Objective
To be a part of professionally managed organization with scope for a challenging
career, with opportunity for learning coupled with growth and individual
development, utilize the technical, interpersonal and managerial skill in achieving
the desired targets
Experience
Over 19 years of Experience in Industry and academics coordination and
deliverance successfully in congruence with current trends in Industry. Upholding
the quality and standards with new initiative in execution and implementation.
Interpersonal skills in coordination and outcomes achieved to meet targets.
From 2008 till date National Institute of Fashion Technology Bhopal

▪ Presently working as Centre Co-ordinator .Fashion Design department from 2023
➢ Key Responsibilities: Setting up of the Fashion Design Department at NIFT Bhopal with
the necessary infrastructure as per latest technology.
➢ Coordination of the faculties of the department for the proper deliverance of the
curriculum in timely manner.
➢ Coordinating with students for maintaining high standard of education and
discipline.
➢ Coordination of the activities of the department and arranging facilities fro various
activities of the department.
▪ Co-ordinator International and Domestic linkages(CIDL)from 2019 till date
➢ Key Responsibilities: coordination with the students for the admission in international
vacancies available with whom NIFT has MOU
➢ Providing necessary support and knowledge to the student for processing of
application
➢ Assisting in the process of admission in International universities and conduct of
admission selection process e.i FIT , Newyork
➢ Being Nodal Officer coordinating with the International institutes for exchange
programmes and student /faculty exchange oppurtunities modalities
▪ Centre Co-ordinator for Textile Design Department (2015-2018)
➢ Key Responsibilities: Co-ordination of academic and administrative activity of the
Department.
➢ Timely execution of the academic , preparation of time schedule for conduct of
classes and Jury,
➢ Annual events of the department –CONVOCATION, Graduation project
➢ Set up the new CAD lab with department with new infrastructure and software
installation.

➢ Taking care of the student issues related to academics, infrastructure and
mentoring of the students.
➢ Coordination and Conducting special events in the department
➢ Team Member of the New Curriculum development for Textile Design Department
▪ Regional Industry Co-ordinator (2010-13)
➢ Key Responsibilities: Co-ordination with the industries of the region for Placements
of
➢ students, Industry Visit and exposure
➢ Organizing workshop for Personality development of students.
➢ Organizing Industry Meet and creating new contact relation with the industry.
▪ Student Development Activity Co-ordinator (2012-2015)
➢ Key Responsibilities: Organizing the national Event SPECTRUM and CONVERGE
➢ Organizing Fashion Show with record number of entries for the show and garments
Showcased.
➢ Organizing and mobilizing the students to win record number awards for NIFT Bhopal.
➢ Maintaining the club activities and events/workshops for students.
➢ Member of ICC committee of NIFT and other discipline compline committee
▪ Joined NIFT, Bhopal in 2008 as Assistant Professor

April 2008-July 2008 Design Institute of India Indore
Senior Faculty
▪ Coordination for the academic development and course ware of the department

Jan 2007- Mar 2008 National Institute of Fashion Design Indore
Senior Faculty
▪ Deliverance in Design and Textiles related subjects

July 2003- July 2004 Kautilya Industries Pvt.Ltd. Gurgaon
Merchandiser
▪ Coordination with buyers and execution of the orders
▪ Coordination with the various section of the industry
Jan 1999- June 2000 National Institute of Fashion Design Asansol
Academic Co-ordinator
▪ Co-ordination of Academic activities with Faculties and Academic delivering
▪ Ensuring good administrative procedure and control

