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One of the greatest masters of Indian embroidery “zardozi” (“embroidery in gold”), a thirteenth generation embroiderer and author of a unique three-dimensional embroidery technique, Sheikh Shams Uddin (Padma Shri Shams, Shams) was born on September 7, 1917 in the ancient capital of the Great Mughal city Agra (India).
Probably, Shamsuddin was destined to become a famous embroiderer by fate itself. Firstly, Agra, by the time of his birth, had been the world-famous center for zardozi embroidery for about 300 years, and secondly, he was born into the family of the famous embroiderer Late habib Buksh, who became famous for twice embroidering ceremonial clothes for members of the British Royal Family (coronation dress for Edward VII's wife Queen Alexandra in 1902 and full dress for King George V during his visit to Delhi in 1911).
It was in his father's workshop that the boy gradually began to master the technique of the ancient art of "golden sewing", and becoming an experienced master, he created his own modern version of the ancient "zardozi" embroidery, and, having brought it to perfection, turned it into a real art.