AHMEDABAD:
Gira Sarabhai
, 98, one of the eldest family members of Sarabhai family, passed away around 1pm at her residence in Shahibaug, confirmed her nephew Kartikeya Sarabhai.
The cause of death is suspected to be age-related health issues. She was cremated on Thursday evening.
She was the daughter of industrialist Ambalal Sarabhai and sister of Dr
Vikram Sarabhai
.
Sarabhai, an architect by training, is best known for her pivotal role in establishing
National Institute of Design
(NID) in the city along with brother Gautam. Today, it is one of the premier design institutes in the country. She also established Calico Museum of Textiles, housing invaluable collection of historic Indian fabrics.
In her book on 50 years of NID, Dr Shilpa Das mentioned that Sarabhai, trained under celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, provided the vision of the NID and along with Gautam meticulously worked on the architectural plans and even supervised procuring the material and building administrative resources.
The siblings’ personal connection brought many international artists, designers and architects to the city.
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