Ms. Sangita Das Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor in the Knitwear Design Department at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai. With over six years of teaching experience at NIFT, she has been actively involved in fashion education since joining the institute as an ad hoc faculty member in 2019 and becoming a permanent faculty member in 2022. Before her transfer to the Knitwear Design Department in 2025, she served in the Fashion Design Department, where she contributed extensively to academic delivery and curriculum development.

Dr. Lipi Choudhury is an Associate Professor with the Department of Fashion Management Studies at NIFT Mumbai with a teaching expertise in Buying and Planning, Visual Merchandising, Brand Management, Strategic Management and Luxury Marketing. Currently, her areas of research encompass analysing consumer behaviour, digital trends and sustainable consumption. She is an alumnus of MFM programme (AMMM 2002-04) from NIFT Bengaluru. She joined NIFT as a faculty in 2009. Prior to that she was the Head Buyer for Allen Solly Menswear (ABFRL).

Shankhalina Choudhury is an Assistant Professor in the department of Fashion Design NIFT, Mumbai. She teaches courses at the undergraduate level and has guided several master's dissertations. A NIFT alumna with a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and master’s degree in Design Research, her areas of interest are ‘Sustainable Design’, ‘Adaptive Clothing’ and ‘Craft and Culture Studies’. She has presented her research at several renowned national and international conferences.

Dr. Sneha Bhatnagar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fashion Design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai. A graduate of NIFT Gandhinagar, she has over 16 years experience in academia and the fashion industry, with expertise in Fashion Forecasting, Fashion and Design History, Surface Ornamentation Techniques, Digital Fashion, Craft Studies, Design Research, and Kidswear Fashion. Since beginning her academic career in 2014, she has been actively engaged in teaching, curriculum development, research, and industry collaborations.

Ms. Namrata Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Textile Design Department at NIFT Mumbai. She joined the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in 2018 . Prior to her academic career at NIFT, she gained valuable experience working in the craft sector and textile industries.

Dr. Nagma Sahi Ansari, PhD, is a design researcher and academic working at the intersection of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), human-centred design, immersive technologies, and AI-enabled creative practices. Her research examines how people interact with, make meaning through, and co-create with emerging technologies, with particular interests in human–AI interaction, creativity, identity, co-presence, and socially situated design.

Dr. Kislaya Choudhary is a Professor and former Chairperson of the Department of Textile Design (2022-24) at NIFT Mumbai, bringing 26 years of experience in textiles, design, and academic research. She specializes in encouraging social empowerment through design interventions, skill development, and industry collaborations. She holds a strong commitment to advancing sustainable development, actively aligning her educational leadership with UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

Mr. Rahul Dev Rabha is a design educator and practitioner with expertise in visual arts, sculpture, and ceramic & glass design. He completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts (B.V.A.) in Sculpture from Assam University, Silchar, in 2006, and subsequently earned a Master of Design (M.Des.) in Ceramic & Glass Design from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, in 2014.