Satish Sikha (born 12 August 1971) is an Indian-born Canadian fashion designer particularly noted for his haute couture designs. In 2007, he had a boutique in Toronto. In the year 2007, he left fashion designing and started a campaign against

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. On 8 April 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Eco Asia University, Mongolia for his Environmental Services for mankind. His Couture Designs were selected by Canada's high-end department stores

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in the United States. He is the founder of 90MillionSmiles Foundation. Sikha founded the 90MillionSmiles Foundation, an NGO that aims to support underprivileged children across India.https://epaper.ntnews.com/home/index?date=18/02/2020&eid=1&pid=128653 18 February 2020. Sikha constructed a kilometre-long silk cloth starting in 2007, with messages of support for the environment on a silk cloth (one yard for each message) from dignitaries and celebrities. The silk cloth finally became 1.2 kilometres long with messages from approximately 1,263 people.

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