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{{short description|Indian textile designer}}
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'''Madhu Jain''' is an [[India]]n textile designer who is an advocate for [[Bamboo textile|bamboo fabric]] which she sees as the "textile of the future". In 2018 she was awarded the [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] after 30 years in fashion.

==Life==
Jain was born into a well-to-do family in Delhi. She went to [[Welham Girls' School]] and Waverly Convent School before she obtained a master's degree at the [[Delhi School of Economics]].<ref name=fash/> She started her career in fashion in 1987.<ref name=thirty/>

She created a collaboration with [[Milind Soman]] in 2003 that led to the brand "Projekt M".<ref name=fash>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-02|title=Madhu Jain|url=https://fashionfad.in/designer-biography/madhu-jain/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Fashionfad|language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2010 over 4,000 athletes arrived in Delhi to take part in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]. Jain was prepared and she revealed her work on the eve of the opening ceremony.<ref name=fash/>

2017 saw Jain celebrating thirty years in fashion with a collection that included [[ikat]] and [[double ikat]].<ref name=thirty>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-16|title=Madhu Jain celebrates 30 years in fashion industry at AIFW 2017|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/madhu-jain-celebrates-30-years-in-fashion-industry-4571301/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

On [[International Women's Day]] in 2018 Jain was given 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=2021-01-16|website=narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in}}</ref> for her work with textiles<ref name="special"/> and in particular for empowering women.<ref name=jainempower/> The award was made at the Presidential Palace ([[Rastrapati Bhavan]]) in [[New Delhi]] by the [[President of India]] [[Ram Nath Kovind]] witnessed by the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] and the Minister for Women & Child Development, [[Maneka Sanjay Gandhi]]. About 30 people and nine organisations were recognised that day, receiving the award and a prize of 100,000 rand.<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 name=jainempower>{{Cite web|last=Engl|first=India New|last2=News|date=2018-03-09|title=Designer Madhu Jain honoured by President for empowering women|url=https://indianewengland.com/2018/03/designer-madhu-jain-honoured-president-empowering-women/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=INDIA New England News|language=en}}</ref>

At the beginning of 2019 she was recognised for her leadership by the [[Ministry of Textiles]]. They had created a special award that they gave to seven people to recognise their contribution to the textile sector.<ref name=special>{{Cite web|title=Madhu Jain Honoured by Ministry of Textiles' Award for Special Recognition in Textile Sector - Times of India|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> Jain explained that she advocated the use of bamboo fibre for several reasons. India is the second biggest producer of bamboo and the fibre is bio-degradable, eco-friendly and non-toxic. She sees the fibre as the "textile of the future".<ref name=special/>

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