and Mukaish.
Career
In 2012, she launched her fashion label under her name "Anjul Bhandari" which is known for its pastel colour palette that enhances the beauty of the white thread embroidery. Through the pret collection, the label presented traditional hand embroidery in contemporary Indian silhouettes on semi-formal occasions as well. The label has been responsible for reviving Ek Taar Chikankari, which is the finest of the Chikankari i.e done with a single thread, making it a collector’s item.