Shaina NC
| Shaina NC | |
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Shaina NC in March 2011
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| Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Born |
Shaina Nana Chudasama 1 December 1972 Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Manish Munot |
| Children | Shanaya, Ayaan |
| Parents | Nana Chudasama, Munira Chudasama |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Alma mater |
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai FIT, New York |
| Profession | Fashion designer, politician, social worker |
| Religion | Jainism before Islam and Hinduism |
Shaina Nana Chudasama (born 1 December 1972), better known by her abbreviated name Shaina NC, is an Indian fashion designer, politician, and social worker. A daughter of the former Sheriff of Mumbai, Shaina is known in the Indian fashion industry as the 'Queen of Drapes' for draping a saree (sari) in fifty-four different ways. She holds a record in the Guinness Book of World Records for fastest saree drape. She entered politics in 2004 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She 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. Shaina is also involved in social work through her charity fashion shows and two NGOs, 'I Love Mumbai' and 'Giants International'. As a female politician, she is often projected as the young, urbane, and women-friendly face of the BJP in television debates.
Shaina was born to Nana Chudasama and Munira Chudasama in Malabar Hill, Mumbai on 1 December 1972. She has one brother, Akshay and one sister, Brinda. She completed I.C.S.E from Queen Mary School, Mumbai in 1989, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in 1993. She wanted to be a lawyer when she was in college, but she was more attracted to fashion designing. After graduation, she took an associate degree in fashion designing from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Shaina's father, Nana Chudasama, is a former Sheriff of Mumbai. She was brought up in a cosmopolitan, multi-religious family in Mumbai. Her father is a Hindu Rajput from Saurashtra, her mother is Dawoodi Bohra Muslim; her sister is married to a Muslim while she is married to a Marwari Jain. Being part of a multi-religious family, her family celebrates all religious festivals like Diwali, Eid, and Christmas. Shaina is married to Manish Munot. She first met him in school when she was thirteen and married him at the age of twenty-three after six years of dating. Shaina says she is able to manage her profession, politics, and social work because of unstinting support from his husband. "I was born into my parents' house but it's my husband who let me bloom and groom. He is not your typical male chauvinist Indian man," says Shaina about husband Manish Munot. She lives in Mumbai with her family and two children, Shanaya and Ayaan. Shaina is often seen with Bollywood actors for professional reasons. Her friends include actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.
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