Momtaz Begum-Hossain (Bengali: মমতাজ বেগম-হোসেন; born 8 December 1981)[1] is an English freelance journalist, craft expert and presenter.

[8] After graduating from Harlow College, she worked as a junior writer for BBC Children's Magazines.

[2] In 2006, her first book, Bollywood Crafts: 20 Projects Inspired by Popular Indian Cinema, was published.

[13] In 2014, her third book, Kolkata to Kathmandu: Travelling tales from India, Bangladesh and Nepal, was published.

Her fourth book, Hello Rainbow: Brighten up your life and mind with color therapy, was published in 2021.

[16] She also runs craft workshops across the UK incorporating textiles, papercrafts, jewellery making and printing and dyeing.

She then became a regular guest contributor on the BBC's Network East TV series Café 21.

[17] She a regular live guest on BBC Asian Network where she reviews Bollywood films and discusses current affairs.

[21] In January 2018 she launched The Desi Woman Podcast where she interviews game-changing South Asian women.

In September and December 2020 she Hosted The Handmade Festival, a three-day online crafts event.