Lipsa Hembram is an Indian fashion designer. She works on traditional women's Santal's costumes. She started her business in 2014. She is the founder of her Brand Galang Gabaan. Galang Gabaan is a Santali word which literally mean weave and create. Her simple designs bring Santali traditions into the modern fashion industry. Her products are not only retailed across the country, but also used in the Hindi film industry. Her fashion company has brought socio-economic changes to the tribal communities of India. For this she is considered one of the most influential Women from an indigenous community in her home country.
Hembram was born in a Santali family in Rairangpur of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. She completed her degree in fashion technology at National Institute of Fashion Technology in Hyderabad. She was among the top 50 important personalities according to odisha bytes a popular web journal of Odisha. Lipsa Hembram has show cased her collection in the Lakmé Fashion Week 2017.https://www.india.com/lifestyle/adah-sharmas-cute-lfw-day-2-showstopper-outfit-is-an-added-asset-in-every-summer-wardrobe-1806366/ Her collection, which was received as "standing out" by the Jamdani motifs dyed on handspun cotton fabrics from Kotpad in white, beige and black, was presented by Adah Sharma.
Lipsa Hembram also conducts workshop and promotes traditional sarees with modern touch. In 2023 she was part of an event ‘Viraasat: Celebrating 75 Handwoven Saris of India’, organised by the National Handloom Development Corporation Limited
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