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| Industry | Fashion |
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Meena Bindra |
| Headquarters | , India |
| Revenue | ₹764 crore (US$89 million) (FY2020) |
| ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) (FY2020) [1] | |
| Website | biba |
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