Research Paper Presentation/Publication 

1. Invited for Research paper presentation titled “Slow Responsible Fashion-Post
Covid effect on fashion consumerism” at the 20th International Conference on
Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, University of Aveiro,
Aveiro, Portugal on 24th -26th January 2024.
2. Invited for Research paper presentation titled “Disruption in Fashion -Sustainable
Alternatives Post Covid” at the International Conference on Sustainable Design
Practices, NIFT , Kangra from 25th-27th Nov 2023.
3. Publication of the Research Paper titled “Sustainable Fashion Education: Future
Design and Pedagogy” in the RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of
Multidisciplinary Vol.08 | No.04 | April 2023 | pp. 29-40 I Online, e-ISSN: 2455-
3085 |
4. Invited for Research Paper presentation titled “Dimensions of Future Fashion
Education: Sustainable Pedagogy and Strategy” in the 8th International
Conference for Research into Design 2021(ICORD 2021), jointly organized by
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and IDC, IIT Mumbai from 7th Jan -
9th Jan 2021. Published in Research into Design for a Connected World ,Book of
Abstracts (ICORD 2021), (Springer publication).
5. Invited for Poster Presentation on the research paper titled “Sustainable Craft
Heritage: A future Perspective” at the Fashion Colloquia 2020, Jaipur held in Jan
2020.
6. Publication of the Research Paper titled “IPR Registration in the Fashion Industry
of India” in the Journal of Intellectual Property Rights (JIPR), Volume 24, Jan
–Mar 2019, Pp 35-40. (UGC Listed Journal)
7. Research paper titled “Technology, Sustainability and Consumer Expectation –
New Ways of Thinking about Future Fashion” published in Research into Design
for a Connected World Proceedings (ICORD 2019), vol -1, (Springer publication).
ISSN :2190- 3018, ISBN: 978-981-13-5973-6.
8. Presented paper titled “Technology, Sustainability and Consumer Expectation –
New Ways of Thinking about Future Fashion” in International Conference on
Research into Design (ICORD) 2019 at Indian Institute of Design, Bangalore, India
on 9-11 Jan 2019.
9. Invited for Presented paper titled "Role of Visual Merchandising in Integrating
Design, Fashion and Retail” in the 1st Fashion Marketing Consumption Discourse
Colloquium(FMCD) on 21st June 2018 at Regent University, London.
10. Research paper “Sustainable Fashion Education in changing world scenario”
published in the European Journal for Sustainable Design, Vol. 7,(1) ISSN: 2298-
5938.

11. Presented paper titled “Sustainable Fashion Education in changing world
scenario” at the 5th International Conference for Sustainable Development held
on 6-7th Sep 2017 at Rome, Italy.
12. Presented a paper titled “Future dimensions in fashion Education: New materials
and Avenues “at The 5th International Conference for Sustainable Development
held on 6-7th Sep 2017 at Rome, Italy.
13. Published a paper titled “Moving towards a Sustainable Fashion Education: The
Future Pedagogy” in the Research Journal of Art .Management and Social
Science ,Issue :VOL XVI –II, April 2017,ISSN -0975-4083
14. Published a paper titled “Recycling Domestic Waste water-A case study of eco
society in Bhopal” in the International Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary
Research 3, Issue 5 , 2017.ISSN -2454-1362
15. Presented research paper “Visual Merchandising: An Indispensible Tool In
Integrating Design, Fashion And Retail” at the The 90th Textile Institute World
Conference – Textiles: Inseparable from Human Environment, Poznan ,Poland on
25th April -28th April 2016
16. Presented paper “Zero waste: A path to urban societal living” at the 12th
International Conference on Economic, Cultural, Social and Environmental
Sustainability’ at Portland State University, Portland Oregon, USA on 21-23rd Jan
2016.
17. Presented Paper “Recycling water - A case study of Sustainable Society in
Bhopal“ at International Conference ‘CUMMULUS 2015-In a planet of our own
with focus on water ‘on 3-5th Dec 2015 held at IDC, IIT Mumbai.
18. Paper presentation titled “Future Teaching Pedagogy in context of changing
world scenario in fashion” .at the International Conference Fashion Collloquia
“Feeding Fashion Energy-New Pathways for Fashion Education”-Milano, at
Domus Academy Milan, Italy from 21st to 22nd September 2015.
19. Article " Impact of cotton dust from textile Industry on the environment and
Human health" was published on 28th July 2015 in the online website-Fibre to
Fashion.
weblink-http://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/55/5435/dust-to-dust1.asp
20. Presented paper “IPR in Fashion Industry In India” in the National Conference
‘Envisaging Future for Textiles and Apparel Industry’ on 4th & 5th April 2015 at the
Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda.

