Apurv Sinha

Apurv Sinha

Born in a village in Nalanda, Bihar, and raised in an agricultural family, my journey has taken me across Patna, Kota, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi, exposing me to diverse cultures, industries, and opportunities. I graduated from NIFT Bengaluru with a degree in Apparel Production and began my career at Myntra, where I spent four years across merchandising, buying, and business planning roles, managing multiple brands and product categories.

Deepika Khatri

Deepika Khatri

Deepika Khatri is the Founder and Creative Director of Deepika Khatri, a sustainable luxury fashion label based in Frankfurt, Germany. A graduate of Knitwear Design from NIFT Bengaluru (2011–2015), she has built a career that beautifully blends Indian craftsmanship with contemporary global fashion.

Anshuman Kumar

Anshuman Kumar

I am a Red Dot award-winning strategic product designer with over 11+ years of experience, recognized as a double gold medallist from NIFT Bangalore and the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. Currently, I lead a multidisciplinary design studio at one of largest drone companies in India, where we design UAV systems for multiple sectors like defence, surveillance, mining, and logistics industries on both the industrial design and UX side.

Astha Singla

Astha Singla

Astha Singla is a fashion forward textile designer known for her innovation-led approach. A NIFT Bangalore graduate, she built her foundation on strong textile fundamentals, material sensitivity, and a deep understanding of fabric construction and aesthetics.

Dr. Renjini G

Dr. Renjini G

Dr Renjini G is an associate professor with the Department of Fashion Technology, specializing in garment production technology and product development. She teaches production planning and control, lean manufacturing, Industrial engineering, research methodology, statistics, and advanced patternmaking and construction to undergraduate and postgraduate students. She currently holds the additional post of Unit-Incharge Publications. As part of this role, she works as the associate editor of the NIFT Journal of Fashion. 

Dr. Subhalakshmi Kropi Bhuyan

Dr. Subhalakshmi Kropi Bhuyan

Dr Subhalakshmi Kropi is an Associate Professor and specialises in adaptive sportswear with a strong interest in designing inclusive and functional sportswear for wheelchair athletes. She has been teaching subjects like Garment Construction, Pattern Making, Anthropometry and Sizing, 3D Body Scanning and Simulation, SPME, Surface Techniques, etc. She received her PhD from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi. Beyond academics, she is an ardent traveller and a passionate sports enthusiast.

Ms. Sneha Jha

Ms. Sneha Jha

Sneha Jha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru, specializing in handloom weaving and craft clusters. Her expertise spans textile design practice, material culture, and craft-based production. She trained as a textile designer at NIFT Bengaluru and graduated as a gold medallist, and she completed a Master of Journalism and Mass Communication. She previously held design and development roles in industry and consulted on a government craft-skilling program.

Dr. Nilanjana Bairagi

Dr. Nilanjana Bairagi is an Associate Professor and former Campus Academic Coordinator at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bengaluru. She earned her M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Textile Technology from IIT Delhi. She joined NIFT in 2018. 
With over 24 years of academic and research experience, she specializes in user-centered design, sustainable fashion, inclusive clothing, and craft research. Her work blends user research with technology to develop functional apparel, product innovations, and designs for special needs. 
 

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