Suraiya Hasan Bose
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Suraiya Hasan Bose | |
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| Born | 1928 |
| Died | 3 September 2021 (aged 93) |
| Other names | Suraiya Appa |
| Education | Textile Design |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupations | Textile conservator, textile designer |
| Years active | 1950s–2021 |
| Spouse |
Aurobindo Bose (m. 1955) |
| Relatives |
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Suraiya Hasan Bose (1928–2021) was an Indian textile conservator,[1] designer, and manufacturer, who worked to preserve traditional Indian textile art and techniques. She worked with the Indian Cottage Industries Emporium and the Indian Handloom and Handicrafts Export Corporation before establishing her own textile manufacturing unit to produce traditional Indian textiles. Her designs have been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Suraiya Hasan was born in 1928 in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, and raised in Hyderabad, Telangana. Her father, Badrul Hasan, established a bookstore and a handicraft manufacturing unit in Hyderabad. His handicraft unit focused on manufacturing traditional Indian bidri (metalwork) objects. She studied textile design at Cambridge University.[2] Her uncle was the Indian freedom fighter, Abid Hasan Safrani. She later married Aurobindo Bose, the nephew of Indian freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose.[3] Her family were significant participants in the Swadeshi movement, a nationalist movement that focused on producing and using native Indian textiles over imported British cotton during colonial rule in India.[3] She died on 3 September 2021, at the age of 93.[4]