Completed PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) in 2007. Thesis titled "Studies in dyeability and antimicrobial activity of cationic additives incorporated viscose rayon fibres"

Completed M.Tech in Textile Technology from  IIT Delhi in 2002.

Completed B.Tech. in Textile Technology (Silk Technology) in 1999.

PUBLICATIONS OF CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 


1. Priyanka Gupta, Nilanjana Bairagi and Deepti Gupta authored a chapter titled “Effect of Domestic Laundering on Removal of Bacterial Contamination from Nurses’ White Coats” which has been published in the book “Functional Textiles and Clothing”Editors: Majumdar, Abhijit, Gupta, Deepti, Gupta, Sanjay (Eds.), Springer Publication (2019) 

2. Richa Sharma and Nilanjana Bairagi authored a chapter titled “Photoluminescent Printed Fabrics: An Innovative Solution to Natural Nightlight” published in the book “Functional Textiles and Clothing”Editors: Majumdar, Abhijit, Gupta, Deepti, Gupta, Sanjay (Eds.), Springer Publication (2019) 

3. Richa Sharma and Nilanjana Bairagi , “Photo-luminescent Printed Fabrics: Design and Development of Home Fashion Products to aid night time navigation”, published in Functional Textiles and Clothing 2020 Editors: Majumdar, Abhijit, Gupta, Deepti, Gupta, Sanjay (Eds.), Springer Publication.

4. Nilanjana Bairagi and S K Kropi, "Studies on Designing Adaptive Sportswear for Differently Abled Wheelchair Tennis Players of India", published in Functional Textiles and Clothing 2020 Editors: Majumdar, Abhijit, Gupta, Deepti, Gupta, Sanjay (Eds.), Springer Publication.
5. Nilanjana Bairagi and Prathamesh Mahajan authored a chapter titled “Redesigning walker for Adults” published in the book “Empowering the Differently Abled”  edited by Sanjaya Kumar Ghadai, Barsha Mohanty and Dr. Satya Narayan Misra. Published in 2020. 

6. Nilanjana Bairagi and Prathamesh Mahajani, “Redesigning Walker for Elderly” in Design for Tomorrow—Volume 1, Proceedings of ICoRD 2021, Editors: Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P., Kant, V. (Eds.) Springer Singapore, DOI 10.1007/978-981-16-0041-8
7. Richa Sharma and Nilanjana Bairagi, “Photoluminescent pigment printed textiles: Designing urban homes for nighttime navigation" in Design for Tomorrow—Volume 3, Proceedings of ICoRD 2021, Editors: Chakrabarti, A., Poovaiah, R., Bokil, P., Kant, V. (Eds.) Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0084-5_28
8. Shipra Roy and Nilanjana Bairagi, “Practical Approaches of Teaching Creativity among Mysore Rosewood Inlay Artisans” in REINVIGORATE ‘22 LIFESTYLE PRODUCTS AND ACCESSORIES, Editors: G. Chiranjeevi Reddy, Prithwiraj Mal, Shivkumar M. Belli. (Eds.) Paramount Publishing House, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-90631-66-7
9. A book chapter titled “Design Knowledge in Practice: An ethnographic study with Santhal and Mohli tribal artisans of Dumka" authored by Dr Nilanjana Bairagi and Mr Ajitsen Selvadhas is published in: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V. (eds) Design in the Era of Industry 4.0, Volume 2. ICORD 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 346. Springer, Singapore.
10. A book chapter titled “Ergonomic Principles to Design Adaptive Sportswear for Wheelchair Tennis Players," authored by Subhalakshmi Kropi and Dr Nilanjana Bairagi is published in Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V. (eds) Design in the Era of Industry 4.0, Volume 1. ICORD 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 346. Springer, Singapore.
11. Roy, S., Bairagi, N. (2023). Study of Creativity in Craft: A Case Study of Mysore Rosewood Inlay Artisans. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V. (eds) Design in the Era of Industry 4.0, Volume 3. ICORD 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 346. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0428-0_34.
12. A book chapter titled “Designing Adaptive Sportswear Based on Biomechanical Needs”, authored by Ms Subhalakshmi Kropi Bhuyan and and Dr Nilanjana Bairagi, is published in Functional Textiles and Clothing, 2023. (Ed. By: A. Majumdar, D. Gupta and S. Gupta). Springer, Singapore 2023. Vol 42. ICFTC 2023 
13. A book chapter titled “Innovative collaboration and co-designing with Santhal and Mohli tribes of Dumka, India  " authored by Dr Nilanjana Bairagi, Mr  Ajithsen Selvadhas and Ms Sowndarya Archarya, is published  in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.487 
14. A book chapter titled “Design intervention to Aid Young Indians in Identifying Triggers of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)”, authored by Dr Nilanjana Bairagi and Ms Sowndarya Archarya, is published in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.299
15. A chapter titled “Evolving Identity: A Study on Changing Choices in the Clothing of Tribal Women of Tripura India”, authored by Dr Paramita Sarkar and Dr Nilanjana Bairagi, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.499
16. Roy, S., Bairagi, N., Mohankumar, V.K. (2024). Creativity Assessment Among Design Students: Education for Creative Awareness. In: Sharma, A., Poovaiah, R. (eds) Futuring Design Education, Volume 2. FDE 2024. Design Science and Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9210-8_30  
17.  Roy, S., Bairagi, N. (2025). Sustenance and Resilience Among Artisans: A Case Study of Transmission of Knowledge in Mysore Rosewood Inlay Craft. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., Onkar, P.S., Shahid, M. (eds) Responsible and Resilient Design for Society, Volume 8. ICoRD 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7316-2_2
18. Bairagi, N., Gupta, M., Acharya, S. (2025). Developing Design Criteria for Interactive Storybooks for Visually Impaired Children in India. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., Onkar, P.S., Shahid, M. (eds) Responsible and Resilient Design for Society, Volume 4. ICoRD 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5495-6_16
19. Bairagi, N., Lakshmi, P.L. (2025). Design and Development of Weighted Jackets for Autistic and ADHD Children in India. In: Chakrabarti, A., Singh, V., Onkar, P.S., Shahid, M. (eds) Responsible and Resilient Design for Society, Volume 5. ICoRD 2025. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-5499-4_1