21. Research paper “Organic Cotton Farming and Sustainable Development for rural
India” was presented at the Indo Dutch International Conference “ Design for
Sustainable Well Being and Empowerment” organised by Indian Institute of
Science(IISc) ,Bangalore and published as proceedings in ‘Design For
Sustainable Well And Empowerment: Selected Papers 2015’(Conference
Proceedings)published by Delft University of Technology, Delft,(TUDelft)
Netherlands.
ISBN(IISc Press) - 978-81-925707-1-6
ISBN(TU Delft) - 978-94-6186-345-4
22. Research paper “To study the Feasibility and Environmental impact of growing
Organic Cotton in India” Publication in the Journal Contemporary Indian
Society and Culture, December 2013 (Special Issue ), First Edition, ISBN-978-81-
87364-60-3
23. Research paper “Moving towards a Sustainable Future – A Study of
Commerce and Consumer Awareness of Organic Products” published in the
Journal Research Journal of Social and Life Sciences , December 2013 Issue
,ISSN- 0973-3974 , Vol – XV- II, English Edition, (Indexed & Listed at: Ulrich's
International Periodicals Directory© , Pro Quest, U.S.A. Title ID: 715205 )
24. Paper Presented “ Organic Cotton Farming and Sustainable Development for
Rural India” in the Indo –Dutch International Conference on Design for
Sustainable Well Being and Empowerment at Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore (June 2014)
25. Poster Presentation “ Ethical Design: The Designer’s Responsibility to Society and
Environment “ in the Indo –Dutch International Conference on “Design for
Sustainable Well Being and Empowerment” at Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore(June 2014)
26. Written a chapter on “IPR-INDUSTRIAL DESIGN” for the Intellectual Property Right
book to be published by NIFT.
Panel Member
▪ Member of the New curriculum making team Textile Design Department in NIFT
,NewDelhi from 3rd -5th April 2018
▪ Member of the team for the development of “Curricula (Level 1-4) of Apparel,
Made-ups and Home Furnishing” by PSS Central Institute of Vocational
Education, a unit of NCERT , under Ministry of HRD, Bhopal(July 2014).
▪ Invited as Trainer for the Teacher Training Programme on “Latest Trends and
Development in Garment Designing and Making ” at NCERT, PSSCIVE,
Bhopal(DEC 2014).

▪ Nominated as panel member for “Situation Test” conducted by NIFT .
2010,2011 2012, 2014,2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.
▪ Invited As Member of Board of Studies for Home Science Curricullm by Sarojini
Naidu Girls college,2017
▪ invited as panel member to Board of Studies at Institute For Excellence In
Higher Studies , Govt of Madhya Pradesh sponsored institution for fashion
design curriculum. on dt. 2nd may 2017.
▪ Panel member in the interview at Department of Technical Education and skill
Development, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh for AGP fixation for teachers of
polytechnique colleges.
▪ Invited by Staff Selection Commission for panel member for recruitment of
Textile Designer by Weavers Service Centre, Raipur Interview on Dt 18/11/2015
▪ Member of the selection committee in the state level “Viswakarma Puraskar “
Given by Sant Ravidas MP Hastshilp Evam Hathkargha Vikas Nigam Ltd. at
Hamidia Road .Bhopal on 25/02/2016
▪ Panel member for the” NATIONAL AWARD “selection committee given by MP
Hastshilp Evam Hathkargha Vikas Nigam Ltd. at Hamidia Road .Bhopal on
20/05/2016

Projects underatken
▪ Project on doing Visual Merchandising of Mrignaynee showroom on Hamidia
Road,HSVN,Bhopal
▪ Costume Designing for Shaurya Dal-Directorate of Women Empowerment,M.P.
▪ Logo Design –Women Empowerment - Directorate of Women
Empowerment,M.P.
▪ Global Bamboo Summit – Fashion show round –Lavanya –Design coordination
and execution,
▪ Project for Training of Women for Stitching and Designing-National Rural
Livelihood Mission, M.P.Govt.-Project

Educational Qualification
▪ Awarded Ph.D- DESIGN(Banasthali Vidhyapith, Raj.)2019
▪ M. Des(Knitwear Design &Technology),NIFT,Chennai 2003
▪ Diploma in Textile Design,IIFT, New Delhi,1999
• Diploma in Export Management,1996
▪ B.Sc.(Chem)Hons.,1993(1st rank)
▪ I Sc.Higher Secondary,!990
▪ ICSE ,1st Class ,1988

Awards
Won the “Best Knitwear Design Collection” Award, National Institute of Fashion
Technology,2003

Key Proficiency
Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Intellectual Property Rights,
Material Handling, Sustainable concepts, Corporate Social Responsibility