1. Shaina NC entered politics in 2004 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
35 Facts About Shaina NC
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Shaina NC holds the positions of national spokesperson for the BJP, member of the national executive council of BJP, and treasurer of the BJP's Maharashtra unit.
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Shaina NC is involved in social work through her charity fashion shows and two NGOs, 'I Love Mumbai' and 'Giants International'.
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Shaina NC was born in Malabar Hill, Bombay on 1 December 1972 into an extremely affluent business family of mixed religious heritage.
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Shaina NC's father, Nana Chudasama, was a businessman with strong political connections who later became Sheriff of Bombay for one year in the 1990s.
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Shaina NC belonged to a Hindu Gujarati Rajput family from Saurashtra.
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Shaina NC has two siblings: a brother, Akshay Nana Chudasama, and a sister, Brinda.
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Shaina NC completed her schooling from Queen Mary School, Mumbai in 1989, and then obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St Xavier's College, Bombay in 1993.
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Shaina NC realized that academics was not her forte and that she was more attracted towards fashion design.
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Shaina NC is married to Manish Munot, who is a Marwari Jain.
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Shaina NC first met him in school when she was thirteen years old and married him at the age of twenty-three after six years of dating.
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Shaina NC says that her family celebrates all religious festivals like Paryushan, Diwali and Eid.
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Shaina NC is pursuing a career in fashion design as well as in politics.
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Shaina NC says that fashion design is her profession while politics is her passion.
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Shaina NC began designing fashion at the age of eighteen when her mother was unwell; the collection of outfits she designed was a success.
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Shaina NC's clients include celebrities such as: Aishwarya Rai, Juhi Chawla, and Mahima Chaudhry.
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Indian women traditionally wear a saree over a petticoat, but in one of her styles, Shaina NC wears a saree over trousers.
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Shaina NC says there are no set rules regarding how to wear saree.
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Shaina NC's family has employed craftsmen for many decades who now work on sarees she has designed.
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Shaina NC says that she has been interested in politics since she was a child.
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On 14 September 2004, Shaina NC joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP leader Gopinath Munde.
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Shaina NC was made president of the newly created Health and Cultural Cell of the BJP.
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Shaina NC's father, Nana Chudasama, was a well known critic of BJP and its leader Narendra Modi for its handling of the post-Godhra riots.
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Shaina NC was appointed BJP's spokesperson for the city of Mumbai in February 2007.
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In May 2013, Shaina NC was appointed treasurer of the BJP's Maharashtra unit.
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Shaina NC was asked to run against Priya Dutt of the Indian National Congress from Mumbai North Central constituency for Lok Sabha election, 2014 but she refused feeling that the fight would be "too tough" for her in a minority dominated constituency.
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Part of the proceeds from the sale of outfits designed by Shaina NC goes to CPAA.
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Shaina NC has organised many charity shows to raise funds for the welfare of physically disabled children.
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Shaina NC is the trustee of the NGO I Love Mumbai which was founded by her father Nana Chudasama in 1989.
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Three months later, in Feb 2009, Shaina NC's NGO collected 7 million and donated it to the heroes and victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Shaina NC is the Executive World Chairperson of the NGO Giants International which honours personalities from different walks of life for their outstanding contribution and service to society.
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Shaina NC has received awards for her contribution to society from many organisations like the Jaycees International, Indo-American Society, Lions Clubs International, and Rotary International.
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Shaina NC feels that when more women are in power in government, they will prove their ability and potential.
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Some sections of society view the BJP as conservative in its approach to women's and minority rights, but Shaina NC believes that the BJP is a progressive party.
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Shaina NC is not afraid to admonish her own party when she believes that it has deviated from its progressive approach.