Chirom Indira

Kshetrimayum Indira Devi, known as Chirom Indira, is an Indian entrepreneur, designer, and social worker. She was awarded Nari Shakti Puraskar for her contribution with handloom weaving.

Early life and education Devi was born in the Imphal West district of Manipur. She was the first born of six children. She is a graduate in Political Science and also studied weaving at the Indian Institute of Hardware Technology in Guwahati and her first job was nearby at Goenka woollen mills ltd in 1994.

Career In 2003, Devi and her husband set up an export company for handloom-crafted products. In 2015 the Ministry of Textiles recognised her work and she became the first Indian recipient of the National Award in Design Development of Handloom Products. On International Women's Day Devi was awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar for her work with handloom weaving. Another person honoured that day was Madhu Jain who was also excelling in textiles. On the same day as that award the nominations were open for fifteen women to receive the Women Transforming India Award which she was nominated for and awarded later that year.