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OUR TEAM

Sudha Dhingra

Director

Professor Dr Sudha Dhingra is a senior faculty at the Textile Design department at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi. Her core competence lies in studying crafts and Indian and World textiles. She has presented papers at various national and international conferences and has co-authored the book on ‘Traditional Indian Textiles’ for CBSE, class XII.  She has previously held multiple positions at NIFT as Head-Cluster, Chairperson of Textile Design and Head of Faculty training.

Nisha Maurya

Associate Designer - Apparels

Nisha is a Fashion design graduate from NIFT Gandhinagar. While pursuing her graduation, she developed a unique style reflective of traditional crafts and textiles. She has worked with various design labels and retail houses such as Simar Dugal and Fabindia. Her vision encompasses creating a global market for Indian craft and design.

Nargis Zaidi

Head - Apparels

An alumnus of NIFT, Gandhinagar, Nargis, has over 21 years of rich and vast experience in Indian textiles & fashion. She has been associated with leading Indian wear brands like Fabindia, Kilol, Aavran, and SEWA Gujarat. Her area of interest lies in natural fabrics, hand block printing and traditional Indian embroideries & crafts. The adaptation of traditional aesthetics into everyday clothing is her forte

Vibha Jain

Associate Designer - Gandhinagar

Vibha is a textile design graduate from NIFT, Delhi. She has experience working in different design disciplines, including textiles, surface ornamentation, weaving, graphics and space design. She is enthusiastic about Indian arts and handicrafts and wants to make a difference through her sensibilities

Sunanda Dawar

Head - Textiles

Sunanda is a textile graduate from Nift with an experience 25 years of in varied sectors. She started her career as a textile designer at Himatsingka Seide ltd., Bangalore. The love for handloom and the craft brought her back to Delhi to join the Rehwa Society based in Maheshwar. After 12 years at Rehwa, she decided to move to Uttaranchal to design textiles for Avani. After that, she joined The shop as a design manager, where she had a perfect mix of crafts and exports.

CMA Ujjal Dutta

Head Finance, Accounts and Administration

Ujjal Datta is a qualified Cost and Management Accountant, a Fellow Member of ICMAI, an MBA (Finance and Marketing), and a Specialised in Forensic Accounting & Fraud Examiner (FAFE). He has 25 years of rich experience in Private, MNC and PSU. He has worked in diverse sectors such as service, manufacturing, trading, media, Export and Import of Handicrafts and Handlooms.
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