Gira Sarabhai was an Indian architect, designer, and a design pedagogue. She was born into the Sarabhai family and was the youngest of eight siblings. She is known for contributing to several industrial and educational projects in Gujarat. She was the representative of the Sarabhai Foundation, a public charitable trust. Gira, along with her brother Gautam Sarabhai were crucial in establishing and designing the academic curricula of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
Gira Sarabhai in 1951
Gira Sarabhai, sitting, extreme right, along with her father Ambalal Sarabhai 3rd seat from the right, sister Gita Mayor sitting on the extreme left and their brother Vikram Sarabhai, seated, 4th from the left.
The Sarabhai family was a prominent Indian family active in several fields. The patriarch, Ambalal Sarabhai, was a leading industrialist. While he created significant wealth, his children interested themselves in a wide variety of other endeavours, and the family is better known for those activities, rather than for industrial enterprise, which is now all but defunct.
Gautam Gira Sarabhai Square, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Earlier known as Nayak Square.
Vikram Sarabhai
Seated Gita Sarabhai Mayor, Vikram Sarabhai and Gira Sarabhai.
Gita Sarabhai Mayor