Hiten Noonwal

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Hiten Noonwal
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Noonwal in 2014
Born
Delhi
NationalityIndian
EducationMasters in Apparel/Fashion Design from NID
Alma materNID
Known forDancer, drag artist, fashion designer

Hiten Noonwal is an Indian performance artist, design educator, cosplayer, and fashion designer known for their avant-garde style. [1] [2] [3]

Hiten has performed more than 800 dance shows across the world and has conducted design and gender sensitization workshops. [4] Hiten specializes in oriental belly dance [5] and performs to express themselves; they are well-known for their performance presentations on flow movements. [6] Hailing from an orthodox family in a small town, [7] Hiten had faced many difficulties in presenting their art without their family knowing of it. Hiten identifies as gender fluid. [8] [9]

Hiten has previously worked as a fashion designer at Ritu Kumar and assistant designer at Raw Mango. [10] They earned a Masters in Apparel/Fashion Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and is an LGBTQ+ Influencer. [11] The documentary Nothing But a Human covers Noonwal's life. [12]

References

  1. ↑ ""Not ashamed to dress like a woman", says gender fluid artist Hiten Noonwal". InUth. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "International Dance Day: Three men break stereotypes with ballet, belly and heels". The Indian Express. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Ramadurai, Charukesi (25 June 2021). "'Drag is political': the pioneering Indian event uniting art and activism". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Neha Chaudhary (14 February 2019). "No special LGBTQI parties in Jaipur on first Valentine's Day post decriminalisation of sec 377, but everyone is welcome | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Workshop at women's college". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Apichatsakol, Mika (7 May 2020). "The #MetGalaChallenge Is Almost Better Than The Real Thing". Tatler Thailand. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "'Drag'ging issues: In search of freedom and self-expression". The New Indian Express. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Love in Times of Queer: For LGBTQ Desis, Dating Apps Also Mean Bigotry, Hate Crime". News18. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Under-rated Drag Queens Breaking The Gender Stereotypes". WMH India. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Godhawat, Jayati (30 April 2018). "Gender-Fluid Hiten Noonwal Narrates His Story Of Coping With Depression Through Bold Self-Portraits". Indian Women Blog - Stories of Indian Women. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "LGBTQ+ Creators That Are Taking Over Beauty Instagram". grazia.co.in. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ↑ BMO IFFSA Virtual 2021 | Nothing But a Human, archived from the original on 20 July 2021, retrieved 20 July 2021
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