Meera Mehta

Meera Mehta is a weaver and textile designer, based in Mumbai, India. The textiles she has created have been displayed in museums and galleries around the world. Mehta is best known for her revival of the Paithani sari.

Career In particular, she has been responsible for the revival of the 'Paithani' sari, a legendary sari, which has been woven in Maharashtra, India for the past 2,000 years in a town located close to the Ajanta caves, to its original grandeur. The Paithani sari is known for its intricate weave of pure silk and gold.

British Airways Boeing 747 with Paithani tail art by Mehta Woven by Mr Shantilal Bhandge. In the late 1990s, British Airways decided that it would adorn several of its aircraft with one of Mehta's saris woven by Mr.Shantilal Bhandge. BA put the design, with Mehta's signature, on the tailfins of its planes. Mehta commented, "This is even better than having someone wear it." and as a judge at fashion and design schools including the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, her alma mater In 2002, she designed a collection of gold jewelry for InterGold which was launched with the World Gold Council.