Rehana Begum is an artisan from India. She is resident of

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and divisio ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

in India, and is an expert in

Chikan (embroidery) ] Chikankari ( hi, चिकन की कढ़ाई, चिकनकारी) is a traditional embroidery style from Lucknow, India. Translated, the word means embroidery (thread or wire), and it is one of Lucknow's best known textile decorat ...

work. She was born in 1952 and learnt the craft from her father, Hasan Mirza. Her work is on displayed at Craft Museum of Uttar Pradesh. She has participated in many exhibitions. She was conferred

Shilp Guru The Shilp Guru is the highest honour in the Indian handicrafts sector awarded by Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. It is conferred annually upon 10 master craftspersons who have created an exception ...

award by

Government of India The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

for her outstanding work.

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Indian artisans Artists from Lucknow Living people 1952 births Women artists from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian women artists Indian embroiderers {{India-artist-stub