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Bio Data:
Ruby
Ghuznavi, Managing Director of ARANYA, has revived natural
dyes in Bangladesh. For the last two decades she has
trained craftspeople and organizations and marketed
natural dye products both at home and abroad.
A
founder member of KARIKA, the first craft marketing
organization in Bangladesh and of the NATIONAL CRAFTS
COUNCIL OF BANGLADESH (NCCB) of which she is currently
the President.
She
is a member of NARIPOKKHO, a women's activist organization
and is a trustee of TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL, BANGLADESH.
She
was the Country Delegate for Bangladesh from 1975 to
1992 of Terre Des Hommes, Switzerland, a Swiss NGO on
child rights. She is currently the President of the
National Crafts Council of Bangladesh.
Her
publications include, "RANGEEN" on natural
dyes in Bangladesh and "NAKSHA" on the crafts
and designs of Bangladesh. She has done research studies
on Women in Food for Work and other developmental issues.
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