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Pooja Taparia

Birth date
20/01/1977

Profession
Graphic Designer 

Family Background
Hails from a marwari business family, Taparias of Jawswantgarh from Nagaur district, near Jaipur in Rajasthan. Family based in Mumbai since 1951 and into several businesses.

Academic Credentials            

·         1993 – 1998 5 year Diploma (equivalent to a degree) in Commercial Arts from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai,

·         1993 – 1998 B. com from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai,

·         1982 – 1993 J. B. Petit High School for Girls, Mumbai

Achievements during 1983-1993

  • Has won numerous certificates and prizes in art contests on state and national levels
  • Has won several certificates in academics, dance, theatre and sports.
  • Participated in plays of a professional stature directed by Late Mrs. Pearl Padamsee (w/o Mr. Allyque Padamsee) and Mr. Rookie Dadachanjee and won prizes for the same.
  • Performed a dance sequence on National Television at the age of ten.
  • Given various dance performances on stage from 1987 - 1993 whilst being trained by Kathak Danseuse Ms. Anjalie Gupta of Nrityanjalie School of Dance, Mumbai. Also performed on European ship ‘The Viking Sky’.

Achievements during 1993-1998

  • Was awarded the Best Student Council member award every year from 1994 - 1996.
  • Represented Sophia Polytechnic as a contingent leader in various inter-collegiate festivals
  • Was the President of the Student Council in 1997 and organised various social, cultural and sports activities along with inter-collegiate festivals.
  • Organised collection drives for orphanages and the destitute. 
  • Was awarded the best student of the class in 1997
  • Was awarded a merit certificate for media campaign designed on subject ‘Corruption, Fight It’ in final year of Commercial Arts, 1998.

1998 – 2000

  • Designed a range of publicity media for C.R.Y. Child Relief and You.
  • Founder of ‘Child Art’; taught various art forms to children of age group 5 – 13 yrs.
  • Trained in Rajwadi Ghoomar, Rajasthani folk dance by Maharani of Santrampur, Rajasthan and performed on various occasions till date.
  • Volunteered as art teacher at the S. P. J. Sadhana School for the Developmentally Handicapped from 1998-2000

2001 – 2003

  • Formed own company, Chaitanya Fibres with brother Parikshit Taparia manufacturing non-woven fabric products; Tablemats, Napkins, Coasters, Gift Bags, Gift Wrapping Sheets, Household items, products catering to Hotels, Restaurants, Spas and other institutional and retail sales.
  • Designed the above products, website and advertising media for the company and supervised total print production for the company.
  • Designed various wedding campaigns and other projects
  • Created and maintaining to date www.sandipani.org, a website on and for Shri Rameshbhai Oza and his Vedic institute, Sandipani Vidyaniketan. Handling public relations, communication across the globe, overall co-ordination, planning and administering updates, programming, translating and editing.
  • Co-editor of Sanskruti Sandesh, a quarterly news journal on spirituality published and distributed in the UK by Sanskruti Foundation UK since 2002.
  • Commenced Arpan activities from October 2003

2004 – 2007 

  • Published various books for Sat Sahitya Prakashan Trust on talks by Shri Rameshbhai Oza, world renowned Hindu Philosopher.
  • Associated with the building of Sandipani Science Gallery and Sandipani Auditorium at Porbandar launched open in January 2006 by the President of India, H. E. A P J Abdul Kalam.
  • Managed and executed worldwide Publicity for Sandipani Mandir Mahotsav from May 2005 to February 2006, a 14 day event of opening of Shri Hari Mandir, Porbandar in February 2006. Attended by 14 lac people, the Mandir was launched open by the Vice President of India, H. E. Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in the presence of Leader of Opposition, Shri L. K. Advani and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi. Chairman of Reception committee of the event was Smt. Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani.
  • Published coffee table book ‘Shri Hari Mandir and the Glory of Hindu Temples’ released by the Vice President of India, H. E. Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in February 2006.
  • Published book ‘Life, a Celebration’ in January 2007 released by the Governor of Gujarat, H. E. Shri Navalkishore Sharma.

Other Interests:
Photography
Indian Classical and Folk Singing and Dancing
Theatre
Yoga
Reading - non-fiction, Indian Hindu philosophy