About Bimla Bissell
Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92). Bimla Bissell was an Indian businessperson.
Bimla Bissell (12 October 1932 – 9 January 2025) was an Indian businesswoman. She was the social secretary to four American ambassadors to India. In 1960, she and her husband John Bissell founded the company FabIndia, a home furnishing export company. Bissell was born in Balochistan, British India on 12 October 1932, and died from complications of diabetes on 9 January 2025, at the age of 92.
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Who was Bimla Bissell?
Indian businesswoman (1932–2025)
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Bimla Bissell was born on 12 October 1932.
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Bimla Bissell died on 9 January 2025.
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Bimla Bissell was a businessperson.
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Bimla Bissell was Indian.
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