Bina Ramani is a socialite, author, designer, artist and entrepreneur. She is also known for her services to the global luxury and hospitality industries.
Wiki/Biography
Bina Ramani was born into a wealthy Sindhi Sikh family in Karachi. She is the youngest of nine children. When she was only 4 years old, her family moved to India and lived in a luxurious villa, which her father traded with a wealthy Muslim businessman. Her father Tirath Singh Lalvani is a pharmaceutical businessman. Her brother went to London for higher education and settled there. As the youngest child in the family, she grew up in an atmosphere full of love and affection. Ramani received his primary education at Queen Mary High School in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. While at school, she became a passionate athlete and participated in the National Games at the age of only 13 years old. She was representing Maharashtra at that time.
appearance
family
She was born to Tirath Singh Lalvani (a businessman). She has 8 siblings; 5 brothers and 3 sisters. Bina is married to Andy Ramani, an Indian aviation professional based in the United States. However, 13 years later, she divorced Andy. She has two daughters with Andy Ramani.
Early photos of Bina Ramani and her children
One of them is Malini Ramani who is a very popular fashion designer.
Bina Ramani and her daughter Malini Ramani
After divorcing Andy, she married Canadian artist George Melhot.
Bina Ramani and husband
Profession
She received her higher education in decorative arts in London, England. She later joined the family business of jewelry design and gained experience in sales and marketing. While in London, she studied costume making. Before getting married, she worked as a model for a while. After returning from London, she opened many restaurants, clubs, boutiques and clothing stores. Her husband, Georges Mailhot, inspired her in art appreciation. Bina also took some art classes. She also had two successful exhibitions; one in New York and another in Delhi.
fact
- She wants to be an architect. But due to family pressure, she turned to art.
- When she was 17, her family moved to England.
- Her father wanted an arranged marriage for her, but Ramani fell in love with famous Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor.
Beena Ramani and Shammi Kapoor
- She was introduced to Shammi Kapoor by Raj Kapoor’s wife Krishna Kapoor.
- She wanted to elope with Shammi Kapoor, with whom she was preparing to elope a week before her wedding to Andi Ramani.
- Her first husband Andy Ramani had an affair with an Australian girl.
- After his divorce from Bina Ramani, Andy took his children to Delhi and enrolled them in a school.
- She also returned to India to be close to her children and opened a business clothing store in Delhi to make ends meet and pay for her children’s school fees. The famous American politician Hillary Clinton and the then president of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi have visited her store.
- She is a social worker. She helps rape survivors.
- Bina wrote an autobiography, “Birds in the Banyan Tree.”
Bina Ramani as an adult
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education