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'''Laila Tyabji''' (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian social worker, designer, writer, and craft activist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/i-was-30-and-riding-a-motorcycle/article19132537.ece|title=I was 30, and riding a motorcycle: Laila Tyabji|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 June 2017|last1=Nair|first1=Malini}}</ref> She is one of the founders of [[Dastkar]],<ref name="Dastkar">{{cite web | url=http://dastkar.org/ | title=Dastkar | publisher=Dastkar2014 | access-date=3 December 2014}}</ref> a Delhi-based [[non governmental organization]], working for the revival of traditional crafts in India.<ref name="Tehelka">{{cite web | url=http://www.tehelka.com/laila-tyabji-the-keeper-of-heritage/ | title=Laila Tyabji: The Keeper of Heritage | work=Tehelka | date=2013-10-23 | access-date=3 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213013805/http://www.tehelka.com/laila-tyabji-the-keeper-of-heritage/ }}</ref><ref name="Asia INCH Encyclopedia">{{cite web | url=http://www.craftrevival.org/voiceDetails.asp?Code=217 | title=Dastkar and the Marketing of Craft: A Subsideized Con Trick or a Success Story| publisher=Asia INCH Encyclopedia | date=April 2010 | access-date=3 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=14 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214072718/http://craftrevival.org/voiceDetails.asp?Code=217 }}</ref><ref name="University of Copenhagen">{{cite web | url=http://conferences.saxo.ku.dk/traditionaltextilecraft/keynote_speakers/laila-tyabji-biography/ | title=Laila Tyabji Biography | publisher=University of Copenhagen |year=2014 | access-date=3 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215032502/http://conferences.saxo.ku.dk/traditionaltextilecraft/keynote_speakers/laila-tyabji-biography/ }}</ref> She was honored by the [[Government of India]] in 2012 with the Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |year=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> She is the daughter of late [[Badruddin Tayyabji, ICS]], who was a senior Indian civil servant and diplomat.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150114/jsp/opinion/story_8222.jsp|title=Brussels in winter|work=The Telegraph India|url-status=dead|access-date=11 April 2016|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423130701/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150114/jsp/opinion/story_8222.jsp#.Vwun9Zx95dg}}</ref>

In 2003, Tyabji was awarded the ''Aid to Artisans' Preservation of Craft Award'', the first [[Asian people|Asian]] and the second overall recipient of the award,<ref name="University of Copenhagen" /> the investiture ceremony taking place in New York.<ref name="Asia INCH Encyclopedia" /><ref name="Harmony India" /> Eleven years later in 2012, the [[Government of India]] honored her with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth–highest Indian civilian award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2013) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], Government of India |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  She is also a recipient of the [[National Institute of Fashion Technology, Ludhiana|NIFT]] Lifetime Achievement Award<ref name="Harmony India" /> and the Chishti Harmony Award.<ref name="Limca Book of Records" /> The [[Limca Book of Records]], an Indian repository of records and achievements, named Laila Tyabji as the ''Person of the Year'', in 2014.<ref name="Limca Book of Records" />