LIST OF JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. Dyeing of N-modified viscose rayon fibres with acid and metal-complex dyes.     Bairagi, N.; Gulrajani, M. L.; Deopura, B. L.; Shrivastava, A.    Dept of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi, New Delhi,  India.    Coloration Technology (2005), 121(6), 320-324.  Publisher: Society of Dyers and Colourists.

2. Dyeing of N-modified viscose rayon fibres with reactive dyes.     Bairagi, N.; Gulrajani, M. L.; Deopura, B. L.; Shrivastava, A.    Dept of Textile Texhnology, IIT Delhi,  New Delhi,  India.    Coloration Technology (2005), 121(3), 113-120.  Publisher: Society of Dyers and Colourists.

3. Studies on dyeing with shikonin extracted from Ratanjot by supercritical carbon dioxide.     Bairagi, Nilanjana; Gulrajani, M. L.    Department of Textile Technology,  Indian Institute of Technology,  New Delhi,  India.    Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research (2005),  30(2),  196-199.  Publisher: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, India.

4. Low salt dyeing of modified viscose rayon fibres with reactive dyes.     Bairagi, Nilanjana; Gulrajani, M. L.; Deopura, B. L.Department of Textile Technology,  Indian Institute of Technology,  New Delhi,  India.  Editor(s): Jassal, Manjeet; Agrawal, Ashwini K.    Emerging Trends in Polymers & Textiles, Proceedings of [the] International Conference, New Delhi, India, Jan. 7-8, 2005  (2005),     347-355.  Publisher: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,  New Delhi, India.  

5. Studies on dope modified viscose rayon fibres having enhanced dyeability and antimicrobial property. Bairagi, Nilanjana; Gulrajani, M. L.; Deopura, B. L.Department of Textile Technology,  Indian Institute of Technology,  New Delhi,  India. Proceedings of International Fiber Conference 2006 –Extreme & Aesthetic Textiles, 30 May-3 June 2006, Seoul National University Seoul, Korea, May 30 – June 3, (2006), 431-432. Publisher: The Fiber Society.

6. Dyeing and antimicrobial studies on polyamine/epichlorohydrin condensate incorporated viscose rayon fibres. Bairagi, N.; Gulrajani, M. L.; Deopura, B. L Coloration Technology (2007), 123, 46-53.  Publisher: Society of Dyers and Colourists.

7. Negative air ion emitting properties of tourmaline containing viscose rayon fibers. Gulrajani, M., Bairagi, N., Gupta, M. and Jain, V.K. Asian Textile Journal, October 2008, 26-29. 
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-1999, First Rank Holder, B.Tech (Silk Technology) Bangalore University, Bengaluru, India

-2025, Distinguished Paper Award at the ICoRD 2025 Conference at IIT Hyderabad from 8th -10th Jan 2025. 

-2021, Distinguished Paper Awards at the International Conference ICoRD’21 organized jointly by IDC, IIT Bombay and CPDM, IISc Bangalore held online during 7-10th January 2021.

- 2006, Received the FIRST PRIZE in Poster Presentation  at the  International Fiber Conference 2006 –Extreme & Aesthetic Textiles, 30 May-3 June 2006, Seoul National University Seoul, Korea, Organizer: The Fiber Society.

2007-2008, Bleaching, Dyeing and Polishing of Bamboo Sticks and Slivers, IIT Delhi
FUNDING AGENCY: National Mission for Bamboo Application (NMBA) TIFAC, DST