Feroze Gujral is an Indian philanthropist, patron of the arts, businesswoman, columnist, media personality and former model.
20 Facts About Feroze Gujral
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Feroze Gujral did her schooling from The Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh.
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Feroze Gujral has two siblings: brother Hanut Ewari, a philatelist, and a sister Anisha.
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Feroze Gujral was spotted by Vidyun Singh and Asha Kocchar of Media Makers.
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Feroze Gujral is the founder and director of The Gujral Foundation, a non-profit trust set up in 2008, along with her husband Mohit Gujral.
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Feroze Gujral is the founder and director of Outset India, the Indian chapter of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund, which is the largest acquisition art fund in the world, present in 9 countries, established in 2011.
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Key projects include My East is Your West - a collateral event at the 56th Venice Biennale, curated by Feroze Gujral, produced and presented by the Foundation.
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Feroze Gujral is regarded as one of India's leading art patrons.
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Feroze Gujral is currently on the Trustee Board of Kochi Muziris Biennale of which she is a Founding Patron.
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Feroze Gujral was previously on the international board of the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Serpentine Gallery in London, and the advisory board of IGNCA, New Delhi.
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Apart from the arts, the Feroze Gujral's have had a long-standing history of patronage and a number of initiatives have been started by the family post-partition including a school, orphanage, home for destitute women and the Pushpa Feroze Gujral Science City, all in Jalandhar, Punjab.
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Feroze Gujral has for many years been part of the young parliamentarian's initiative for malnutrition.
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Feroze Gujral apart from being a very successful, well recognized model and media personality is a successful businesswoman.
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Feroze Gujral ran a design studio called Fizzaro dealing in fine bone china products and customized table accessories, exporting to multiple countries.
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Feroze Gujral was a founding partner of Broadcast India, the first live broadband streaming platform in India.
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Feroze Gujral was previously the Director of Design Plus, an architecture and design company, founded by her architect and real estate developer husband Mohit Gujral, and is the Founder Director of the international art design consultancy FMG advisors.
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Feroze Gujral was an ambassador for World Wildlife Fund, with a particular interest in the welfare of the Indian elephant.
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Feroze Gujral is a volunteer for Teach for India and the curator for TEDx Delhi.
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Feroze Gujral has been brand ambassador and advisor to numerous leading international fashion brands including Burberry, Tod's etc.
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Feroze Gujral was host of her own TV show 'Tonight with Feroze'.