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Ms. Harsha Rani

Assistant Professor, Fashion Management Studies (MFM)

Bengaluru Campus

About

Ms. Harsha Rani

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harsha.rani@nift.ac.in
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Ms. Harsha Rani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Management Studies at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bengaluru. Her academic and professional expertise spans textile science, fashion management, the global fashion business, and sustainable fashion. She joined NIFT in 2014 at Bhubaneswar campus and served as Cluster Initiatives Coordinator, Coordinator- Domestic and International Linkages and Link-Student Development Activity Coordinator during her tenure from 2014-2021. She moved to Bengaluru in 2021 and served as Link Centre Coordinator for Foundation Programme from 2022-2023. With around 17 years of experience across industry, academia, and research, including five years in the corporate sector, she brings a strong interdisciplinary perspective to teaching, research, and industry engagement. She received her B.Tech. in Textile Engineering and MBA in Marketing and International Business, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Management.

Her research focuses on sustainable fashion, responsible consumption, circular economy, waste management, and emerging sustainability frameworks for the fashion and textile industry. She has authored scholarly publications with internationally recognized publishers, including Elsevier, Springer Nature, and Bloomsbury Academic. She has presented her research at leading international forums, including conferences organized by the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) and the London College of Fashion.
She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses and actively mentors students in research and industry-oriented projects. She is committed to fostering evidence-based learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and industry-academia partnerships that advance innovation and sustainability within the global fashion ecosystem.

Article Review:
• Empanelled reviewer for VILAKSHAN - XIMB Journal of Management. 6 peer review records of 3 manuscripts.
Editing of Book:
• Saha, G., Jena, B. B., Tarai, S., Mohapatra, L., Banerjee, S. S. & Rani, H. (Eds.). (2017). Case Handbook on Fashion, Retail and Management. New Delhi: Pragun Publication. ISBN- 9789380397900
Book Chapters:
• Jena, B.B., Saha, G., Mohapatra, L., Rani, H. (2026). Farm to Fashion Model & Other Sustainable Development Practices of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar: A Case Study from India. In: Leal Filho, W., Sari, R.F., Viera Trevisan, L. (eds) Green Metric in Higher Education- Measuring and Reporting on Sustainability Initiatives at Higher Education Institutions. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00361-4_74
• Kumar, A., Das, K., & Rani, H. (2024). A review of wastewater treatment and reuse in indian textile industries. In Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Design Practices.
• Roy, Prithvi Raj, Rani, H. & Das, K. (2024). Problems and Prospects of the Needle Craft of Sandur Lambani. In Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Design Practices.
• Rani, H., & Saha, G. (2021). Organizations and Standards Related to Textile and Fashion Waste Management and Sustainability. In R. Nayak, & A. Patnaik (Eds.), Waste Management in the Fashion and Textile Industries. Woodhead Publishing. doi:10.1016/C2018-0-04057-8
• Saha, G., Roy, D. & Rani, H. (2019). Learning for Sustainable Fashion Organizations to work in informal economy: From the experiences of SEWA. In A. Gwilt, A. Payne & E.A. RüThschilling (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Sustainable Fashion. Bloomsbury Publishing. doi: 10.5040/9781350058170
• Rani, H. (2017). A Case on Recent Trends in the Last Mile Delivery of E-Retail Companies in India. In G. Saha, B. B. Jena, S. Tarai, L. Mohapatra, S.S. Banerjee & H. Rani (Eds.), Case Handbook on Fashion, Retail and Management. Pragun publication, ISBN- 9789380397900.
Journal Articles:
• Das, K., Rani, H., & Kumar, S. (2023). The Drawbacks and Problems with the Metaverse Mindset. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics, 4(4), 82–97. https://journal.ijramt.com/index.php/ijramt/article/view/2667
• Das, K., Rani, H., & Ray, S. (2023). Excess Inventory Management. International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics, 4(4), 73–81. https://journal.ijramt.com/index.php/ijramt/article/view/2666

Online Articles:
• Rani, H. (2025, September). Emerging technologies revolutionizing India’s Textile and Fashion Industry. Retrieved from EasiTex: https://easitex.co/technology/1078-emerging-technologies-revolutionizing-india%E2%80%99s-textile-and-fashion-industry.html
• Rani, H. (2024, November). Lessons for India from the Philippines’ Abaca Fibre Industry. Retrieved from Fibre2fashion: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/10220/lessons-for-india-from-the-philippines-abaca-fibre-industry
• Rani, H. & Saha, G. (2022, June). A Strategic Perspective of COVID & Post-COVID Reality of Global Fashion Supply Chain. Retrieved from Fibre2fashion: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/9427/a-strategic-perspective-of-covid-post-covid-reality-of-global-fashion-supply-chain
• Rani, H. (2022, January). Fashion & Retail Branding on the lines of Net – Zero. Retrieved from Fibre2fashion: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/9321/fashion-retail-branding-on-the-lines-of-net-zero
• Rani, H. (2021, February). How Can Transparency Drive Sustainable Fashion? Retrieved from Fibre2fashion: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8926/how-can-transparency-drive-sustainable-fashion
• Rani, H. (2020, June). Marketing Apparel in a VUCA World of COVID. Retrieved from Fibre2fashion: https://www.fibre2fashion.com/industry-article/8693/marketing-apparel-in-a-vuca-world-of-covid

Conference Papers:
• Presented a research paper titled "Shaping up a Sustainable Fashion Future in India - The Augmented Reality Way" for Global Fashion Conference at London College of Fashion, London from 30th October – 1st November 2019.
• Presented a research article on "A Critical Analysis of Three Odisha based Social Organizations on Sustainable Innovation” through poster at the 1st International Conference on Sustainability and Business [SUSBUS 2018] at IIM Calcutta in January 2018.
• Presented a research paper titled ''A Critical Analysis on Digital Retail for Rural Producers'' in NIFT International Conference at New Delhi in January 2018.
• Co-authored a Paper titled "Problems and Prospects of Sustainable Fashion: A Case Study of Kotpad Natural Dyed Handloom Cluster", presented in IFFTI (International Federation of Fashion Technology Institutes) Annual Conference in Beijing, China in March 2016. It was published in the conference proceedings.
• Presented a Case Study titled “A Case on Recent Trends in the Last Mile Delivery of E-Retail Companies in India” in International Case Symposium on Fashion, Retail and Management organized by NIFT Bhubaneswar in November 2015.