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'''Kiran Shiv Nadar''' is an Indian art collector and philanthropist.<ref name="treasuringart">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/149011/treasuring-art-kiran-nadar-way.html|title=Treasuring art, the Kiran Nadar way|last=Goel|first=Poonam|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|accessdate=14 May 2012}}</ref> Kiran is the wife of [[Shiv Nadar]], the founder of [[HCL Technologies]],<ref>{{cite news |title=When Kiran Nadar surprised husband Shiv with an unusual painting |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-kiran-nadar-surprised-husband-shiv-with-an-unusual-painting/articleshow/74295804.cms |work=The Economic Times}}</ref> and is a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation and the founder of the [[Kiran Nadar Museum of Art]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jury|url=http://www.theskodaprize.com/2011/jury-2011/kiran-nadar-jury-chairperson.html|publisher=The Skoda Art prize|accessdate=12 May 2012|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426172928/http://www.theskodaprize.com/2011/jury-2011/kiran-nadar-jury-chairperson.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Kiran met her husband, Shiv Nadar, at an advertising agency where she worked.<ref name="artofsharing"/> They have a daughter [[Roshni Nadar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nisa Godrej, Roshni Nadar among Forbes billionaire heiresses|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/nisa-godrej-roshni-nadar-among-forbes-billionaire-heiresses/98874/on|accessdate=14 May 2012|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=22 June 2010}}</ref> Nadar is also one of the leading [[contract bridge]] players in India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hcl.com/leadership/hcl-corporation|title=HCL Group}}</ref>

Nadar's fascination in collecting artworks began in 1988 when she was purchasing pieces for her home.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

In 2005, Nadar decided to open her own museum To house her vast collection of art. "It used to pinch me that the bulk of my artworks were in storage when I really wanted to share them with the world at large," Nadar explains.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Today, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art attracts over 100,000 visitors annually. According to Gaurav Bhatia, managing director of Sotheby's India, Nadar's museum has made "some incredible artwork accessible to common citizens". Bhatia also acclaimed that Nadar's collection is "a wonderful mix of instinct, study and enthusiasm".{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

In 2010, Kiran Nadar is acknowledged by Forbes Asian Magazine as a "hero of philanthropy" thanks to her launch of India's first private philanthropic museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://2010/03/08/asia-heroes-charity-personal-finance-philanthropy-india|title=Asia's Heroes Of Philanthropy|last=Alberts|first=Hana R.|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Nadar is considered the [[wiktionary:maharáni|maharani]] of the Indian art world thanks to her collection of 5,500 and more modern Southern Asian arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2018/10/24/kiran-nadars-groundbreaking-museum-of-indian-art/|title=Kiran Nadar's Groundbreaking Museum Of Indian Art|last=Karmali|first=Naazneen|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> She is an international council member of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and is also one of the top commonwealth bridge players in India. She is also a member of the "Formidable" and has brought back many laurels. Nadar also represented India in various international competitive bridge events and managed to earn the gold medal for India after 12 years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/bridge-champions-kiran-nadar-brings-the-gold-to-india-after-12-years/articleshow/63029473.cms|title=Bridge champions! Kiran Nadar brings the gold to India after 12 years|date=2018-02-22|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> Kiran Nadar won bronze from the Asian Games, but in February, she also brought India gold from the 5th Commonwealth Nations Bridge Championship held at the Gold Coast, Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Veenu Singh |first=Singh |date=December 8, 2018 |title=Presenting Kiran Nadar, the bridge player who never bats an eye! An HT Brunch exclusive |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/presenting-kiran-nadar-the-bridge-player-who-never-bats-an-eye-an-ht-brunch-exclusive/story-Ld8GKiWYbL3WyPr4k39V5O.html |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

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