ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Abhishek Dutta

Fashion Designer, FDCI Member, Kolkata
Abhishek Dutta has created a niche for affordable, stylish and chic wear for the modern woman. Class, style and the allure of mystery is what his designer label offers.

Akshay Tholia

Director - Training & Consultancy, SARV International
Trained in Textile Engineering, he has served as HOD, NIFT, Navi Mumbai. He has gained a reputation as an international trainer while working at SGS Consultancy. He has successfully trained more than 10000 Industry professionals and faculty members in India & abroad through his industry friendly workshops and trainings.

Alon Molay

A renowned Furniture Designer of Israeli descent, settled in Jaipur, he runs his Furniture manufacturing export company Khati Design producing furniture under the brand name of '91 Degrees'. He is deeply involved in the field of Interior Design.

Amitabh Shah

Fashion Designer, FDCI Member, Creative Director, AND Designs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Amitabh Shah is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer (CIO) of YUVA Unstoppable. He is the Ex-Chairman of the Youth Wing of the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI). He is also the Ex-Executive President of Times of India Foundation (November 2010-November 2011). He holds an MBA in Leadership & Management from the Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut.

Anita Dongre

Fashion Designer, FDCI Member, Creative Director, AND Designs Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Designer par excellence, Anita Dongre has been at the forefront of the Indian Fashion scene for a number of years. She is widely known and respected in the Indian Fashion fraternity for her unrelenting passion and inexhaustible creativity.

Anurag Singhal

Store Planner & Visual Merchandiser
Future Axiom Telecom Ltd.
He began his career with Shoppers' Stop as a Visual Merchandiser and later worked with Lifestyle Pvt. Ltd, Dubai and Future Axiom Telecom Ltd. He is the founder of thinktankonline.com, and his creativity workshops are one of a kind. He is the first author in India to write on Visual Merchandising. He has a collection of 30,000 matchboxes.

Arun Kumar H G

Artist, Sculptor and Toy Designer, Gurgaon
A Masters in Fine Arts, from M S University, Baroda, he is one of the renowned names in the art fraternity. His skills lie in the manipulation of ready-made objects such as Toys, Plastic, Ceramics, Cow Dung, Hay and TV monitors in varied contextual settings giving a glimpse of his leanings towards the Neo-Pop Movement.

Dhirendra Jain

Senior Journalist, Jaipur
Mr. Dhirendra Jain is a renowned journalist with an experience of more than 45 years. He has been associated with PTI and leading newspapers like Nav Bharat Times, Nyaya & Samachar Bharti. He served as a Bureau Chief at various places like Kolkata and Chandigarh and is currently serving as Bureau Chief, Rajasthan for the Lokmat Group of Newspapers.

J. C. Toshniwal

Director, Bestronix, Jaipur
A multi faceted industrialist and a senior Rotarian, he is deeply involved in spiritualism and is the co-editor of a spiritual monthly magazine “Vanprasthi”, published from Jaipur. He has published a book called “Atmasandhan” very recently.

Dr. K.L.Jain

Honorary Secretary General, Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI), Jaipur
Honorary Secretary General, Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (RCCI), Jaipur He has 40 years of industrial experience in all types of industries and is a member of various advisory committees of the Central and State Government. He is also President of the Jaipur Management Association and is a Senior Active Member of Rotary Club of Jaipur East.

Kiran Gera

Managing Director at Network Turnkeys Pvt Ltd
Chairperson, Network Advertising Pvt. Ltd., she has been Past National President, FLO Women Wing of FICCI & Vice Chairperson representing India at SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs Council.

Lipika Sud

Principal Interior Designer- Dimension Designers Pvt. Ltd. (DDPL) and CP Kukreja Associates (CPKA)
A very well known name in the Interior Design field, her works reflect aesthetic sensibilities, sensitivity and style. She is the chairperson - Institute of Indian Interior Designers, Delhi Regional Chapter (IIID-DRC).

Mukesh Sharma

Mukul Arts, Noida
Although trained in fine arts, he has created a niche of his own in Indian Fashion. His saris and fabrics lengths are inspired by Mughal motifs in Block Print. His high profile clientele includes Sheila Dixit, Sharmila Tagore etc.

Pramod Yadav

Principal, ATDC, Jaipur
With 20 years experience in the Textile Industry and education, he has written 3 important books on Textile Design, “Apparel Production Technology”, “Apparel Quality Control” and “Apparel Merchandising”. His next book is on “Apparel Design”. He is also currently the Coordinator of Northern India for skill development workshops.

Manish Jain

Co-Founder & Coordinator of Shikshantar Swaraj University, Udaipur
Shikshantar is the Peoples' Institute for Rethinking Education and Development based in Udaipur, India. Swaraj University is India's first self-designed learning university dedicated to regeneration of local culture, local economy and local ecology. He has worked as one of the principal developers of the UNESCO Learning without Frontiers Global Initiative. He holds a Master's degree in Education from Harvard University.

Pratima Pandey

Pratima Pandey is a NIFT (New Delhi) post-graduate in Fashion design. The label “Prama by Pratima Pandey” at New Delhi specializes in fusion garb with Indian Sensibility. The emphasis of the label is on natural fabric and dyeing techniques and also designing for a cause by encouraging craftsmanship and sustainability.

Rahul Rajmuthaiya

Chief- Merchandising,
Pantaloon Retail India Ltd., Mumbai
With 15 years of work experience in Retail, he has worked in all the critical functions of Retailing like store operations, merchandising and Logistics. He has been involved in critical organizational functions like ERP implementation, store design and project management. He is a certified trainer and has been involved in teaching as a passion.

Reena Lath

Director, Akar Prakar Art Gallery, Kolkata
Reena Lath, director of the well-known art gallery Akar Prakar, hails from a leading art collector family. She and her gallery are committed to promoting young and upcoming artists.

Rajeev Arora

Jeweler, FDCI Member, Amrapali, Jaipur
Co-founder and designer at Amrapali, he has showcased India's rich Jewellery heritage to the world. His showrooms extend all over the Middle East, Europe and America. He has an active political record and has held many significant posts across a spectrum of organizations. He is also a member of the Censor Board of India.

Rajeev Surana

Rajeev Surana & Associates
Advocate, Rajasthan High Court
A lawyer by profession and with 15 years experience at the Bar Council of Rajasthan, he presently runs his own firm. He has led more than 300 matters annually, including service writs, miscellaneous writs, constitutional matters, civil & criminal cases in the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, Jaipur.

Sakshi Broota

Disability consultant,
Director, DEOC, New Delhi
With a Masters in Disability Studies from University of Leeds, UK, she has 15 years of experience in the field of Disability. She has worked with the Spastics Society of Northern India, Deepalaya, and the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People.

Uma Swamy

Joint Director, Head Web Initiatives
FICCI, New Delhi
She heads a large number of Government of India website projects, across various sectors like technology, innovation, FDI, trade, education etc. She is also a part of the Corporate Communications Department, where she closely liaises with the PR and Media Department of FICCI.

Ritu Primlani

Environmentalist and Ashoka Fellow and founder of Thimmakka’s Resources for Environmental Education. She brings the benefits of environmentally friendly practices and high-impact, practicable environmentalism to hard-to-reach minorities using solutions that cut down energy, water, trash, and disposables use. She is also an accomplished tri-athlete and rock climber and in her spare time is a standup comedian.