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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur}}
{{Meitei name|[[Kshetrimayum]]|Indira|Devi}}
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| name = Kshetrimayum Indira Devi
| image = Chirom Indira aka Kshetrimayum Indira Devi of Manipur (cropped).jpg
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| birth_place = Imphal West district, [[Manipur]]
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| education = Political Science
| alma_mater = Indian Institute of Hardware Technology, Guwahati
| occupation = Entrepreneur, designer, social worker
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| known_for = Handloom weaving and design development
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| awards = [[National Handicrafts Award|National Award in Design Development of Handloom Products]] (2015)<br>[[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]<br>[[Women Transforming India]]
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'''Kshetrimayum Indira Devi''', known as '''Chirom Indira''', is an Indian entrepreneur, designer, and social worker. She was awarded [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for her contribution with handloom weaving.

== Early life and education ==
Devi was born in the [[Imphal West district]] of [[Manipur]]. She was the first born of six children.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-17 |title=Kshetrimayum Indira Devi of Manipur conferred ''Women Transforming India Award 2018'' by NITI Aayog & United Nations India {{!}} Times Of Manipur % |url=https://www.timesofmanipur.com/kshetrimayum-indira-devi-of-manipur-conferred-women-transforming-india-award-2018-by-niti-aayog-united-nations-india/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925124138/https://www.timesofmanipur.com/kshetrimayum-indira-devi-of-manipur-conferred-women-transforming-india-award-2018-by-niti-aayog-united-nations-india/ |archive-date=2020-09-25 |access-date=2021-01-15 |website=Times Of Manipur |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a graduate in Political Science and also studied weaving at the [[Indian Institute of Hardware Technology]] in [[Guwahati]] and her first job was nearby at Goenka woollen mills ltd in 1994.

== Career ==
In 2003, Devi and her husband set up an export company for handloom-crafted products.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chirom Indira Promoter of Manipuri Handlooms products|url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.arts.Chirom_Indira_Promoter_of_Manipuri_Handlooms_products|access-date=2021-01-15|website=e-pao.net}}</ref> In 2015 the [[Ministry of Textiles]] recognised her work and she became the first Indian recipient of the National Award in Design Development of Handloom Products.<ref name="mani">{{Cite web|title=Manipur's Chirom Indira awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/manipurs.html|access-date=2021-01-15|website=NORTHEAST NOW|date=11 March 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> On [[International Women's Day]] Devi was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery|url=http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170431/http://narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in/gallery|archive-date=2021-01-14|access-date=2021-01-13|website=narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in}}</ref> for her work with handloom weaving.<ref name="mani" /> The award was made by the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] at the Presidential Palace ([[Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi|Rastrapati Bhavan]]) in [[New Delhi]] with the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] and the Minister for Women & Child Development, [[Maneka Sanjay Gandhi]] also attending. About 30 people and nine organisations were honoured that year, receiving the award and a prize each of $R 100,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On International Women's Day, the President conferred the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskars to 30 eminent women and 9 distinguished Institutions for the year 2017|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1523402|access-date=2021-01-14|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=International Women's Day: President Kovind honours 39 achievers with 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114170429/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/mar/09/international-womens-day-president-kovind-honours-39-achievers-with-nari-shakti-puraskar-1784159.html |archive-date=2021-01-14 |access-date=2021-01-08 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=9 March 2018 }}</ref> Another person honoured that day was [[Madhu Jain]] who was also excelling in textiles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2019 |title=Madhu Jain Honoured by Ministry of Textiles' Award for Special Recognition in Textile Sector |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/madhu-jain-honoured-by-ministry-of-textiles-award-for-special-recognition-in-textile-sector/articleshow/67395430.cms |access-date=2021-01-16 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> On the same day as that award the nominations were open for fifteen women to receive the [[Women Transforming India award|Women Transforming India Award]] which she was nominated for and awarded later that year.<ref name=":0" />

By 2018, she had become a member of the All India Handloom Board,<ref name=":0"/> which was formed in 1992. However, the board was dissolved in 2020, as it was judged to be not effective enough.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Divya |date=2020-09-05 |title=Why was the All India Handloom Board dissolved? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/why-was-the-all-india-handloom-board-dissolved-6584077/ |access-date=2021-01-15 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Nari Shakti Puraskar}}

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[[Category:Indian social workers]]
[[Category:People from Imphal West district]]
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[[Category:Women from Manipur]]
[[Category:Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Indian women designers]]

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